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A Shared Global Vision Helping You Do Business All Over the World A shared global vision Helping you do business all over the world Client Commitment Innovative Solutions Global Service WINNER INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR A shared global vision Helping you do business all over the world Contents Client Commitment. Innovative Solutions. Global Service. 5 Why work with us? 6 Welcome to our world 8 Our global footprint 10 3 A shared global vision Helping you do business all over the world 4 A shared global vision Helping you do business all over the world Client Commitment. Innovative Solutions. Global Service. Eversheds Sutherland represents the combination of two firms with a shared culture and commitment to client service excellence. We are each known for our commercial awareness and industry knowledge and for providing innovative and tailored solutions for every client. Increasing globalization has changed the nature of business. It has also changed the type of advice our clients need. 61 offices Eversheds Sutherland was formed with this in mind. As our clients expand globally, we are with them. Our lawyers around the globe are united by our vision, values and understanding of our clients’ businesses and their needs. 29 jurisdictions They provide high quality legal services whether they are operating within country or across borders from our 61 offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. We consider every opportunity and issue with the same c. energy and creative, proactive approach. This can involve 700 developing efficient structures for business transactions, devising novel case strategies in litigation and being at the partners forefront of new legal developments. We also offer a unique project management approach that enables us to deliver complex, multi-jurisdictional legal services through a single point of contact, providing efficiency and certainty for our clients. Above all, we listen to our clients. Our solutions-oriented, 2,300+ service-led approach attracts clients faced with issues and opportunities that demand in-depth understanding of business, specific industry knowledge and the ability lawyers to manage substantial matters across borders. Consistently ranked in directories worldwide 5 A shared global vision Helping you do business all over the world Why work with us? Quality Global service Over the years, both Eversheds and Sutherland have been We have a network of more than 200 relationship law firms recognized as leaders in changing the dynamic of legal around the world in addition to specific and formalized services. Both have been consistently praised by clients regional alliances. We manage client relationships and and highly ranked in the most respected independent complex matters across national and international borders. directories. Our shared goal is to deliver a high quality legal With our newly expanded footprint, we provide vast solution underpinned by a commitment to relationships experience of working on domestic and international that deliver. Formal client feedback programs have been projects with a consistent, high quality service wherever established to support this approach. clients need us. Clients Comprehensive services Our diverse client base ranges from small and mid-sized We provide the full range of legal services in key practice businesses to the largest multinationals. We act for over areas which include corporate and M&A; finance; dispute 62 of the FTSE 100, 58 of the Fortune 100 and 92 of the resolution and litigation; human capital and labor law; real Fortune 200. We are on the panels of more than 25 major estate and construction and tax. Our industry and business banks and several hundred global corporations. knowledge enables us to work with our clients to achieve their strategic objectives through innovative solutions. We have deep experience in a number of industry sectors, including energy and infrastructure, financial services, insurance, TMT and industrials. Innovation Relationships We work collaboratively and innovatively with our clients. Our lawyers are accessible, engaged and responsive. We We look to improve what we do continuously, fostering a serve our clients as trusted advisers and cultivate deep and culture which rewards innovative thinking. We regularly gain genuine relationships offering highly commercial insight external recognition in this area, and we match that with and expertise across sectors and around the world. our own internal innovation competitions to encourage our people to have the next great ideas to help our clients. 6 A shared global vision Helping you do business all over the world Project management Our structured project management approach is an important element of our client focused service. It includes a single point of contact, highly-developed processes and technology-based solutions to implement best practices for the benefit of our clients. People Eversheds Sutherland sets itself apart through our people and our culture. We support and embrace the diversity of our lawyers and staff and strive to reflect the communities in which we work. We encourage all of our staff to achieve their potential through mentoring and continuing education in an inclusive environment. Ground-breaking consultancy services Eversheds Sutherland Consulting offers an innovative consultancy service specializing in assisting in-house legal departments of all sizes with legal strategy, regulatory risk and compliance (including specifically in the financial services sector), HR consultancy, efficiency and technology. 7 A shared global vision Helping you do business all over the world Welcome to our world We are regularly asked to support our clients across numerous jurisdictions, and in response we have developed a network of more than 200 relationship law firms around the world, with each sharing our approach to service excellence. We have also developed specific and formalized regional alliances as follows: Eversheds Sutherland Latin America Alliance We have brought together over 20 firms across 17 countries to create an innovative platform for sharing expertise, opportunities and promoting the highest standards of legal service across Latin America. Eversheds Sutherland Asia Pacific Alliance With the support of our established offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore, this alliance is a unique entity that provides access to the combined knowledge of 20 firms in over 40 countries across the Asia Pacific region. Eversheds Sutherland Africa Law Institute We manage a network of more than 30 offices across Africa – no one else can match this innovative service in one of the world’s most rapidly developing continents. 8 9 A shared global vision Helping you do business all over the world Our global footprint 10 Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP and their controlled, managed, affiliated and member firms, provide services in the following locations: US Spain Madrid Atlanta Austin Sweden Houston Stockholm New York Sacramento Switzerland Washington DC Berne Geneva Zurich Europe United Kingdom Austria Belfast Vienna Birmingham Cambridge Belgium Cardiff Brussels Edinburgh Ipswich Estonia Leeds Tallinn London Manchester Finland Newcastle Hämeenlinna Nottingham Helsinki Jyväskylä Pori Africa, Asia Tampere and Middle East Turku China France Beijing Paris Hong Kong Shanghai Germany Berlin Iraq Hamburg Baghdad Munich Erbil Hungary Jordan Budapest Amman Ireland Qatar Dublin Doha Italy Saudi Arabia Milan Riyadh Rome Singapore Latvia Riga South Africa Durban Lithuania Johannesburg Vilnius Mauritius Netherlands Port Louis Amsterdam Rotterdam Tunisia Tunis Poland Warsaw United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Romania Dubai Bucharest eversheds-sutherland.com © Eversheds Sutherland 2017. All rights reserved. Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP are part of a global legal practice, operating through various separate and distinct legal entities, under Eversheds Sutherland. For a full description of the structure and a list of offices, please visit eversheds-sutherland.com. 022017.
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