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Finance Gone Wrong: What Expert Should You Hire?

30th April 2018
With a limited pool of experts to choose from, law firms face a number of challenges in choosing the right expert witness when it comes to banking, investment and insurance disputes. There may also be occasions where more than one expert is required to cover different areas of specialisation. Below Lawyer Monthly hears from Paul […]
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Zeaborn Acquires the Ship Management Business ER Schiffahrt

30th April 2018
The ZEABORN Group has acquired 100 per cent of the business shares in E.R. Schiffahrt GmbH & Cie. KG ("E.R. Schiffahrt"). With retrospective effect from 1 January 2018, E.R. Schiffahrt's management, staff and subsidiaries, including the shipbroker Harper Petersen & Co., will be integrated into ZEABORN Group. The relevant contracts were signed by the transaction […]
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Estate Planning Is About Values, Not Just Assets

30th April 2018
  Glen Wagstaff, Founder and Managing Partner at Inter Vivos, PLLC, believes planning around your estates for the future is as much about values as it is about the assets themselves. Glen and his firm are on a mission to make “proper planning affordable and accessible for everyone” in a family focused environment that challenges […]
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From Tambo to Mandela: How 90s TV Inspired My Legal Career

30th April 2018
Establishing a successful growing law firm in a fast-paced environment such as South Africa is quite a feat for any savvy businessperson. No less for Mr Thulani Matiki Norman Kgomo, attorney at TMN Kgomo & Associates, who since he was young was inspired by the best. Below he discusses his perspective on the South African […]
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Surviving Government Investigations

30th April 2018
Justin Shur speaks with Lawyer Monthly on conducting corporate internal investigations in the US and beyond, as well as successfully representing clients during government investigations.   Are enforcement actions by Department of Justice (DOJ) against non-US actors for overseas business practices a trend that is likely to continue? US enforcement authorities have shown a willingness […]
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Workplace Harassment: What Do You Do when in the Firing Line?

30th April 2018
Getting terminated from work is never good news to bring home, especially from a job you love. But getting unfairly terminated from work, due to discrimination, brings even more emotion to surface. If you have ever been a victim of discrimination, you are familiar with that terrible feeling, especially when it happens at the workplace... […]
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There Are Two Keys to Litigation: Preparation & Imagination

30th April 2018
Focusing on dismissal proceedings and the aftercare of clients post-casework, Antonio Eduardo Gómez de Enterría, Partner and Head of the Employment practice at Herbert Smith Freehills' Madrid office, takes Lawyer Monthly on a journey of understanding the trivial relationship between employer and employee at the centre of labour disputes.   When representing corporate entities in […]
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The Race Is On: Patenting Autonomous Driving

30th April 2018
Written by Christof Höhne, Partner at EIP The race for patenting ‘self-driving’ cars is on! From Audi to Google, we have seen an increase in patent applications from influential companies, racing to get their invention on the streets first. With the future of driving shifting to fifth gear to change the way we see cars, […]
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Inos 17-049 GmbH Acquires Werther International

30th April 2018
INOS 17-049 GmbH, a Munich-based company controlled by the Stargate Capital GmbH fund, completed the acquisition of Werther International SpA, an Italian company with operating units in France, the US, Denmark and Poland, and distributors in 150 countries globally operating in the production, assembly and marketing of car equipment. Portolano Cavallo assisted the acquiring company […]
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MBO With Tesla UK Ltd.

30th April 2018
A management buy-out (MBO) was established earlier this year, with manufacturer Tesla UK Ltd. The company, based in Birmingham UK manufactures and supplies into the heating and plumbing industries, providing products to national and independent merchants and distributors in the UK and overseas. The company generates a turnover in excess of £10m. Insider Media Limited […]
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