An end to distance.
Introducing a global network of law firms
dedicated to cross-border business.

Acting local,
thinking global.
Working globally means crossing not only geographical borders,
but also legal, linguistic and cultural borders. In an ever-morecomplex world, a leap of faith is not enough: you need trust.
Multilaw is an international network of law firms providing thehighest standards of advice and service, collaborating acrossborders and putting an end to distance.
Every one of us is independent and proud of the local characterand insight we bring to the table. It is this on-the-groundknowledge that helps our clients take on the world.

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Multilaw gives you instantaccess to a global network.

11000

90

100

1990

London$5.0bn11,000 lawyers
in 300 offices

100 countries

Londonheadquarters

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90 member
firms

1990 founded$5.0bn combined
annual revenueWe make the world
smaller for clients.

GlobalRecognition.

Ranked as an Elite Network in Chambers Global Guide

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Our firms are recognisedin the leading directories.

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Global reach.
AmericasAnguilla

GuatemalaArgentina

Honduras

BahamasMexicoBelizeNicaragua

Bolivia

PanamaBrazilPeru

CanadaPuerto Rico

Cayman Islands

Saint Lucia

Chile

Seychelles

Colombia

United States

Costa Rica

Uruguay

Dominican Republic

Venezuela

Ecuador

Virgin Islands, British

El Salvador

8Europe, Middle East and Africa
AngolaAustria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Cape Verde
Croatia
CyprusCzech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
FranceGermany
GreeceGuernsey
Hungary
Ireland
Iraq
IsraelItaly
JerseyKenya
LebanonLuxembourg
Malta
MonacoMontenegro
Mozambique
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
PolandPortugal
Romania
RussiaSaudi Arabia
SerbiaSlovakiaSlovenia
South Africa
Spain
SwedenSwitzerland
Tanzania
TurkeyAsia-Pacific
Australia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
JapanKorea, Republic Of
LaosMalaysia
Myanmar
New ZealandPhilippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan, Republic of China
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam

UgandaUK – England
UK – Northern Ireland
UK – Scotland
UkraineUnited Arab Emirates

9Expertise.
Multilaw is a full-service network, combining
international reach with local expertise toenable clients to do cross-border businesswith confidence.

10AgribusinessLabour and employment

Antitrust, competition and tradeLife sciences

Aviation

Litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution

Banking and financeMaritime

Capital markets

Media, advertising and entertainment

Construction and infrastructure

Mergers and acquisitions

Cross-border transactions

Outsourcing

Data privacy and information security

Private client

E-commerce

Private equity

Employee benefits

Product liability

Energy and natural resources

Project finance

Environmental

Real estate

Family law

Securities

FashionSport

Government affairs

Tax

Health careTechnology

Immigration

Telecommunications

Insolvency and restructuring

Transportation

Insurance

White collar crimeIntellectual property11Whatever size
your business,
we will support
you to go global.
Multinationals, public companies, start-ups andscale-ups all call on our member firms to trade, list,set up offices and innovate across borders.

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6 reasons towork with us.

01
02
03

Our international reach with local
insight meets your commercial needs.

We are positive, practical people dedicatedto empowering you to take on the world.

Our firms get up to speed quickly because
they understand your business and therealities of your markets.

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05
06

Our responsive team meets yourdeadlines and exacting standards.

Our flexible processes ensure you get
the service you need in the way you
need it, wherever you need it.

Our structure is cost-effective.

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Leveraging the power of trust toend distance and do cross-borderbusiness with confidence.

Carefully chosen and regularly appraised,
every Multilaw firm shares a commitment toproviding the highest standards of service.

01

Step 1.

Audit.
In-depth due diligence ensures
each firm is a leader in its
jurisdiction and holds
outstanding standards ofethics and professionalism.

02
Step 2.

Align.
To be confident our values align,
Multilaw board members visit eachfirm to get a real sense of theircommitment to helping clients’businesses cross borders. It is only
then that firms are invited to join.

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Step 3.

Appraise.
Once on board, we
continually collaborate andprovide feedback, carryingout formal appraisals every
three years.

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There are two ways toengage with Multilaw.

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GlobalGateway.

GoDirect.

We take the lead on yourcross-border legal needs.

We introduce you to thespecialists that will deliver yourcross-border legal needs.

