C -BORDER TRANSACTIONS P G D - Lex Mundi · 3 CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS PRACTICE GROUP LEADERSHIP...

CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS

PRACTICE GROUP DIRECTORY

2007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEADERSHIP...............................................................................................................3

MAIN CONTACTS Africa.............................................................................................................................5

Asia/Pacific ...................................................................................................................8

Europe ........................................................................................................................15

Latin America/Caribbean ............................................................................................28

Middle East .................................................................................................................38

North America.............................................................................................................41

MEMBER RESOURCES Lex Mundi Free Office Policy ......................................................................................61

Lex Mundi Free Advice Policy (includes frequently asked questions).........................61

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CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS PRACTICE GROUP

LEADERSHIP

CHAIR:

Robert Ross Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

1400 McDonald Investment Center 800 Superior Avenue, N.E.

Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2688 USA Telephone: 216.622.-8454

Fax: 216.241.0816 Email: [email protected]

CHAIR-EMERITUS:

Michael Froy 7800 Sears Tower

233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606-6404

USA Telephone: 312.876.8000


REGIONAL VICE CHAIRS:

Asia/Pacific: Simon Truskett

Clayton Utz Levels 22-35

No. 1 O’Connell St. Sydney, N.S.W. 2000

Australia Telephone: 61.2.9353.4176.

Fax: 61.2.8220.6700 Email: [email protected]

Europe/Middle East/Africa: Dr. Benedikt Spiegelfeld

Cerha Hempel Spiefelfeld Hlawati Parkring 2

A-1010 Vienna Austria

Telephone: 43.1.514.35.111 Fax: 43.1.514.3535

Email: [email protected]

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Europe/Middle East/Africa: Christel Van den Eynden

Leidekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpartick Bloulevard de L’Empereur 3

B-1000 Brussels Belgium

Telephone: 32.2.512.66.45 Fax: 32.2.551.14.14

Email: c. [email protected]

Latin America: Dr. José Antonio Olaechea

Estudio Olaechea Bernardo Monteagudo 201

San Isidro Lima 17 PERU

Telephone: (511) 264-4040 Fax: (511)264-4050

Email: [email protected]

North America: Douglas Forbes

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP CanWest Global Place

2200-201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3L3

Canada Telephone: 204.934.2426


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LEX MUNDI CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS PRACTICE GROUP MAIN CONTACT DIRECTORY

REVISED FEBRUARY 23, 2007

African Region BOTSWANA Armstrongs Attorneys Notaries and Conveyancers 5th Floor Barclays House Khama Crescent Gaborone Botswana Tele: 267.395.3481 / Fax: 267.395.2757 http://www.armstrongs.bw

Main Contact Direct Dial Email

EGYPT Shalakany Law Office 12, El Marashly Street Zamalek 11211 Cairo Egypt Tele: 202.735.3331 / Fax: 202.737.0661 http://www.slo.com.eg

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Hafez, Saleh 202.739.9250 [email protected] Zulficar, Mona 202.739.9393 [email protected]

GHANA Bentsi-Enchill & Letsa 1st Floor, West Wing, Teachers Hall Complex 4 Barnes Close, Off Barnes Road Adabraka, PO Box 1632 Accra Ghana Tele: 233.2122.1171 / Fax: 233.2122.6129 http://www.belonline.org

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Bentsi-Enhill, Kojo [email protected]

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IVORY COAST Charles Dogué, Abbé Yao &Associés 29, Boulevard Clozel Abidjan 01 BP 174 Ivory Coast Tele: 225.20.21.70.55/20.22.21.27/20.21.74.49 / Fax: 225.20.21.58.02

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Yao, Abbe [email protected]

MAURITIUS De Comarmond & Koenig 5th Floor, Chancery House Lislet Geoffroy Street Port Louis Mauritius Tele: 23.0.212.2215 / Fax: 23.0.208.2986

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Koenig, Thierry [email protected]

MOROCCO Cabinet Naciri & Associés/Gide Loyrette Nouel 52, boulevard Zerktouni Casablanca Morocco Tele: 212.22.274628 / Fax: 212.22.273016

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Naciri, Hicham [email protected]

SENEGAL Francois Sarr & Associes 33, Avenue Leopold Sedar Senghor Dakar BP 160 Senegal Tele: 221.822.1255 / Fax: 221.821.6659

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Sarr, François [email protected]

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SOUTH AFRICA Bowman Gilfillan 165 West Street, Sandton Johannesburg P.O. Box 785812 Sandton 2146 South Africa Tele: 27.11.669.9000 / Fax: 27.11.669.9001 http://www.bowman.co.za

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Davids, Ezra 27.11.669.9320 [email protected] Schlosberg, Jonathan 27.11.669.9390 [email protected]

TUNISIA Firms with offices in Tunisia: Gide Loyrette Nouel 21 Avenue Jugurtha Le Belvédère Tunis 1002 Tunisia Tele: 216.71.891.993 / Fax: 216.71.893.492 http://www.gide.com

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Asia/Pacific Region

NEW SOUTH WALES (MAIN OFFICE) Clayton Utz Levels 23-35 No. 1 O'Connell Street Sydney New South Wales 2000 Australia Tele: 61.2.9353.4000 / Fax: 61.2.8220.6700 http://www.claytonutz.com


Landy, David 61.2.9353.4175 [email protected] Truskett, Simon 61.2.9353.4179 [email protected]

QUEENSLAND Clayton Utz Levels 28 Riparian Plaza 71 Eagle Street Brisbane Queensland 4000 Australia Tele: 61.7.3292.7000 / Fax: 61.7.3003.1366 http://www.claytonutz.com


Charlston, Jeremy 61.7.3292.7028 [email protected] McDonough, Darryl 61.7.3292.7029 [email protected]

VICTORIA Clayton Utz Levels 18 333 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tele: 61.3.9286.6000 / Fax: 61.3.9629.8488 http://www.claytonutz.com


Smooker, Ron 61.3.9286.6110 [email protected]

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA Clayton Utz Levels 27, QV. 1 Building 205 St. Georges Terrace Perth Western Australia 6000 Australia Tele: 61.8.9426.8000 / Fax: 61.8.9481.3095 http://www.claytonutz.com


Wiese, Peter 61.8.9426.8490 [email protected]

NORTHERN TERRITORY Clayton Utz 17-19 Lindsay Street Darwin Northern Territory 0800 Australia Tele: 61.8.8943.2555 / Fax: 61.8.8943.2500 http://www.claytonutz.com


Michaels, Margaret 61.8.8943.2517 [email protected] BANGLADESH The Law Associates 203 Concord Tower 2nd Floor 113 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue Dhaka 1000 Bangladesh Tele: 880.2933.0877 / Fax: 880.2933.7746 www.tlabd.org

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Islam, M. Amir-Ul [email protected]

CHINA Jun He Law Office China Resources Building, 20th floor 8 Jianguomenbei Avenue Beijing 100005 People’s Republic of China Tele: 86.10.8519.1300 / Fax: 86.10.8519.1350 http://www.junhe.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Liu, Linfei 86.10.85.19.1318 [email protected]

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HONG KONG Johnson Stokes & Master 16th - 19th Floors, Prince's Building 10 Chater Road Central Hong Kong Tele: 852.2843.2211 / Fax: 852.2845.9121 http://www.jsm-law.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Chapman, Ian 852.2843.2212 [email protected] Lo, Elaine 852.2843.2295 [email protected]

INDIA Amarchand & Mangaldas & Surech A. Shroff & Co. Amarchand Towers 216, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase-III New Delhi 110 020 India Tele: 91.11.5161.4094/5159.0700 / Fax: 91.11.2692.4900

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Shroff, Shardul 91.11.2692.0500 [email protected]

INDONESIA Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 58 Graha Niaga, 23rd-24th Floors Jakarta 12190 Indonesia Tele: 62.21.250.5125 / Fax: 62.21.250.5001 http://www.abnrlaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Tehuteru, Ernst [email protected]

JAPAN Asahi Koma Law Offices Marunouchi My Plaza 1-1, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 100-8385 Japan Tele: 81.3.5219.0003 / Fax: 81.3.52.19.00.04 http://www.alo.jp/english

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Shiozaki, Alvin H. 81.3.5219.0498 [email protected]

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KAZAKHSTAN Firms with offices in Kazakhstan: McGuireWoods LLP Floor 5 41 Kazibek Bi Street Almaty 480100 Kazakhstan Tele: 7.3272.596.111 / Fax: 7.3272.596.116 http://www.mcguirewoods.com KOREA Hwang Mok Park, P.C. 9th floor, Shinhun Bank Building 120, 2-ka, Taepyung-ro, Choong-ku Seoul 100-724 Korea Tele: 82.2.772.2700 / Fax: 82.2.772.2800 http://www.hmpj.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Mok, Kun Su 82.2.772.2702 [email protected] Park, Sang Il 82.2.772.2800 [email protected]

