To maintain and enhance contacts within the IAG network, three assemblies are held annually, each hosted by a member firm in a different city. The IAG organizing committee and its various sub-groups also meet separately, to plan future developments, and specific products and services, further strengthening the fabric of their network.
IAG has members throughout Europe, North and South America, the Asia Pacific region, and in the Middle East. They are carefully expanding their network to include representation in all major centres of commercial activity worldwide. They actively seek new members who meet their high standards.
The Employment Law Alliance (ELA) is the world’s largest network of labor and employment lawyers. With leading employment, labor, and immigration attorneys in more than 120 countries, all 50 U.S. states and every Canadian province, the ELA provides multi-state and multi-national companies seamless and cost-effective services worldwide. International businesses benefit from the ELA’s reach and deep familiarity with both the local laws and the local courts. Clients also appreciate a single point of contact, consolidated invoicing, and regional billing rates.
World Services Group (WSG) is the most prominent global network of independent firms that provides an exclusive setting and platform to connect its members to the most elite legal firms and their multinational clients worldwide. Additionally, WSG provides cross-industry access to a select few investment banking and accounting firms creating more expansive opportunities to service clients.
Through seamless collaboration and continual innovation, WSG delivers authentic association of global expertise with highest quality and value for clients.
World Services Group is comprised of over 120 prominent firms representing multinational clients worldwide. Members act in over 150 jurisdictions with over 23,000 professionals globally.
Schindhelm is an EU-based alliance of corporate law firms offering first-class legal consulting services in all areas of corporate law. The Schindhelm Alliance counts more than 230 active lawyers at 31 locations. Schindhelm advises SMEs, large corporations, associations, public entities and private clients in developing their projects in Central, Eastern Europe and Asia. Its locations include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Turkey.
DFDL is part of Schindhelm’s Southeast Asia Network.
Key contact: Matthias Kirsch (Attorney at law, Partner) matthias.kirsch@schindhelm.com
With the creation of a single ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015 bringing a new focus to South East Asia, the Government of Canada, in August of 2012, with Minister of International Trade Ed Fast, announced the creation of the Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC). The primary goals of the CABC are to educate their members about ASEAN and its many opportunities and educate ASEAN on Canadian capabilities, guide them to specific business opportunities in the region, map established ASEAN priorities against Canadian business interest, promote Canadian companies to ASEAN and promote ASEAN to Canada, understand, learn and listen to ASEAN’s needs, network: help to building an ASEAN network for Canadian businesses, communicate, establish effective and regular membership, ASEAN, Chambers, and Canadian Government Communication channels of communication, Link Canadian businesses to Canada’s official ASEAN initiatives. Amongst the founding CABC members: Bombardier, RIM, Royal Bank of Canada, Mac Cain, Manulife…
Our membership with the Global Restructuring and Insolvency Professionals (GRIP) network gives our clients and their referrers access to qualified and highly experienced insolvency and business recovery practitioners in over 36 countries worldwide.
The GRIP network was created in 2014 in Europe to provide a cross-border referral and marketing network for independent insolvency firms. Members are invited to join and commit to supporting each other to secure locally based work and resolve complex issues, GRIP members are based in Europe, Canada, Central and South America, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Whether you need professional assistance with restructuring, selling assets, or winding up a company, a fellow GRIP member who has strong local knowledge, understanding of local regulatory and legal requirements, and contacts can help ensure a smoother process and optimal outcome.
