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September 2018 - Summary Page: o A Message from FLI NET Partner Peru o Newest Member Irwin Mitchell (UK) o Announcement FLI s Digital Assistant GC TM o ACC Event Austin, TX, USA o FLI ASIA-PAC Regional Conference Shanghai, China o FLI Monthly Compliance Update & Fortune 100 Project Announcement
Message from FLI NET Partner - Peru Dear FLI Colleagues, Estudio Olaechea is very excited to be the new member of this prestigious team. We believe this alliance will strengthen our international approach, our multijurisdictional client service and definitely our global perspective on law and business. We want you to know more about our experience, track record and all the things we can contribute to the group, now that we are on the same team! Our firm is the first law firm ever established in Peru. This year we are turning 140 years in the Peruvian legal market. We ve been around for a while, which allow us to be deeply familiarized with the legal and business environment on a local and global basis. Estudio Olaechea is recognized as a leading law firm in the most important international publications such as: Chambers & Partners; Legal 500; Who s Who Legal LACCA; and Leaders League, among others. Our firm is recognized for its active role in practice areas such as Corporate Law, M&A transactions, Competition, Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Infrastructure Projects, Energy & Natural Resources, Insurance Law, Labour & Employment, Aviation Law, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax Law and Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. Today s world is international, and FLI is a great platform for expanding our borders.
We are very honoured and proud to be part of this network with such an amazing group of top tier law firms and lawyers. Thank you to the FLI team for allowing Estudio Olaechea represent Peru in this alliance, and a very special thank you to Orlando Casares for being with us during the whole introductory process and for making us feel most welcomed to the team. We in Peru are ready to help you in whatever you may need. If you have any comments, questions or requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be very glad to assist you in any way we can. Looking forward to any opportunity for working together and see you soon! José Antonio Olaechea Managing Partner José Antonio Honda Partner
First Law International is proud to announce its newest FLI NET member in the UK Irwin Mitchell Solicitors. Present at the signing ceremony was Mr. Klaus Jankowski, FLI NET Germany Partner and Advisory Board Chairman, and Mr. David Yu, FLI Net China Partner, FLI Advisory Board Member, and President of the Shanghai Bar Association. Irwin Mitchell joined FLI as the newest UK Partner on October 3rd, 2018 as part of its international growth strategy which involves establishing and consolidating a network of closely aligned law firms across the globe. Joining FLI will facilitate inward introduction of English legal work to Irwin Mitchell and it will also ensure it has a credible source of high quality law firms in most jurisdictions to which it can introduce clients requiring legal support outside the UK. Victoria Brackett, Chief Executive of Irwin Mitchell s Business Legal Services division, said: We have been hugely impressed with FLI and I am confident the organization will play a big role in helping us meet our international growth aspirations. This is a key area for the firm and we are extremely excited to be joining one of the world s most credible networks. FLI will not only help increase the amount of incoming work we generate from overseas, it will also offer a wide spread of jurisdictional coverage with firms of a size capable of supporting most queries that our client base could require.
Orlando Casares, principal of First Law International, added: We re delighted to welcome Irwin Mitchell to FLI. The UK is a key territory for our member firms and their clients and I believe with Brexit on the horizon, it is vital that we have a highly credible, top tier law firm in place which can provide the necessary support and guidance.
First Law International is proud to announce the launch of its newest generation of Apps for partners and clients, featuring real time project submission, project management, partner firm indexing, event management, news releases, and much more. These apps will be available starting October 22 nd, 2018 on the Google Play Store, and the ios App Store. FLI cares deeply about its clients and its relationship with its member partners. In an effort to continue its long streak of industry leadership and innovative technology, FLI has heavily invested in digitalization over the course of 2 years, whilst working with App developers in Singapore, France, The Netherlands, and the UK, to be the first global network to offer the digital services of its kind. With now over 16,000+ Lawyers in over 80+ countries, information centralization and management is crucial to allow for a standard of excellence for the client and to allow partners to access the most up-to-date information, and continue prestigious competitive advantage in their home market, as well as attracting multi-national projects to their jurisdictions.