MALAYSIA Skrine Unit.No. 50-8-1, 8th Floor, Wisma UOA Damansara 50, Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights Kuala Lumpur 50490 Malaysia Tele: 60.3.209.48111 / Fax: 60.3.209.43211 www.skrine.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Lee, Tatt Boon x 252 [email protected] Wong, Chong Wah x 220 [email protected]

NEW ZEALAND Simpson Grierson 92-96 Albert Street, Simpson Grierson Building Private Bag 92518, Wellesley Street. Auckland 1 New Zealand Tele: 64.9. 977.5000 / Fax: 64.9.977.5038

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http://www.simpsongrierson.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Stubbs, Peter 64.9.977.5010 [email protected]

NEW ZEALAND Simpson Grierson HSBC Tower, Level 24 195 Lambton Quay; P.O. Box 2402 Wellington New Zealand Tele: 64.4.499.4599 / Fax: 64.4.472.6986 http://www.simpsongrierson.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Scannell, Michael 64.4.924.3416 [email protected]

PHILIPPINES Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles 30th floor, Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas City of Makati Makati 1260 Philippines Tele: 63.2.848.0114 / Fax: 63.2.815.3172 http://www.rmbsa.net

Main Contact Direct Dial Email de los Angeles, Eduardo 63.2.817.3648 / 63.2.849.2205 [email protected] Pe, Perry L. 63.2.813.4150 / 63.2.849-2222 [email protected]

SRI LANKA F. J. & G. De Saram 216 De Saram Place Colombo 10 Sri Lanka Tele: 00.94.11.4.718200/2677864 / Fax: 00.94.11.4.718220/2677863

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Aluwihare-Gunawardena, Ayomi ayomi.alwihare@fjgdesaram.

com Kadurugamuwa, U.L. fj&[email protected]

TAIWAN Tsar & Tsai Law Firm 8th Floor, 245 Dun Hua S. Road Sec. 1 Taipei 106 Taiwan Republic of China

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Tele: 886.2.2781.4111 / Fax: 886.2.2721.3834/2731.5581 http://www.tsartsai.com.tw

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Huang, C.Y. Ext. 622 [email protected] Lin, Jackie Ext. 613 [email protected]

THAILAND Tilleke & Gibbins Tilleke & Gibbins Building 64/1 Soi Tonson, Ploenchit Road Bangkok 10330 Thailand Tele: 66.2263.7700 / Fax: 66.2263.7710 http://www.tillekeandgibbins.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Pornavalai, Cynthia 66.2263.7730 [email protected] Ratprasatporn, Piyanuj 66.2263.7732 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - GUAM Klemm, Blair, Sterling & Johnson, P.C. 1008 Pacific News Building 238 Archbishop F.C. Flores Street Hagatna Guam 96910 United States of America Tele: 671.477.7857 / Fax: 671.472.4290

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Blair, William J. [email protected] Johnson, Richard L. [email protected]

VIETNAM Firms with offices in Vietnam: Gide Loyrette Nouel Metropole Centre, Suite 504-1 56 Ly Thai To Hanoi Vietnam Tele: 84.4.825.19.58 / Fax: 84.4.825.79.19 http://www.gide.com Johnson Stokes & Master 3rd Floor- 27 Ly Thai To Street Hoan Kiem District Hanoi Vietnam Tele: 84.4.824.4316 / Fax: 84.4.824.4319 http://www.jsm-law.com Johnson Stokes & Master

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6th Floor, Saigon Tower 29 Le Duan Street, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Tele: 84.8.822.8860 / Fax: 84.8.822.8864 http://www.jsm-law.com Tilleke & Gibbins Consultants Limited Suite 401, 30 Nguyen Du Hai Ba Trung District Hanoi Vietnam Tele: 84.4.8227.895 / Fax: 84.4.8227.897 http://www.tillekeandgibbins.com Tilleke & Gibbins Consultants Limited Suite 203, Cityview Apartments & Commercial Centre 12 Mac Dinh Chi, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Tele: 84.8.8251.645 / Fax: 84.8.8242.226 http://www.tillekeandgibbins.com

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European Region AUSTRIA Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati (CHSH) Parkring 2 Vienna A-1010 Austria Tele: 43.1.514.350 / Fax: 43.1.514.3535 http://www.chsh.at

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Birkner, Dr. Albert 43.1.514.35.431 [email protected] Hlawati, Edith 43.1.514.35.161 [email protected]

BELGIUM Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick Boulevard de L’Empereur 3 B-1000 Brussells Belgium Tele: 32.2.551.15.15 / Fax: 32.2.551.14.14 http://www.liedekerke-law.be

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Malherbe, Philippe 32.0.2.551.15.77 [email protected] Tilquin, Thierry 32.0.2.551.15.47 [email protected] Van den Eynden, Christel 32.0.2.551.15.35 [email protected]

BULGARIA Lega InterConsult (LIC) Penkov Markov & Partners 22-A Iztok Dstr. Sofia 1113 Bulgaria Tele: 359.2.971.3935 / Fax: 359.2.971.1191 http://www.licpenkov-markov.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Penkov, Vladimir [email protected]

CHANNEL ISLANDS - JERSEY Mourant du Feu & Jeune 22 Grenville Street P.O. Box 87 St. Helier Jersey JE4 8PX Channel Islands

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Tele: 44.1534.609000 / Fax: 44.1534.609333 http://www.mourant.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Davies, Nicola 44.1534.609606 [email protected]

CROATIA Hanzekovic, Radakovic & Partners Radnicka cesta 22 Zagreb 10000 Croatia Tele: 385.1.618.4611 / Fax: 385.1.618.4816

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Hanzekovic, Marijan [email protected]

CYPRUS Dr. K. Chrysostomides & Co. P.O. Box 22119 1517 Nicosia Cyprus Tel: 357.22.777000 / Fax: 357.22.77.9939 http://www.chrysostomides.com.cy

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Pitsilli-Dekatris, Chrystalla Ext. 36 [email protected]

CZECH REPUBLIC Procházka Randl Kubr Jáchymova 2 110 00 Prague 1 Czech Republic Tele: 420.2.2143.0111 / Fax: 420.2.2423.5450 http://www.prk.cz

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Rosicky, Daniel [email protected]

DENMARK Kromann Reumert Sundkrogsgade 5 Copenhagen DK 2100 Denmark Tele: 45.70.12.12 11 / Fax: 45.70.12.13 11 http://www.kromannreumert.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Madsen, Jørgen Kjergaard 45.38.77.43.03 [email protected]

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Mogelmose, Henrik 45.38.77.45.35 [email protected] ENGLAND Firms with offices in England: Arthur Cox Montfichet House 29 Ludgate Hill London EC4M 7JE England Tele: 44.20.7213.0450 / Fax: 44.20.7213.0455 http://www.arthurcox.com Baker Botts L.L.P. 99 Gresham Street London EC2V 7BA England Tele: 44.207.726.3636 / Fax: 44.207.726.3637 http://www.bakerbotts.com Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP 7th Floor 10 Lloyd's Avenue London EC3N 3AX England Tele: 44.20.7680.4600 / Fax: 44.20.7680.4646 http://www.blakes.com Bowman Gilfillan 35 John Street London WC1N 2AT England Tele: 44.171.430.0888 / Fax: 44.171.430.2030 http://www.bowman.co.za Carey Olsen 1st Floor 330 High Holborn London WC1V 7QT England Tele: 44.20.7203.8305 / Fax: 44.20.7203.6701 http://www.careyolsen.com Chiomenti Studio Legale 20 Berkeley Square London W1X 6DY England Tele: 44.20.7569.1500 / Fax: 44.20.7569.1501 http://www.chiomenti.net Conyers, Dill & Pearman 34 Threadneedle Street London EC2R 8AY

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England Tele: 44.20.7374.2444 / Fax: 44.20.7374.2445 http://www.cdp.bm Gide Loyrette Nouel City Point, 1 Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9HT England Tele: 44.0.20.7826.9700 / Fax: 44.0.20.7826.9701 http://www.gide.com Houthoff Buruma Parnassusweg 126 1076 AT Amsterdam PO Box 75505 1070 AM Amsterdam Tele: 31.20.577.20.00 / Fax: 31.20.577.27.00 http: //www.houthoff.com Kromann Reumert 42 New Broad Street London WC2A 1JB England Tele: 44.207.920.3000 / Fax: 44.207.920.3099 http://www.kromannreumert.com Maclay Murray & Spens 10 Foster Lane London EC2V 6HH England Tele: 44.207.606.6130 / Fax: 44.207.600.0992 http://www.mms.co.uk

