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Cooperation Among Globalaw Members

Initiatives

2015 Americas Regional Meeting (ARM)

Montreal, Canada

25-27 June 2015

Presentations and Discussion re Business Initiatives

Moderator: Ayolt Zoer, Global Business Initiative

Coordinator, The Netherlands

Speakers: Bryan Birkeland (Texas), Peter Brown

(Vancouver), Oliver Foerster (Hamburg), Michael

Hatchwell (London), Susan O’Neill (California), Arthur

Shay (Taiwan), Gregg Rodgers (Seattle)

2015 ARM: Montreal, Canada | 25-27 June

Initiatives

• Bankruptcy & Insolvency

• Renewables & CleanTech

• Cross Border Labour

• Dispute Resolution - The Litigation Guide Project

• GlobalMine

• High Net Worth (Tax)

• Intellectual Property

• Real Estate


Renewables & Clean Tech

Face2face meeting in Brussels 10 Globalawyers

attending, mainly EU but also one USA (November

2013)

Initiative attended the world’s biggest Wind-

conference in Hamburg (September 2014)

Globalaw branded booth, presentations, 3 days

Six Globalaw countries being present

Increasing participation by US Globalawyers

Joint PR/publications (Brochure/Magazines)

Content Delivery for upcoming Globalaw meetings


The Renewables at WindEnergy 2014


Cross Border Labour

Vibrant initiative with calls up to 15/20 Globalawyers

attending

Increasing referrals between the participating members

Series of Webinars 2013, 2014 and 2015

Production of (i)“Summaries on employment law” and

(ii) “Summaries on Immigration law”(approx. 35

countries participating)

Content delivery for Globalaw meetings

Client-facing event planned for GLAMM 2015


The CBL at the 2014 ARM in Seattle


Dispute Resolution

This Initiative is in the process of being formed,

spearheaded by Lithuania and Hungary

One of their aims is to produce a platform for cross

border litigation

Knowledge sharing

Litigation Guide Project: 19 firms already

contributed


GlobalMine

Globalaw booth at PDAC, largest mining

convention in the world

Production of the ‘Basics of Mining – Selected

Jurisdictions’ Guide

Development of a brochure

Initiative calls every two months


GlobalMine at PDAC 2015


Bankruptcy & Insolvency

After a successful face2face meeting in Paris some

years ago the group is now planning for a face2face

meeting in Geneva, Swiss after summer this year.

We plan to include general counsel/clients and

Alvarez&Marsal, our sponsor.

Insolvency Proceedings Questionnaires


Intellectual Property

Americas/Europe and Asia Pacific subgroups have

been formed

Reception was held in San Diego, California at INTA

for Globalawyers and clients

Globalaw IP Directory being produced identifying two

IP contacts in every Globalaw firm

Joint Brochure being prepared


IP at INTA 2015


Real Estate

Yearly gathering of the group at ICSC (int. Council

Shopping Centers). Oct 28-31 Phoenix, USA. Last year

Orlando, Florida

Joint Brochure has been produced and a joint webpage

currently being developed

Global(aw) Real Estate Directory with contact lawyers

Platform for sharing deals/referrals


Real Estate at ICSC 2014


High Net Worth

• Wednesday 27th May face2face kick off meeting in

London (Gordon Dadds' offices), spearheaded by

Michael and Scherzade. Over 20 participants from all

three regions

• We envision a close cooperation with Tax-Initiative

and the group who currently organize “GLOBALaws

most tax efficient jurisdictions”.


GLOBALaws most efficient tax jurisdictions

15 jurisdictions team up to prepare for part of the

Charlotte meeting on efficient tax jurisdictions,

educating fellow Globalawyers and by doing so

increasing cross selling opportunities


Other activities 1/3

• Managing Partners forum in US region

• Meeting heads of IT US region

• European Marketing meeting (over 50 participants)



• Globalaw branded client facing events Huth Dietrich

Hahn, Hamburg/Germany introducing Globalaw

speakers. April 29th on Directors Liability in

cooperation with 4 Globalaw-countries (3 EU and 1

USA)

• Following Taiwan, Tokyo organized a very

successful client event during the Apac meeting,

appr 250 (!) (prospective) clients visited

• Increased participation of Initiatives in preparing

conference meeting content



• Establishing Globalaw Foundation

• Joint CSR efforts, also for marketing purposes

• Doing Business Guides updated every year

• Marketing Resource Center

• Globalaw Talking Business Newsletter

• Globalaw Dawn Raid Task Force

• Globalaw Insurance cover for joint projects


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