After positive focus group testing and multiple academic studies, the innovations set to emerge from the legal industry, are designed to be largely both refreshing, and game-changing. Academics and practitioners such as the UK s Richard Susskind, contributors at Chambers & Partners, and other Legal Societies and organizations have predicted and continue to predict the inevitable change in the legal profession. FLI has a reputation of setting the client as the priority, and has challenged traditional thinking in the past, which continues to win the loyalty of past-clients into long-term relationships, which yield benefits to both partners and clients. Opportunities in Big Data, Cloud Storage, and Project Management, will define the success and competitiveness of law firms and law networks in the future, as the average age of the General Counsel continues to decrease, and as more and more companies are bornglobal. In order to continue its long legacy of the more 17 years in the cross-border legal support and counsel, FLI is still the first-mover in the global network innovative sector, and continues to understand the client s need, making FLI Your legal team without borders! --
EVENT: Join First Law International at the Texas, October 21-24, 2018 First Law International cordially invites you to join us at the 2018 ACC in Texas, a prestigious FLI annual sponsoring event. Please come and find us at booth #439. We have a number of groundbreaking updates since last year s conference in Washington DC that we would like to share with you and discuss, particularly with the IT Innovations being brought to FLI Partners and Clients alike. At the conference you will have the opportunity to reconnect and network with our team of FLI Delegates and Management: FLI Delegation Dali Qian - Shanghai, China - Llinks (FLI NET PRC PARTNER) Gene Besen - Dallas, Texas, USA - Gray Reed Mcgraw (FLI NET TEXAS PARTNER) Markus Brock - Berlin, Germany - SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte (FLI NET GERMAN PARTNER) Bryan Bletso - London, England - Irwin Mitchell (FLI NET UK PARTNER) Georgie Collins- London, England - Irwin Mitchell (FLI NET UK PARTNER) Mohamed Zaanouni - Tunis, Tunisia - Zaanouni & Associés (FLI NET TUNISIAN PARTNER) Juan Carlos Velazquez de León - Mexico City, Mexico - Basham, Ringe y Correa (FLI NET MEXICO PARTNER)
FLI Management Team: Scott Blackmer - FLI Midwest Pete Larsen - FLI Southwest Carol Creel - FLI Midwest Saibal Mukherjee - FLI Switzerland Orlando Casares - FLI HQ (Brussels) When: October 21-24, 2018 Where: Austin Convention Center. 500 E. Cesar Chavez Street. Austin, Texas 78701, USA Booth: #439 Register or inquire here Or watch the 2017 ACC summary video below:
EVENT: Join First Law International s Asia Pacific Fall Regional Conference in Shanghai, China Coinciding with our gracious hosts 20th, Anniversary, LLINKS, FLI NET PRC Partner, is proud to host FLI s next regional conference in Shanghai, the Financial Capital of China. This Fall will be a very busy and exciting time for LLINKS as they celebrate a number of milestones, as a law firm which has realized significant growth since its early days as well as managing partner, David Yu who has during the past three years been juggling the prestigious hat of the president of Shanghai Bar Association, which is no easy task by any stretch of imagination. On behalf of LLINK s management, FLI HQ and the FLI Board, we look forward to seeing you all our Asia Pacific members there as well as any other FLI NET member whom for historic or strategic reasons would like to participate. When: November 8-9, 2018 Where: 19F, One Lujiazui, 68 Yin Cheng Road Middle, Shanghai, China Register or inquire here
FLI Monthly - Compliance Training & Certification Updates At FLI, we require all our member partners to undergo FLI's Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance and Certification. This involves getting the latest training and information to enable clients to be at ease, knowing their local representation is 100% compliant and fully certified. This allows for clients' projects to be streamlined and consistent in providing the highest quality of full service, across the globe. FLI's Certification Training covers the US, UK, and EU legislation addressing the prevalent problems of corruption targeted by the FCPA, Anti-Bribery, Anti-Money Laundering, OECD and other similar relevant, country-specific legislation. FLI s primary aim is to continue to raise the bar among our approximately 16,000+ attorneys by augmenting their internal capabilities to identify, report and process a potential corruption matters in the most unlikely places.
FLI's Certification is appreciated by not only US and UK multinational listed companies with strict compliance requirements, but clients of all shapes and sizes wanting to transact business in certain parts of the world where potential problems may be endemic. Click here to learn more about FLI s Compliance Training & Certification. Fortune 100 100 Jurisdiction Project FLI has received many letters of recommendation based on the excellent service received by firms with compliance training and certification, and has received interest from many fortune companies looking for international support, with a guarantee of compliance certification. As a result, the most recent project comes from a Fortune 100 company (diversified technology company leader in Telecom/Energy/Mining) necessitating legal support in 100 jurisdictions. This specific enquiry requests all firms undertaking work to have been fully certified by FLI s Compliance Training. Thus again proving FLI to be a very attractive business model to virtually any client. [FLI Partners] and each of [their] employees, agents, representatives, and consultants [ ] shall at all times conduct themselves in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, the U.K. Bribery Act (c. 23), the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 78dd-1 et seq., and their local laws and regulations regarding improper payments or bribes. In furtherance of this, we understand that FLI conducts its own FLI Anti-Bribery Compliance Certification on each member firm modeled in part on the Trace International standards and FLI s own training and certification requirements. This training provides added confidence that [FLI s] member firms are up-to-date on this important subject matter which is a serious concern to all companies across the board. -Assistant Counsel, Fortune 100 Company
FLI Compliance Certified Jurisdictions as of October 13 th, 2018 Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Chile China Costa Rica Cyprus Democratic Republic of Congo El Salvador Egypt France Germany Guatemala Honduras India Indonesia Japan Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Morocco Mozambique New Zealand Nicaragua Peru Philippines Poland Republic of Korea Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Thailand The Netherlands Tunisia Turkey UAE Uruguay Vietnam