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Brooks, Jonathan 44.207.825.739 [email protected]

Morrison & Foerster LLP 21-26 Garlick Hill London EC4V 2AU England Tele: 44.20.815.1150 / Fax: 44.20.815.1159 http://www.mofo.com Mourant du Feu & Jeune PO Box 1310 , 6th floor 69 Park Lane Croydon CR9 1TQ England Tele: 44.20.8409.8888 / Fax: 44.20.8409.8911 http://www.mourant.com Mourant du Feu & Jeune

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4 Royal Mint Court London EC3N 4HJ England Tele: 44.20.7073.7861 / Fax: 44.20.7073.7874 http://www.mourant.com Myers, Fletcher & Gordon 15 Cambridge Court 210 Shepherds Bush Road London W67NJ United Kingdom Tele: 44.171.610.4433 / Fax: 44.171.610.4455 http://www.mfg-law.com Steptoe & Johnson LLP Clements House 14/18 Gresham Street London EC2V7JE England Tele: 44.207.367.8000 / Fax: 44.207.367.8001 http://www.steptoe.com Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS 42 New Broad Street London EC2M 1JD England Tele: 44.207.920.3000 / Fax: 44.207.920.3099 http://www.tkgl.no Uría & Menéndez 100 Cannon Street 5th Floor London EC4N 6EU England Tele: 44.20.7645.0280 / Fax: 44.20.7929.5489 http://www.uria.com Vinge KB, Advokatfirman 42 New Broad Street London EC2M 1JD England Tele: 44.20.7920.3000 / Fax: 44.20.7920.3099 www.vinge.se Walkers 48 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0EJ England Tele: 44.207.220.4999 / Fax: 44.207.220.4998 http://www.walkers.com.ky

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ESTONIA Lepik & Luhaäär Lawin 7 Dunkri Street Tallinn 10123 Estonia Tele: 372.630.6460 / Fax: 372.630.6463 http://www.abll.ee

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Lepik, Peeter [email protected]

FINLAND Roschier Holmberg, Attorneys Ltd. Keskuskatu 7A Helsinki 00100 Finland Tele: 358.20.506.6000 / Fax: 358.20.506.6100 http://www.roschier.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Simonsen, Lennart 358.20.506.6203 [email protected] Wallgren, Carita 358.20.506.6211 [email protected]

FRANCE Gide Loyrette Nouel 26, Cours Albert 1er Paris 75008 France Tele: 33.1.40.75.6000 / Fax: 33.1.43.59.3779 http://www.gide.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Xavier-Bender, Philippe 33.1.40.75.6127 [email protected]

GERMANY Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz Brienner Straße 28 Munich D-80333 Germany Tele: 49.89.28.6280 / Fax: 49.89.28.0110 http://www.noerr.de

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Bürgers, Dr. Tobias 49.89.28628.171 [email protected] Schulz, Dr. Thomas 49.89.28628.167 [email protected]

GREECE Zepos & Yannopoulos 75 Katehaki & Kifissias Ave. Athens 115 25 Greece Tele: 30.210.696.7000 / Fax: 30.210.699.4640 http://www.zeya.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Yannopoulos, Yerassimos [email protected] Zepos, Dimitrios [email protected]

HUNGARY Nagy és Trócsányi Ugocsa Utca 4/B Budapest 1126 Hungary Tele: 36.1.487.8700 / Fax: 36.1.487.8701 http://www.nagyestrocsanyi.hu

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Berethalmi, Dr. Péter [email protected]

ICELAND LOGOS Legal Services Efstaleiti 5 Reykjavik IS-103 Iceland Tele: 354.540.0300 / Fax: 354.540.0301 http://www.logos.is

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Möller, Jakob [email protected] Sturluson, Gunnar [email protected]

IRELAND Arthur Cox Earlsfort Centre Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2 Ireland Tele: 353.1.618.0000 / Fax: 353.1.618.0618 http://www.arthurcox.com

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Main Contact Direct Dial Email Duggan, Colm 353.1.618.0505 [email protected] Hayes, Declan 353.1.618.0590 [email protected]

ISLE OF MAN Cains Advocates Limited 15-19 Athol Street Douglas IM1 - 1LB Isle of Man Tele: 44.1624.638300 / Fax: 44.1624.638333 http://www.cains.co.im

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Caine, Seth 44.1624.638356 [email protected] Corlette, Andrew 44.1627.638310 [email protected]

ITALY Chiomenti Studio Legale Via XXIV Maggio, 43 Rome 00187 Italy Tele: 3906.466221 / Fax: 3906.4664600 http://www.chiomenti.net

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Ago, Francesco [email protected] Tadei, Vittorio [email protected]

LATVIA Klavins & Slaidins Lawin Elizabetes Street 15 Riga LV-1010 Latvia Tele: 371.7.81.4848 / Fax: 371.7.81.4849 http://www.klavinsslaidins.lv

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Pikelis, Egons [email protected] Slaidins, Raymond [email protected]

LIECHTENSTEIN Marxer & Partner Heiligkreuz 6 P.O. Box 484 Vaduz FL-9490 Liechtenstein Tele: 423.235.8181 / Fax: 423.235.8282 http://www.marxerpartner.com

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Main Contact Direct Dial Email Burger, Dr. Johannes [email protected]

LITHUANIA Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiunas ir partneriai LAWIN Jogailos 9/1 LT-01116 Vilnius Lithuania Tele: 370.5.268.18.32 / Fax: 370.5.212.55.91 http://www.lpvp.lt

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Burgiene, Dovile 370.5.268.18.26 [email protected] Valiunas, Rolandas 370.5.268.18.32 [email protected]

LUXEMBOURG Bonn Schmitt Steichen 44 rue de la Vallee Luxembourg L-2661 Luxembourg Tele: 352.45.58.58 / Fax: 352.45.58.59 http://www.bsslaw.net

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Arendt, Guy [email protected] Schmitt, Alex [email protected]

MALTA Ganado & Associates 171 Old Bakery Street Valletta VLT 09 Malta Tele: 356.2135.406/7/8 / Fax: 356.225908 http://www.jmganado.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Attard, Dr. Stephen 356.21.235406 [email protected] Ganado, Dr. Max 356.21.235893 [email protected]

MONACO Berg and Duffy L.L.P. Gildo Pastor Center 7, rue du Gabian MC98000 Monaco Tele: 377.97.97.87.77 / Fax: 377.97.97.87.78 http://www.bergduffy.com

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Duffy, James P. [email protected] Rinaldi, Paola [email protected]

NORTHERN IRELAND Arthur Cox, Northern Ireland Capital House 3 Upper Queen Street Belfast BT1 6PU Northern Ireland Tele: 44.28.9023.0007 / Fax: 44.28.9023.3464 http://www.arthurcox.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Creed, Angus 44.28.9026.2655 [email protected]

NORWAY Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS Haakon's VII gate 10 P.O. Box 1484 Vika Oslo N-0116 Norway Tele: 47.23.11.11.11 / Fax: 47.23.11.10.10 http://www.thommessen.no

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Arnesen, Hans Cappelen 47.23.11.1201 [email protected]

POLAND Firms with offices in Poland: Gide Loyrette Nouel Stratos office Centre Ul. Ks. I. Skorupki 5 Warsaw 00-546 Poland Tele: 48.22.583.6701 / Fax: 48.22.583.6767 http://www.gide.com Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz Al. Armii Ludowej 26 Warsaw PL-00-609 Poland Tele: 48.0.22.579.30.60 / Fax: 48.0.22.579.30.70 http://www.noerr.de

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Wardýnski & Partners Aleje Ujazdowskie 10 Warsaw, 00-478 Poland Tele: 48.22.437.82.00 / Fax: 48.22.437.82.01 PORTUGAL Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Rua Castilho 75 - 1st Floor Lisbon 1250-068 Portugal Tele: 351.21.381.7400 / Fax: 351.21.381.7499 http://www.mlgt.pt

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Basto, Segismundo Pinto 351.21.381.74.28 [email protected] Pedroso, Filipa Arantes 351.21.381.74.36 [email protected]

ROMANIA Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Attorneys & Counselors Bucharest Business Park, Entrance A, 4th Floor 1A Bucuresti-Ploiesti Natiional Road 1st District Bucharest 013681 Romania Tele: 40.21.201.1200 / Fax: 40.21.201.1210 http://www.nnkp.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Nestor, Manuela [email protected]

RUSSIA Firms with offices in Russia: Baker Botts L.L.P. Suite 450 Ducat Place II 7 Ulitsa Gasheka Moscow 123056 Russia Tele: 7.095.545.0777 / Fax: 7.095.545.0778 http://www.bakerbotts.com Gide Loyrette Nouel Stoleshnikov pereulok,14 Moscow 107031 Russia Tele: 7.501.258.31.00 / Fax: 7.501.258.31.01 http://www.gide.com

