Sentences with phrase «of offshore law firms»

To retread, only very briefly, the background facts that have this week dominated the tabloids, broadsheets and websites of all major news outlets across the world, Mossack Fonseca is a law firm and «corporate service provider» — a model that anyone with a passing knowledge of offshore law firms will be familiar with and invariably means they form and administer offshore trusts.

Not exact matches

Cameron Sr. was one of thousands of people named in the «Panama Papers» leak last week, that documented in exhaustive detail how a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, had helped wealthy people around the world move their assets offshore.

According to the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, the searches were ordered to try to identify holders of offshore companies set up by the bank via Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.

The offices of Appleby, an offshore law firm, in St. Helier, Jersey.

With help from law firms that specialize in offshore tax shelters, the company canvassed multiple jurisdictions before settling on the small island of Jersey, which typically does not tax corporate income.

Tax authorities have challenged several of the offshore structures maintained by Appleby and Estera, a spinoff of the law firm's corporate services business.

The talks also explored ways to improve the «integrity» of global financial flows, especially following the release of the so - called «Panama Papers,» which disclosed details of offshore companies set up for wealthy individuals and companies by the Panama - based law firm Mossack Fonseca.

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a network of nearly 200 reporters from dozens of countries, used Linkurious during its Pulitzer Prize - winning reporting project on the Panama Papers, which exposed offshore tax havens using 11.5 million leaked documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca.

Criticism was directed at Appleby, the offshore law firm at the heart of the Paradise Papers, for bringing legal action against the Guardian and the BBC over their reporting.

While it is unclear who is funding Klein, the law firm controlling this offshore funder of the U.S. environmental movement is Wakefield Quin, a giant in the investment management world.

Meanwhile, the other side of globalization has seen large law firms setting up offshore operations in low - cost locations to run their back - office functions and carry out routine work.

As the prospect of further turmoil in the eurozone and the twin spectre of a possible Grexit or Brexit cloud the horizon in Europe, Caroline Thorpe asks how this affects offshore law firms

Armed with the knowledge of how little law firms might pay for offshore work, corporations can use the threat of cutting them out and sending legal tasks overseas on their own to force law firms to reduce fees.

Vitaly Timokhov, a tax lawyer at Tax Chambers LLP, says the law firms could have been involved to incorporate the Canadian side of these companies, act as advisers for beneficiaries, or settlors of trusts, or help set up an offshore financial structure for companies to create «tax efficiencies.»

A number of Canadian law firms are mentioned in the Panama Papers, the massive leak from a Panamanian law firm showing the offshore financial dealings of prominent figures worldwide.

With the public release of 11 million plus pages of data, documents, emails and other information from Mossack Fonseca, the Panama based law firm at the heart of the scandal, people are now also aware of public figures, state governors, the wealthy and the powerful usurping the benefits of the Panama law firm's services; namely the establishment and management of offshore entities to protect capital and reduce tax costs.

On a continent where foreign investors and law firms tend to distrust local courts and arbitration centres and prefer to bypass them in favour of offshore arbitration at venues such as the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration (ICC) or London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), OHADA's Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA) offers perhaps the best route to handling commercial disputes in Africa.

Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide places Carey Olsen in the top five law firms by the number of London Stock Exchange and AIM clients it advises; the only offshore law firm to be ranked alongside UK law firms in the top five.

The successful listing of Cora Gold is another endorsement for Carey Olsen as the offshore law firm of choice for international companies looking to list in London as well as in other international markets.

The number and value of offshore M&A deals fell in 2016 when compared to a record 2015, a theme that played out in nearly every world region, according to a report released by offshore law firm Appleby.

«For the 52,000 terrified holders of offshore accounts at UBS, the ability to get the views of several law firms on the day of the announcement would have considerable advantages to simply reading about it in the WSJ.

The total number of petition filings across offshore jurisdictions fell 10 % in 2016 when compared to the previous year, reflecting a continued levelling off since the high - point of 2013, according to a report released by leading offshore law firm Appleby.

But it's still a good time to be one of the big offshore law firms.

According to Integreon, «As the delivery of legal services evolves, it's clear that most law firms and corporate counsel require a mix of onshore and offshore support».

Simmons has been identified by the media as giving English law advice in relation to the formation by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca of offshore fund Blairmore Holdings, while Holman Fenwick Willan has also been linked to the leak, which has seen Mossack Fonseca achieve the ignominious record of being the source of the largest data leak in history.

Leading offshore law firm Appleby acted as Bermuda and Isle of Man counsels to security agent DNB Asia Ltd. (DNB Bank) on its US$ 300 million term loan facility provided to Crystal Acquisition Company Limited (Borrower).

Carey Olsen's head of litigation and managing partner John Greenfield said of the appointment: «Michael is an established trust practitioner and his title reflects reputable expertise in the offshore trust world where he has worked alongside leading Counsel and international law firms.»

