Nicos G. Papaefstathiou is the Managing Partner of the firm and has a wide scope of expertise across numerous legal practice area. According to Chambers and Partners “Clients, impressed with his experience in dispute resolution matters, say "he gives us confidence that the cases will be resolved with the best possible outcome." He was president of the Union of Balkan Bar Associations between 2004 and 2006, and since 2015, he has been the president of the Accountants’ Disciplinary Board. He also remains a member of the Tassos Papadopoulos Centre for Studies (since 2010), and the Co-ordinating Body against Corruption. In…
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James has been advising numbers of US, European, Australian and Asian companies investing in China by way of setting up RO (Representative Office), JV (Joint Venture), WOFE (Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise) or merger and acquisition with Chinese companies. With 20 years of legal experience, James is expertise in advising clients on commercial and corporate matters, James currently is the legal counsel to numbers of foreign-invested companies, including Nestle Guangzhou, Swire Guangdong Coca-Cola，Tyco International, Tupperware China, Coface China, Candy China, Taly China, etc. James has been involved in a number of large-scale assignments involving cross-border liquidation and restructuring, include GITIC and…
Professional Career • Study of law in Heidelberg, Würzburg, Munich • Fellowship from the Foundation of the German People (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) • First state examination in law, Bavaria, 1970 • Doctorate by the Law Faculty of Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 1971 • Scientific collaborator of Prof. Dr. Hans F. Zacher, Institute for Politics and Public Law, 1972 • Second state examination in law, Bavaria, 1974 • Admission to the bar, 1974 • Master of Laws (LL.M.) of the University of California at Berkeley, CA, U.S.A., 1975 • Associate lecturer, University of Augsburg, 1982 • Tax attorney, 1986 • Tax…
“The cornerstone for my professional development is my family: from my parents, who taught me the principles that have made me who I am today to the family I have created with my wife: the purpose that guides everything I do.” We will always have a quick answer and, thanks to this, we forge close, and honest relationships based on mutual trust with our clients. That is why our portfolio includes many clients that have walked beside us for a long time. My name is Ricardo Vargas Aguilar and, as of 2003, I have cultivated relationships and friendships at Oller…
Partner at Utumi Advogados, Ana has more than 25 years of experience in Tax Consulting and Tax Litigations, assisting corporations and families with domestic and international tax issues. She has intense academic activity with lectures, classes, seminars, conferences. She is frequently acknowledged as 1 of top tax practitioners in Brazil by different publications. Ana Claudia is Board member of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) and Fundação Visconde de Porto Seguro. Member of Practice Council of the NYU International Tax Program. and of Steering Group of Women of International Fiscal Association Association ("IFA") Network. She is Chair of Brazilian Branch of…