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Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz Tsvetnoy Boulevard 25, bld. 3 Business Center "Mosenka-2" Moscow 127051 Russia Tele: 7.095.799.56.96 / Fax: 7.095.799.56.97 http://www.noerr.de SCOTLAND Maclay Murray & Spens 151 St. Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5NJ Scotland Tele: 44.141.248.5011 / Fax: 44.141.248.5819 http://www.mms.co.uk

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Shand, Kenneth 44.141.303.2331 [email protected]

SLOVAK REPUBLIC Cechová & Partners Hurbanovo nám. 5 Bratislava 811 03 Slovak Republic Tele: 421.2.5441.4441 / Fax: 421.2.5443.4598 http://www.cechrak.sk

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Cechová, Katarina [email protected]

SPAIN Uría & Menéndez Calle Principe de Vergara, 187 Madrid 28002 Spain Tele: 34.91.586.04.00 / Fax: 34.91.586.04.03 http://www.uria.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Goenechea, Juan Miguel 34.91.586.04.18 [email protected]

Uría & Menéndez Av. Diagonal, 514 08006 Barcelona Spain Tele: 34.93.416.51.00 / Fax: 34.93.416.51.11 http://www.uria.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Ubeda, Elena 34.93.416.51.22 [email protected]

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SWEDEN Vinge KB, Advokatfirman Smålandsgatan 20 Box 1703 Stockholm S-111 87 Sweden Tele: 46.8.614.30.00 / Fax: 46.8.614.31.90 http://www.vinge.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Wibom, Hans 46.8.614.3145 [email protected] Wigge, Michael 46.8.614.3056 [email protected] Pauli, Magnus 46.31.722.35.05 [email protected]

SWITZERLAND Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry Loewenstrasse 1 Zurich CH-8001 Switzerland Tele: 41.1.217.91.11 / Fax: 41.1.217.92.17 http://www.plplaw.ch

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Furter, Robert 41.1.217.9347 [email protected] Hoehn, Jakob 41.1.217.9381 [email protected]

TURKEY Pekin & Pekin Lamartine Caddesi 10 Taksim Istanbul 34437 Turkey Tele: 90.212.313.35.00 / Fax: 90.212.313.35.35 http://www.pekin-pekin.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Pekin, Ahmed 90.212.313.3503 [email protected] Pekin, Fethi 90.212.313.3504 [email protected]

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Latin America/Caribbean Region ANGUILLA Webster Dyrud Mitchell Victoria House P.O. Box 58 The Valley Anguilla British West Indies Tele: 264.497.2060 / Fax: 264.497.3096 http://www.websterdyrud.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Webster, Palmavon [email protected] Wiggin, Harry [email protected]

ARGENTINA Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal Av. Leandro N. Alem 928 Buenos Aires 1001 Argentina Tele: 54.11.4310.0100 / Fax: 54.11.4310.0200 http://www.marval.com.ar

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Molinario, Alberto 54.11.4310.0180 [email protected] O’Farrell, Alfredo 54.11.4310.0176 [email protected]

ARUBA Firms with offices in Aruba: Promes Van Doorne Miramar Bldg., Suite 303 L.G. Smith Boulevard 62 Oranjestad Aruba Tele: 297.583.8464 / Fax: 297.583.8442 BAHAMAS McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes Mareva House, 4 George Street P.O. Box N-3937 Nassau Bahamas Tele: 242.322.4195 / Fax: 242.328.2520 http://www.mcbanhu.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Liddell, Oliver [email protected] Moree, Brian [email protected]

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BARBADOS Clarke Gittens & Farmer Parker House Wildey Business Park, Wildey Road St. Michael Barbados Tele: 246.436.6287 / Fax: 246.436.9812

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Clarke, Alfred H. 246.429.7270 [email protected] Clarke, Gillian M.H. 246.436.6287 [email protected]

BELIZE Barrow & Williams Attorneys-at-Law 99 Albert Street P.O. Box 617 Belize City Belize Tele: 501.2275280 / Fax: 501.2275278 http://www.barrowandwilliams.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Williams, Rodwell 501.227.0866 [email protected]

BERMUDA Conyers, Dill & Pearman, Bermuda Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda Tele: 1.441.295.1422 / Fax: 1.441.292.4720 http://www.cdp.bm

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Anderson, Alec [email protected] Malcolm, Donald [email protected]

BOLIVIA C.R. & F. Rojas - Abogados Calle Federico Zuazo 1598 Edif. Park Inn - piso 11 - P.O. Box 662 La Paz Bolivia Tele: 591.2.231.3737 / Fax: 591.2.211.2775 http://www.rojas-lawfirm.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Landivar, Elizabeth 591.7.738.3315 [email protected], Diego 591.7.214.6027 [email protected]

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BRAZIL Demarest e Almeida Av. Pedroso de Moraes, 1201 Sao Paulo 05419-001 SP Brazil Tele: 55.11.3888.1800 / Fax: 55.11.3888.1700 http://www.demarest.com.br

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Boscoli, Altamiro 55.11.3888.1501 [email protected] Lessa, Rogerio Cruz Themudo 55.11.3888.1507 [email protected]

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS O'Neal Webster Simmonds Building, Wickham's Cay 1 30 DeCastro Street, Road Town Tortola British Virgin Islands Tele: 284.494.5808 / Fax: 284.494.5811 www.onealwebster.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email O’Neal, Barbara [email protected]

CAYMAN ISLANDS Walkers Walker House P.O. Box 265GT, Mary Street Grand Cayman Cayman Islands Tele: 345.949.0100 / Fax: 345.949.7886 http://www.walkers.com.ky

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Foster, Angus 345.914.4220 [email protected]

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CHILE Claro & Cia., Abogados Apoquindo 3721, piso 13 Casilla 1867, Las Condes Santiago Chile Tele: 56.2.367.3000 / Fax: 56.2.367.3003 http://www.claro.cl

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Eyzaguirre B., José María 56.2.367.3034 [email protected]

COLOMBIA Brigard & Urrutia Abogados Calle 70 No. 4-60 Bogota Colombia Tele: 57.1.540.5433 / Fax: 57.1.310.0586 http://www.brigardurrutia.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Umaña, Carlos ext. 223 [email protected] Jr., Carlos ext. 222 [email protected]

COSTA RICA Facio & Cañas 1000 al este de BICSA Barrio Tournon PO Box 5173-1000 San Jose 1000 Costa Rica Tele: 506.256.5555 / Fax: 506.255.2510 http://www.fayca.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Oreamuno, Rodrigo [email protected] Salas, Mauricio [email protected]

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Pellerano & Herrera Av. John F. Kennedy #10 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Tele: 809.541.5200 / Fax: 809.567.0773 http://www.phlaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Garrigo, Marielle 809.735.2215 [email protected] Pellerano, Luis 809.735.2205 [email protected]

ECUADOR Pérez, Bustamante y Ponce Avenida República de El Salvador 1082 P.O. Box 17-1-3188 Quito Ecuador Tele: 593.2.226.0666 / Fax: 593.2.225.8083 http://www.pbplaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Ortiz, Pablo [email protected] Perez, Jose Maria [email protected]

EL SALVADOR Romero Pineda & Asociados Edificio World Trade Center Torre 1, Local 305 Colonia Escalon San Salvador El Salvador Tele: 503.505.5555 / Fax: 503.505.5500 http://www.romeropineda.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Romero, Jose Roberto 503.2505.5555 [email protected] Romero, Roxana Maria 503.263.0665 [email protected]

GRENADA Grant, Joseph & Co. Lucas Street Chambers - Olivetti St. George's West Indies Grenada Tele: 473.440.3459 / Fax: 473.440.6605


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GUATEMALA Mayora & Mayora 15 Calle 1-04 Zona 10, Edificio Plaza Céntrica 3er. Nivel, Oficina 301 Guatemala City 01010 Guatemala Tele: 502.23.66.25.31 / Fax: 502.23.61.25.41 http: //www.mayora-mayora.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Mayora, Eduardo R. [email protected], Claudia [email protected]

HONDURAS Bufete Gutierrez Falla Avenida La Paz, No. 2702 P.O. Box 3175 Tegucigalpa MDC Honduras Tele: 504.238.3412/504.238.2782 / Fax: 504.238.6109.