The Townsley Law Firm in Southwest Louisiana, represents victims of maritime injury, offshore accidents, industrial accidents, defective product injury, auto accidents, medical malpractice and other serious injuries.

We act for a diverse range of international and local organisations and represent more LSE - listed clients than any other offshore law firm (Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide).

The cost - saving rationale is obvious — clients are demanding more for less from their law firms, and near - shoring offers an obvious means for cost - efficiencies, in more familiar and manageable setting than some of the far - flung offshore destinations.

Tahota Law Firm, as domestic legal counsel for the underwriters, was involved in the offering of the first group offshore US dollar bonds by Chengdu Communications Investment Group Co (CCIC).

As in other years, Asian Legal Business continues its annual tradition of picking Asia's standout lawyers working for offshore law firms.

The winners of «Law firm of the year», our most prestigious award, are: King & Wood Mallesons, Law firm of the year (China); Baker McKenzie FenXun, Law firm of the year (international); Maples and Calder, Law firm of the year (offshore); Deacons, Law firm of the year (Hong Kong); Zhong Lun Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Beijing); AllBright Law Offices, Law firm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year», our most prestigious award, are: King & Wood Mallesons, Law firm of the year (China); Baker McKenzie FenXun, Law firm of the year (international); Maples and Calder, Law firm of the year (offshore); Deacons, Law firm of the year (Hong Kong); Zhong Lun Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Beijing); AllBright Law Offices, Law firm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year (China); Baker McKenzie FenXun, Law firm of the year (international); Maples and Calder, Law firm of the year (offshore); Deacons, Law firm of the year (Hong Kong); Zhong Lun Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Beijing); AllBright Law Offices, Law firm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year (international); Maples and Calder, Law firm of the year (offshore); Deacons, Law firm of the year (Hong Kong); Zhong Lun Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Beijing); AllBright Law Offices, Law firm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year (offshore); Deacons, Law firm of the year (Hong Kong); Zhong Lun Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Beijing); AllBright Law Offices, Law firm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year (Hong Kong); Zhong Lun Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Beijing); AllBright Law Offices, Law firm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western ChiFirm, Law firm of the year (Beijing); AllBright Law Offices, Law firm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year (Beijing); AllBright Law Offices, Law firm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year (Shanghai); ETR Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western ChiFirm, Law firm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year (Guangdong); Tahota Law Firm, Law firm of the year (Western ChiFirm, Law firm of the year (Western Chifirm of the year (Western China).

Even if the CRA loses this court battle I think that they will continue to go after the names of offshore accounts held by Canadians, just as the IRS and some European countries have,» says Rotfleisch, founding lawyer at Rotfleisch & Samulovitch Professional Corporation, a boutique tax and business law firm specializing in tax dispute resolution.

Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland (US), Richard served as an associate in the shipping and offshore finance practice of an international law firm in New York.

Carey Olsen Singapore partner Linda Lee has been named one of the top 10 lawyers working for offshore law firms in Asia by Asian Legal Business.

Prior to joining Trust Corporation International, he was a Partner of Mourant Ozannes, one of the world's largest offshore law firms.

Carey Olsen is one of the only offshore law firms to offer focussed contentious and non-contentious data protection and information management services.

It concludes with a study of the major strategic issues offshore law firm management may need to consider to adapt to this turning point in the offshore sector.

Leading offshore law firm Appleby acted as Bermuda and BVI counsels to China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding Limited (COAMI) in relation to a HK$ 560 million term loan facility granted by Ample Mark Enterprises Ltd. (Ample Mark), a wholly - owned subsidiary of COAMI, to Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Limited (Skyfame).

Law firms and corporate legal departments are quickly beginning to recognize the numerous benefits of offshore legal outsourcing.

Partner and co-leader of the firm's Commercial Litigation practice Jon Sablone and New York City Commercial Litigation associate Danielle McLaughlin authored this column discussing how the insertion of boilerplate language can now obviate an important and powerful tool of the Cayman Islands Companies Law and invest even more power in offshore funds.

Devised by prominent legal business consultant Rees Morrison and American Lawyer editor Aric Press, the Legal OnRamp survey asked in - house counsel what percentage of their department's spending would be moved to lower - cost offshore service providers — whether directly or as subcontractors to in - country law firms — by 2013.

Leading offshore law firm Appleby acted as Bermuda and BVI counsels to China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding Limited (COAMI) in relation to a HK$ 560 million term loan facility granted by Ample Mark Enterprises Ltd. (Ample Mark), a wholly - owned subsidiary of COAMI, to Skyfame Realty...

Clifford Chance, one of the largest law firms in the world, retains Integreon to build its Gurgaon - based offshore legal delivery center.

What job applicants do not know is that there is a possibility that their personal information ends up offshore, beyond U.S. privacy law, in a foreign call center or data processing location where there is little if any privacy protection because many national background screening firms routinely offshore a great deal of data every day in order to increase their profits.