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Bermudez, Mauricio Villeda [email protected]

JAMAICA Myers, Fletcher & Gordon 21 East Street P.O. Box 162 Kingston Jamaica Tele: 1.876.922.5860 / Fax: 1.876.922.4811 http://www.mfg-law.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Ladd, Monica [email protected] Samuda, Milton 1.876.922.1268 [email protected]

MEXICO Basham,Ringe y Correa,S.C. Paseo de los Tamarindos No. 400-A, 9th floor Col. Bosques de las Lomas Mexico, D. F. 05120 Mexico Tele: 52.55.5261.0400 Fax: 52.55.5261.0496 http://www.basham.com.mx


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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Promes Van Doorne Julianaplein 22 P.O. Box 504, Willemstad Willemstad, Curacao Netherlands Antilles Tele: 599.9.461.3400 / Fax: 599.9.461.2023 http://www.promes-vandoorne.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Lunsingh Scheurleer, Focco W. Ext. 160 [email protected] Eps, Randolph Statius [email protected]

NICARAGUA Alvarado y Asociados Reparto Colonial los Robles VI Etapa Del Restaurante Lacmiel, 5 c. Arriba 300 Metros a la Derecha, Casa #75 PO Box 5983 Managua Nicaragua Tele: 505.278.7708 / Fax: 505.278.7491 http://www.alvaradoyasociados.com.ni

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Alvarado, Gloria Maria [email protected], Jose Anibal [email protected]

PANAMA Arosemena, Noriega & Contreras P.O. Box 0816-01560 Republica de Panama Panama Panama Tele: 507.265.3411 / Fax: 507.264.4569 http://www.anorco.com.pa

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Contreras III, Julio Cesar 507.265.3411 [email protected] Dominguez, Evaristo 507.213.0300 [email protected]

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PARAGUAY Peroni Sosa Tellechea Burt & Narvaja Calle Eulogio Estigarribia 4846 (Villa Mora) P.O. Box 114 Asuncion Paraguay Tele: 595.21.663.536 / Fax: 595.21.600.448 http://www.pstbn.com.py

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Burt, Dr. Esteban 595.21.210.405 [email protected] Peroni, Dr. Guillermo 595.21.612.751 [email protected]

PERU Estudio Olaechea Bernardo Monteagudo 201 San Isidro Lima 27 Peru Tele: 511.264.4040 / Fax: 511.264.3080 http://www.esola.com.pe

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Olaechea, Dr. Jose Antonio [email protected]

ST. KITTS Kelsick, Wilkin & Ferdinand P.O. Box 174 Independece Square South Basseterre West Indies St. Kitts Tele: 869.465.2645 / Fax: 869.465.7808

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Kelsick, Damian E.S. 869.466.9946 [email protected] Wilkin, Charles L.A. [email protected]

ST. VINCENT Hughes & Cummings P.O. Box 32 St. Vincent, West Indies Tele: 784.456.1711 / Fax: 784.457.2768

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Ferrari, Margaret Hughes [email protected]

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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO M. Hamel-Smith & Co. P.O. Box 219 19 St. Vincent Street Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Tele: 868.623.4237 / Fax: 868.627.8564 http://www.trinidadlaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Hamel-Smith, Philip ext. 101 [email protected] Hamel-Smith, Timothy 868.625.1169 [email protected]

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Misick and Stanbrook Richmond House P. O. Box 127 Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands Tele: 649.946.4732 / Fax: 649.946.4734 http://www.misickstanbrook.tc

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Foley, Owen [email protected] Misick, Ariel [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Dudley, Topper and Feuerzeig, LLP 1000 Frederiksberg Gade P.O. Box 756 Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands 00804-0756 United States of America Tele: 340.774.4422 / Fax: 340.715.4400 http://www.dtflaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Dudley, George H.T. 340.774.4444 [email protected] O’Keefe, Thomas 340.77.4446 [email protected]

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URUGUAY Guyer & Regules Plaza Independencia 811 Montevideo 11100 Uruguay Tele: 598.2.902.1515 / Fax: 598.2.902.5454 http://www.guyer.com.uy

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Herrera, Nicolas [email protected] Tarabal, Alvaro [email protected]

VENEZUELA Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque Centro San Ignacio, Torre Kepler Ave. Blandin, La Castellana Caracas 1060 Venezuela Tele: 58.212.201.8611 / Fax: 58.212.263.7744 http://www.hpcd.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Castillo-Garcias, Francisco 58.212.201.8502 [email protected] Pelaez-Pier, Fernando 58.212.201.8501 [email protected]

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Middle Eastern Region AZERBAIJAN Firms with offices in Azerbaijan: Baker Botts L.L.P. 6-10 Vagif Mustafa-zadeh Street 3rd Floor, Icheri Sheher AZ 1000 Baku Azerbaijan Tele: 994.12.976.388 / Fax: 994.12.976.391 http://www.bakerbotts.com BAHRAIN Hassan Radhi & Associates Suite 605, Diplomat Tower, Diplomatic Area P.O Box 5366 Manama Bahrain Tele: 973.17535252 / Fax: 973.17533358

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Ahmed, Jalila Sayed [email protected] Radhi, Hassan Ali [email protected]

ISRAEL S. Horowitz & Co. S. Horowitz & Co. House 31 Ahad Haam Street Tel Aviv 65202 Israel Tele: 972.3.567.0666 / Fax: 972.3.566.0974

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Band, Tal [email protected] Hertman, Alex 972.3.567.0629 [email protected]

JORDAN Ali Sharif Zu'bi & Sharif Ali Zu'bi Astra Building, First Circle, Jebel Amman P.O Box 35267 Amman 11180 Jordan Tele: 962.6.4642908 / Fax: 962.6.4634277 http://www.zubilaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email AliSharif, Zu’bi 962.6.4642908 [email protected] Asfour, Khaled 962.6.4642908 [email protected]

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KUWAIT Abdullah Kh. Al-Ayoub & Associates Souk Al-Kabir Building, Block ‘B” 9th Floor Fahed Al-Salem Street P.O. Box 1714 Safat 13018 Kuwait Tele: 965.246.9944 / Fax: 965.243.4711 http://www.alayoub.org

Main Contact Direct Dial Email A-Ayoub, Abdullah K. Ext. 111 [email protected] Kohina, Jasmin P. Ext. 106 [email protected]

LEBANON Moghaizel Law Offices 145 Gebran Tuéni Square P.O. Box 16-6742 Ashrafieh Beirut 11002150 Lebanon Tele: 961.1.333753 / Fax: 961.1.201354 http://www.mlof.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Mogaizel, Dr. Fadi 961.1.333.753 [email protected]

PAKISTAN Rizvi, Isa, Afridi & Angell 94-W, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area Islamabad 44000 Pakistan Tele: 92.51.2823110/2274.596/2274.597/2271.572/ Fax: 92.51.2823.009 http://www.riaalaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Afridi, Masood K. [email protected]

SAUDI ARABIA Firms with offices in Saudi Arabia: Baker Botts L.L.P. P.O. Box 62982 Riyadh 11595 Saudi Arabia Tele: 966.1.464.3139 / Fax: 966.1.464.9264 http://www.bakerbotts.com

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Gide Loyrette Nouel P.O. Box 4615 Riyadh 11412 Saudi Arabia Tele: 96.6.14766039 / Fax: 96.6.14761896 http://www.gide.com UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Afridi & Angell P.O. Box 9371 Emirates Towers, Level 35, Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai United Arab Emirates Tele: 971.4.330.3900 / Fax: 971.4.330.3800 http://www.afridi.angell.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Khan, Amjad [email protected] Laubach, Charles [email protected]

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North American Region CANADA - ALBERTA Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP 855-2nd Strret S.W. Suite 3500, Bankers Hall East Tower Calgary Alberta T2P 4J8 Canada Tele: 403.260.9600 / Fax: 403.260.9700 http://www.blakes.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Deyell, Gerald 403.260.9606 [email protected]

CANADA – BRITISH COLUMBIA Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy Toronto Dominion Bank Tower 700 West Georgia Street Vancouver British Columbia V7Y 1B3 Canada Tele: 604.684.9151 / Fax: 604.661.9349 http://www.farris.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Harrison, Elizabeth 604.661.9367 [email protected] Mitchell, A. Keith 604.661.9337 [email protected]

CANADA - MANITOBA Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Canwest Global Place 2200-201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba R3B 3L3 Canada Tele: 204.957.1930 / Fax: 204.934.0570 http://www.tdslaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email MacTavish, Barry N. 204.934.2338 [email protected] Sinclair, P. Michael 204.934.2493 [email protected]

CANADA – NEW BRUNSWICK McInnes Cooper 10 Fort William Place P.O. Box 5939 St. John Newfoundland A1C 5X4 Canada Tele: 709.722.8735 / Fax: 709.722.1763 http://www.mcinnescooper.com

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CANADA - NEWFOUNDLAND McInnes Cooper 10 Fort William Place P.O. Box 5939 St. John Newfoundland A1C 5X4 Canada Tele: 709.722.8735 / Fax: 709.722.1763 http://www.mcinnescooper.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Kendell Q.C., Thomas 709.724.8278 [email protected] Q.C., James L. 709.724.8247 [email protected]

CANADA – NOVA SCOTIA McInnes Cooper Summit Place, 1601 Lower Water Street P.O. Box 730 Halifax Nova Scotia B3J 2VI Canada Tele: 902.425.6500 / Fax: 902.425.6350 http://www.mcinnescooper.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Horne, Barry 902.424.1324 [email protected]

CANADA - ONTARIO Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Suite 2800,199 Bay Street Box 25, Commerce Court West Toronto Ontario M5L 1A9 Canada Tele: 416.863.2400 / Fax: 416.863.2653 http://www.blakes.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Collins, J. Rob 416.863.2519 [email protected] Hughes, Pamela 416.863.2226 [email protected]

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CANADA - QUÉBEC Desjardins Ducharme L.L.P. 600 rue de la Gauchetière ouest Bureau 2400 Montreal Québec H3B 4L8 Canada Tele: 514.878.9411 / Fax: 514.878.4800 http://www.ddsm.ca

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Coulombe, Gérard 514.878.5526 [email protected] Paquin, Jacques 514.878.5579 [email protected]

CANADA - SASKATCHEWAN MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP 1500 McCallum Hill Centre, Tower I 1874 Scarth Street Regina Saskatchewan S4P 4E9 Canada Tele: 306.347.8000 / Fax: 306.352.5250 http://www.mlt.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Anderson, Danny 306.975.7133 [email protected] Runge, Aaron 306.347.8490 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - ALABAMA Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. 1901 Sixth Avenue North Suite 2400, AmSouth/Harbert Plaza Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2618 United States of America Tele: 205.254.1000 / Fax: 205.254.1999 http://www.mcglaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Curran, Gregory 205.254.1098 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – ALASKA Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 701 West 8th Avenue Suite 800 Anchorage Alaska 99501-3468 United States of America Tele: 907.257.5300 / Fax: 907.257.5399 http://www.dwt.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Grover, Parry 907.257.5341 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - ARIZONA Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. One Arizona Center Phoenix Arizona 85004-2202 United States of America Tele: 602.382.6000 / Fax: 602.382.6070 http://www.swlaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Cohen, Jon 602.382.6247 [email protected] Donahey, Michael 602.382.6381 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - ARKANSAS Rose Law Firm, a Professional Law Association 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock Arkansas 72201 United States of America Tele: 501.375.9131 / Fax: 501.375.1309 http://www.roselawfirm.com


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - CALIFORNIA Morrison & Foerster LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco California 94105-2482 United States of America Tele: 415.268.7000 / Fax: 415.268.7522 http://www.mofo.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Grover, Gavin 415.268.7113 [email protected] Troupe, Warren 303.592.2255 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - COLORADO Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP 1550 17th Street, Suite 500 Denver Colorado 80202 United States of America Tele: 303.892.7420 / Fax: 303.893.1379 http://www.dgslaw.com


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - CONNECTICUT Murtha Cullina LLP CityPlace I, 29th Floor 185 Asylum Street Hartford Connecticut 06103-3469 United States of America Tele: 860.240.6000 / Fax: 860.240.6150 http://www.murthalaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Johnson, Dwight 806.240.6024 [email protected] Largay, Timothy 806.240.6017 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DELAWARE Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. One Rodney Square P.O. Box 551 Wilmington Delaware 19899 United States of America Tele: 302.651.7700 / Fax: 302.651.7701 http://www.rlf.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Bussard, Donald 302.651.7716 [email protected] Nolen, Samuel 302.651.7752 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - FLORIDA Akermann Senterfitt OneSE Third Avenue 28th Floor Miami, Florida 33131 United States of America Tele: 305.374.5600 / Fax: 305.374.5095 http://www.akerman.com


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - GEORGIA Alston & Bird LLP One Atlantic Center 1201 West Peachtree Street Atlanta Georgia 30309-3424 United States of America Tele: 404.881.7000 / Fax: 404.881.7777 http://www.alston.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email O’Daniel, Julie 404.881.7626 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - HAWAII Case Bigelow & Lombardi Pacific Guardian Center 737 Bishop Street, Suite 2600 Honolulu Hawaii 96813 United States of America Tele: 808.547.5400 / Fax: 808.523.1888 http://www.casebigelow.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Cribley, James [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - IDAHO Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP 877 West Main Street Suite 1000 Boise Idaho 83702 United States of America Tele: 208.344.6000 / Fax: 208.342.3829 http://www.hawleytroxell.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Miller, Nicholas 208.388.4849 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - ILLINOIS Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP 8000 Sears Tower 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago Illinois 60606-6404 United States of America Tele: 312.876.8000 / Fax: 312.876.7934 http://www.sonnenschein.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Froy, Michael 312.876.8222 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INDIANA Baker & Daniels LLP 300 North Meridian Street Suite 2700 Indianapolis Indiana 46204 United States of America Tele: 317.237.0300 / Fax: 317.237.1000 http://www.bakerdaniels.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Burke, Brian K. 317.237.1242 [email protected] Froehle, Thomas C. 317.237.1121 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - IOWA Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. The Financial Center 666 Walnut Street, Suite 2500 Des Moines Iowa 50309-3993 United States of America Tele: 515.288.2500 / Fax: 515.243.0654 http://www.lawiowa.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Campbell, Bruce I. 515.246.7984 [email protected] Roberts, Stephen W. 515.246.7933 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - KANSAS Foulston Siefkin LLP Commerce Bank Center 1551 N. Waterfront Parkway Wichita Kansas 67206 United States of America Tele: 316.267.6371 / Fax: 316.267.6345 http://www.foulston.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Sorensen, Harvey 316.291.9774 [email protected] Wood, William 316.291.9772 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - KENTUCKY Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP 2800 PNC Plaza 500 West Jefferson Street Louisville Kentucky 40202-2898 United States of America Tele: 502.589.5235 / Fax: 502.589.0309 http://www.wyattfirm.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Wallace, Jeffrey 502.562.7589 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - LOUISIANA Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P. Pan American Life Center, 21st Floor 601 Poydras Street New Orleans Louisiana 70130-6097 United States of America Tele: 504.586.1241 / Fax: 504.584.9142 http://www.lemle.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Goodman, Alan 504.584.9419 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MAINE Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A. 100 Middle Street P.O. Box 9729 Portland Maine 04104-5029 United States of America Tele: 207.774.1200 / Fax: 207.774.1127 http://www.bssn.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Miller, Charles 207.228.7218 [email protected] Nelson, Leonard 207.228.7231 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MASSACHUSETTS Foley Hoag LLP Seaport World Trade Center West 155 Seaport Blvd. Boston Massachusetts 02210-2600 United States of America Tele: 617.832.1000 / Fax: 617.832.7000 http://www.foleyhoag.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Glanz, Michael 617.832.1126 [email protected] White, Barry 617.832.1254 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MICHIGAN Butzel Long 150 West Jefferson Suite 100 Detroit Michigan 48226-4450 United States of America Tele: 313.225.7000 / Fax: 313.225.7080 http://www.butzel.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Deitch, Lynne 313.983.7413 [email protected] Rassel, Richard 313.225.7014 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MINNESOTA Briggs and Morgan, P.A. 2200 IDS Center 80 South 8th St. Minneapolis Minnesota 55402 United States of America Tele: 612.977.8400 / Fax: 612.977.8650 http://www.briggs.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Grimes, Michael, Senior M&A Partner 612.977.8492 [email protected] Wenger, Brian, Chair: Business Law Section 612.977.8573 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MISSISSIPPI Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC 17th Floor, AmSouth Plaza 210 East Capitol Street Jackson Mississippi 39201 United States of America Tele: 601.985.5711 / Fax: 601.985.4500 http://www.butlersnow.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Cannada, Donald 601.985.4510 [email protected] Johnson III, Charles 601.985.4528 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MISSOURI Armstrong Teasdale LLP One Metropolitan Square, Suite 2600 211 North Broadway St. Louis Missouri 63102-2740 United States of America Tele: 314.621.5070 / Fax: 314.621.5065 http://www.armstrongteasdale.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Bottini, Thomas ext.7973 [email protected] Chivetta, A.J. ext. 7382 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - MONTANA Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich P.L.L.P. P. O. Box 2529 Billings Montana 59103-2529 United States of America Tele: 406.252.3441 / Fax: 406.259.3441 http://www.crowleylaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Karell, Allan 406.255.7203 [email protected]

Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich P.L.L.P. 100 N. Park Ave., Suite 300 Helena, MT 59601-6263 United States of America Tele: 406.449.4165 / Fax: 406.449.5149 http://www.crowleylaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Loble, Jason 406.457.2023 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NEBRASKA Baird, Holm, McEachen, Pedersen, Hamann & Strasheim LLP 1500 Woodmen Tower Omaha Nebraska 68102-2068 United States of America Tele: 402.344.0500 / Fax: 402.344.0588 http://www.bairdholm.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Fogland, Dennis 402.636.8264 [email protected] Hamann, Deryl 402.636.8200 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NEVADA Lionel Sawyer & Collins 1700 Bank of America Plaza 300 South Fourth Street Las Vegas Nevada 89101 United States of America Tele: 702.383.8888 / Fax: 702.383.8845 http://www.lionelsawyer.com UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – NEW HAMPSHIRE Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, P.A. Hampshire Plaza 1000 Elm Street Manchester New Hampshire 03105-3701 United States of America Tele: 603.668.0300 / Fax: 603.627.8121 http://www.sheehan.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email DiBrigida, Joseph A. 603.627.8158 [email protected] Lucic, Robert R. 603.627.8188 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – NEW JERSEY Pitney Hardin LLP 200 Campus Drive P. O. Box 1945 Morristown New Jersey 07962-1945 United States of America Tele: 973.966.6300 / Fax: 973.966.1550/1015 http://www.pitneyhardin.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Braender, Lori 973.966.8118 [email protected], Ronald 212.297.5813 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – NEW MEXICO Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A. Albuquerque Plaza, Suite 2200 201 Third Street NW Albuquerque New Mexico 87102 United States of America Tele: 505.765.5900 / Fax: 505.768.7395 http://www.rodey.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Hall, Alan 505.768.7203 [email protected] Monnheimer, Donald 505.766.756 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – NEW YORK Firms with offices in New York: Afridi & Angell 641 Lexington Avenue New York New York 10022-4503 United States of America Tele: 212.753.8980 / Fax: 212.753.8983 http://www.emirates.net.ae Alston & Bird LLP 90 Park Avenue New York New York 10016 United States of America Tele: 212.210.9400 / Fax: 212.210.9444 http://www.alston.com Arthur Cox 570 Lexington Avenue 28th Floor New York New York 10022 United States of America Tele: 212.759.0808 / Fax: 212.688.3237 http://www.arthurcox.com Asahi Koma Law Offices (Masuda & Ejiri) Carnegie Hall Tower 152 West 57th Street, 37th Floor New York New York 10019-3310 United States of America Tele: 212.258.3333 / Fax: 212.957.3939 http://www.alo.jp Baker Botts L.L.P. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York New York 10112-4498 United States of America Tele: 212.705.5000 / Fax: 212.705.5020 http://www.bakerbotts.com Berg and Duffy L.L.P. 3000 Marcus Avenue Suite 1W02 Lake Success New York 11042 United States of America Tele: 516.228.0500 / Fax: 516.228.0350 http://www.bergduffy.com Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP 65 East 55th Street, Suite 2304 New York New York 10022 United States of America Tele: 212.893.8200 / Fax: 212.829.9500 http://www.blakes.com

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Chiomenti Studio Legale One Rockefeller Plaza Suite 2404 New York New York 10020 United States of America Tele: 212.660.6400 / Fax: 212.660.6401 http://www.chiomenti.net Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1740 Broadway New York New York 10019 United States of America Tele: 212.489.8230 / Fax: 212.489.8340 http://www.dwt.com Demarest e Almeida 509 Madison Avenue, Suite 506 New York New York 10022-5501 United States of America Tele: 212.371.9191 / Fax: 212.371.5551 http://www.demarest.com.br Gide Loyrette Nouel 1350 Avenue of the Americas 20th Floor New York New York 10019 United States of America Tele: 212.765.2600 / Fax: 212.765.3060 http://www.gide.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Malamed, David 212.403.6712 [email protected]

Jun He Law Office 500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1930 New York New York 10119 United States of America Tele: 212.703.8702 / Fax: 212.703.8720 http://www.junhe.com Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal 509 Madison Avenue 5th floor, Suite 506 New York New York 10022-5501 United States of America Tele: 212.838.4641 / Fax: 212.751.3854 http://www.marval.com.ar McGuireWoods LLP 9 West 57th Street Suite 1620 New York New York 10019-2602 United States of America Tele: 212.548.2160 / Fax: 212.548.2170

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Morrison & Foerster LLP 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York New York 10104-0050 United States of America Tele: 212.468.8000 / Fax: 212.468.7900 http://www.mofo.com Nagy és Trócsányi 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 42-50 New York New York United States of America Tele: 212.626.4206 / Fax: 212.626.4208 Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz 375 Park Ave., Ste. 2608 New York, New York 10022 United State of American Tele: 212.433.1396 / Fax: 212.310.0133 Day Pitney LLP 685 Third Avenue New York New York 10017-4024 United States of America Tele: 212.297.5800 / Fax: 212.682.3485 http://www.daypitney.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Janis, Ronald 212.297.5813 [email protected]

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 24th Floor New York New York 10020-1089 United States of America Tele: 212.768.6700 / Fax: 212.391.1247 http://www.sonnenschein.com


Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Tele: 202.429.3000 / Fax: 202.429.3902 http://www.steptow.com Uría & Menéndez Grace Building 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 26th Floor New York New York 10036 United States of America Tele: 212.593.1300 / Fax: 212.593.7144 http://www.uria.com

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – NORTH CAROLINA Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC One West Fourth Street Winston-Salem North Carolina 27101 United States of America Tele: 336.721.3600 / Fax: 336.721.3660 http://www.wcsr.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Hanson, Randy 336.574.8070 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – NORTH DAKOTA Nilles, Ilvedson, Stroup, Plambeck & Selbo, Ltd. 1800 Radisson Tower Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States of America Tele: 701.237.5544 / Fax: 701.280.0762 http://www.nilleslaw.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Selbo, Gregory [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - OHIO Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP 1400 McDonald Investment Center 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland Ohio 44114-2688 United States of America Tele: 216.622.8200 / Fax: 216.241.0816 http://www.calfee.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Ross, Robert 216.622.8454 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - OKALHOMA Crowe & Dunlevy 20 North Broadway Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73102 United States of America Tele: 405.235.7700 / Fax: 405.239.6651 http://www.crowedunlevy.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Stewart, Michael 405.235.7747 [email protected] Strong, Roger 405.239.6614 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - OREGON Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1300 SW Fifth Avenue Suite 2300 Portland Oregon 97201-5682 United States of America Tele: 503.241.2300 / Fax: 503.778.5299 http://www.dwt.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Stewart, Milton 503.778.5310 [email protected] Phillips, Michael 503.778.5214 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - PENNSYLVANIA Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC U.S. Steel Tower 600 Grant Street, 44th Floor Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15219 United States of America Tele: 412.566.6000 / Fax: 412.566.6099 http://www.eckertseamans.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Rosenberger, Bryan 412.566.6123 [email protected] Yenerall, Paul 412.566.1944 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – PUERTO RICO McConnell Valdés 270 Muñoz Rivera Ave. San Juan Puerto Rico 00918 United States of America Tele: 787.759.9292 / Fax: 787.759.9225 http://www.mcvpr.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Cespededes-Sabater, Samuel 787.250.5614 [email protected] Gonzalez, Jose 787.258.5636 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – RHODE ISLAND Tillinghast Licht, LLP 10 Weybosset Street Providence Rhode Island 02903-2818 United States of America Tele: 401.456.1200 / Fax: 401.456.1210 http://www.tlslaw.com


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – SOUTH CAROLINA Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham P.A. 44 East Camperdown Way Greenville South Carolina 29601-3512 United States of America Tele: 864.242.8200 / Fax: 864.235.8900 http://www.wyche.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Hall, Cary 864.242.8255 [email protected] Wyche, C.T. 864.242.8213 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – SOUTH DAKOTA Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. 909 St. Joseph St. Suite 800 PO Box 8250 Rapid City South Dakota 57701 United States of America Tele: 605.342.2592 / Fax: 605.342.5185 http://www.lynnjackson.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Stuck, Haven L. [email protected]

Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. P.O. Box 1920 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57101-3020 United States of America Tele: 605.332.5999 / Fax: 605.332.4249 http://www.lynnjackson.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Nadolski, David L. 605.332.5999 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - TENNESSEE Bass, Berry & Sims PLC AmSouth Center 315 Deaderick Street Suite 2700 Nashville Tennessee 37238-3001 United States of America Tele: 615.742.6200 / Fax: 615.742.6293 http://www.bassberry.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Dietz, Wallace 615.742.6276 [email protected] Ozier, William 615.742.6232 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - TEXAS Baker Botts L.L.P. One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana Street Houston Texas 77002-4995 United States of America Tele: 713.229.1234 / Fax: 713.229.1522 http://www.bakerbotts.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Dement Jr., James 713.229.1816 [email protected] Kolb, Jay 713.229.1305 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - UTAH Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy Suite 1600 50 South Main Street Salt Lake City Utah 84144 United States of America Tele: 801.532.3333 / Fax: 801.534.0058 http://www.vancott.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Lilja, Scott [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - VERMONT Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC 199 Main Street-Courthouse Plaza P.O. Box 190 Burlington Vermont 05402-0190 United States of America Tele: 802.863.2375 / Fax: 802.862.7512 http://www.drm.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Ode, Paul H. 802.846.8309 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - VIRGINIA McGuireWoods LLP 901 East Cary Street One James Center Richmond Virginia 23219-4030 United States of America Tele: 804.775.1000 / Fax: 804.775.1061 http://www.mcguirewoods.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Brzezinski, Mark 202.857.1717 [email protected], John 757.640.3779 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - WASHINGTON Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 2600 Century Square 1501 Fourth Avenue Seattle Washington 98101-1688 United States of America Tele: 206.622.3150 / Fax: 206.628.7699 http://www.dwt.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Adams, Greg 206.628.7610 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – WASHINGTON, DC Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington District of Columbia 20036-1795 United States of America Tele: 202.429.3000 / Fax: 202.429.3902 http://www.steptoe.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Agusti, Filiberto 202.429.6428 [email protected] Katzman, Scott 202.429.8025 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – WEST VIRGINIA Jackson Kelly PLLC 1600 Laidley Tower Charleston West Virginia 25301 United States of America Tele: 304.340.1000 / Fax: 304.340.1130 http://www.jacksonkelly.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Dunbar, Charles 304.340.1196 [email protected] Lord, Elizabeth 304.340.1390 [email protected]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - WISCONSIN Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 100 E. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 3300 Milwaukee Wisconsin 53202-4108 United States of America Tele: 414.271.6560 / Fax: 414.277.0656 http://www.michaelbest.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Lundgren, K. Thor 414.225.4952 [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - WYOMING Brown, Drew & Massey, L.L.P. Ohio Oil Bldg. 159 N. Wolcott, Suite 200 Casper Wyoming 82601-7009 United States of America Tele: 307.234.1000 / Fax: 307.265.8025 http://www.browndrew.com

Main Contact Direct Dial Email Barbe, J. Kenneth 307.234.1000 [email protected]

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MEMBER FIRM RESOURCES

LEX MUNDI FREE OFFICE POLICY: The “Free Office Policy” makes available, within reason, to all attorneys at member firms, offices, conference rooms, telephones, fax machines and secretarial support. Effectively, this policy gives each member attorney access to 560 offices worldwide. LEX MUNDI FREE ADVICE POLICY:

Any attorney at a Lex Mundi member firm should feel free to contact other attorneys for free advice. The firm contacts or specific attorneys in practice areas covered by Lex Mundi practice groups may be contacted.

Free advice includes general discussions of the current status of law or other issues. “Free advice” should generally be less than 30 minutes. Attorneys requesting free advice should state so after introducing themselves.

The free advice policy is not applicable if research is required, documents reviewed, or any legal opinion is provided that the consulting attorney uses as attorney work product.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Free Advice Policy is a valuable benefit to member firms, providing the advantage of an immediate, prompt response regarding some aspect of the legal environment in a specific jurisdiction. In an effort to clarify “free advice” and to reduce inappropriate uses of the policy, this list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) has been drafted. It is the responsibility of the contact person at each member firm to ensure that the policy and FAQ is available to each attorney. Any questions regarding the use of the policy should first be directed to the member firm’s contact person before a request is made.

1. What requests are appropriate and what are inappropriate? Generally appropriate: a. basic information about a particular area of law, legal procedure, or practice of the jurisdiction of the Lex Mundi member that could be answered by one lawyer experienced in the area of practice, where the inquiry seeks broad guidance (for instance, the type of information that the requesting party could probably find in a general legal text book would be appropriate); b. a request that seeks identification of a key precedent on a topic or reference to a treatise; c. a request in which any underlying factual information is disclosed hypothetically or in very general terms, so as to avoid a disclosure that would identify the client (unless such disclosure is required for a conflicts check);

d. a request for information about a particular judge, lawyer or ADR specialist in the member firm’s jurisdiction; e. an inquiry seeking general information as to a single issue, based on a simple factual

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framework, which can be answered using the law firm’s basic skill and expertise, where the inquiry seeks broad guidance and neither an opinion nor a definitive judgment. (In such case, the parties involved may need to be identified so that conflicts can be checked.)

Generally inappropriate: a. a survey of the law in a particular jurisdiction; b. a multi-part question requiring input from a number of specialists; c. a fact-specific inquiry in which the requesting lawyer seeks advice that will be incorporated into an opinion to the requesting lawyer’s client; d. a request where the lawyer providing the information must pass judgment; e. a request to which the answer would risk the disclosure of confidential information of a client of the firm to whom the request is directed; f. a request that requires the disclosure of confidential information; g. a request that warrants the drafting of documents.

2. Who should make the request? A request should only be made by lawyers – not legal assistants, secretaries, law clerks or administrative personnel – familiar with the use of the policy.

3. To whom and how should the request be made? The procedure for requesting free advice should be as quick and easy as possible, since many such requests are time-sensitive. In the past, the practice has been for requests to be made to one of a firm’s contact persons listed in the Directory, who then would respond to the request or locate the appropriate person to respond. This practice remains acceptable.

As Lex Mundi technology improves, and to ease the burden on the contact person, requests may be directed to an attorney listed on the Lex Mundi website as a contact for a particular area (implemented September 2003). Furthermore, if the practice group for a particular area has compiled a directory, the contacts listed for the specific jurisdiction may be asked. These can be found on the Profile page for the practice group (http://www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Practice_Groups_and_Committees.asp). Currently, the following practice groups have electronic directories: Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Trusts and Estates; directories to be added in the near future: Cross-border Transactions and Bankruptcy and International Insolvency. However, the firm contact person should be copied on the request if made in written form. If a request is made via telephone, the attorney who received the request should inform the contact person via a brief e-mail or telephone.

Each firm may specify the routing of requests. However, it is imperative that all staff involved in directing calls know to whom requests should be directed. If that person is out of the office for an extended period, then an alternate should be chosen.

4. Should the receiving firm check conflicts as to each request? The request should be a simple general question regarding laws or rules; therefore, a conflicts check generally should not be necessary. However, if the nature of the inquiry requires identification of clients and others involved, or if there is a likelihood that the firm receiving the request may have relationships with those involved (for example, the inquiry involves a major business operating in the country in which the firm receiving the request has its offices), the responding firm should be attuned to the possible need for a conflict check. If the requesting firm knows the Lex Mundi member has a client relationship that might be implicated in the matter

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giving rise to the request, the requesting firm should either refrain from making the request or disclose the connection at the outset.

Any lawyer making use of the free advice policy has an obligation to assure that the intended use of the policy conforms to any ethics rules or opinions of the jurisdiction of the requesting lawyer.

The requesting firm may not disclose, without the responding firm’s express written consent, either to its client or to any other third party, the source of the general legal information it has received. Since the information is provided gratuitously, the responding firm should not be held to account for the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information provided.

5. How should an “inappropriate” request be handled by the receiving firm? The recipient should indicate that he/she does not consider the question appropriate for response under the free advice policy and should give reasons, e.g. the information is not readily available and will require research, it will take several hours of work to respond, etc. If the recipient does not feel comfortable doing this, he/she should discuss the issue with the contact person. The receiving attorney should alert the contact person if he/she refuses a request.

6. How can members make better use of the policy? Contact persons need to ensure that all attorneys are aware of the policy and understand how to use it. This may be accomplished by distributing the policy and this FAQ, along with an explanatory memo, from the contact person.

7. Can a request for free advice be made via an email list? The Free Advice policy and Lex Mundi’s email lists have different purposes. Email lists are “discussions” or “commentaries” on topics of interest or of a general nature. The email lists are forums for ongoing discussion between members of a practice group on topics of general interest, rather than mechanisms for requesting an answer to a jurisdiction-specific question. Since email lists operate in a “broadcast” mode, i.e., entries are automatically broadcast by e-mail to all list subscribers, making a request for free advice in this manner would not be appropriate. (An appropriate example to the Real Estate email list, which would not be appropriate as a Free Advice request: “Has anyone had a recent experience dealing with the Rule against Perpetuities?”) The email lists and the Free Advice Policy both are intended to provide ready access to the resources of our colleagues around the world, but in different ways.

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