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We can be your gateway
to the global network.
One pointof contact

Reporting one
monthly bill

We plan

We execute

We evaluate

Identify your needs andplan the work

Drive theprogramme

Evaluate the work &identify future needs

Agree goals and success criteria
Determine deliverables, feesand reporting
Assemble team

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Centralised
briefings

Liaise with the member firmsdelivering legal services
Utilise global collaboration software
Provide regular updates

Assess results
Share lessons learned
Identify further needs

You can go direct to firms
and manage your own relationships.

Introductions
to specialists

Separate reporting
and billingMultipleengagements

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We are here to help.
However you choose to work withus, you will have access to:

A dedicatedpoint of contact20

Collaboration
platform technology

A strategic
business partner

The service
you receive is:
Responsive.

Consistent.

We acknowledge client

We update regularly,communications withinwith clarity.

24 hours.

High Quality.

Adaptable.

We use project management

Our charging structure is

to maintain standards.

flexible and transparent.

Collaborative.
We build trusted
relationships with every client.

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Our flexible fee structuredelivers value for money.

01020304

Fixed fee or hourly rates

Rates vary to align with costdifferences across jurisdictions

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Transparency ensured throughService Level Agreements andregular work-in-progress updates

Acting local, thinking global.

Helping Heska
Corporation go global.
US member firm Polsinelli helped veterinary petcare company,
Heska Corporation, to expand its operations overseas.
Transparency and on-demand reporting ensured the formationof foreign subsidiaries with support from Multilaw members
in Australia, France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands,
New Zealand and the UK. Governance and general corporatetransaction counsel continues for this client.

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Precision and customer care fromMultilaw members helped
multi-national power equipment
business move into the Asia Pacific.
Australian member firm Macpherson Kelley acted for a large, multinational power equipment business on the re-draft of its tradingarrangements to allow the company’s expansion into the Asia
Pacific region. The international team called on Multilaw colleagues
in Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Taiwan and Thailand. Consistency and communication ensured thecontract was amended to reflect local laws. Project management
efficiency meant that the team was able to scope, coordinate anddeliver this complex project in two weeks.

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M&A and corporate advice
to Viessmann Group.
German member firm Schalast regularly assists The Viessmann
Group, an international manufacturer of heating, industrial, andrefrigeration systems headquartered in Germany, on corporateand M&A matters.
Multilaw member firms in China, Canada, France, Italy and
the Netherlands have also been working for the client onvarious M&A and business transactions throughout the lastyear and establishing their own direct client relationships with
Viessmann’s legal department.

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Working with Kärcher inmore than 30 jurisdictions.
Member firm Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, in Germany,
has a long standing relationship with one of the world’s largest

manufacturers of cleaning equipment, Kärcher. Over more than adecade, Kärcher has regularly engaged Multilaw firms across various
practice areas including corporate, employment, intellectual property
and litigation matters in over 30 jurisdictions and continues to workwith Multilaw firms around the world on an ongoing basis.

““

When selecting a law firm outside Germany my first
choice is Multilaw. Excellent quality for a fair price.

Horst Teller(Vice President, General Legal Counsel) - Kärcher

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Global employment services
for Games Workshop.
Games Workshop, the global games and miniatures manufacturer andretailer with a yearly turnover in excess of £250 million, needed help with theprovision of employment and immigration legal services in all of the countries
in which they operate.
They contacted UK member firm Shakespeare Martineau who were able toquickly put together a proposal covering all of the jurisdictions required.
The proposal was successful against some stiff competition. The client
was impressed by the combination of the UK firm providing the central key
account management, the breadth of the Multilaw presence across the world
and the capabilities of the network to provide a seamless service. The work is
now being rolled out to 17 countries.

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Delivering worldwide service in
20 jurisdictions to publicly listed
agroscience client.
Fast-growing agroscience company AgroFresh approached US member
firm Duane Morris for assistance with annual corporate maintenance andcompliance processes for subsidiaries in 20 countries.
Duane Morris submitted a unified global proposal to the client in less thana week, covering all of the needed countries and services, and each of theMultilaw firms in the proposal was retained.
The speed of response to the client’s request for proposal has been matchedby the assistance and responsiveness of the various Multilaw member firms
being used. As a result, the relationship with AgroFresh has grown to include
additional work for member firms ranging from regulatory compliance tocommercial contracts to employment law and litigation. As AgroFresh’s needs
evolve, Multilaw firms stand at the ready to continue to be part of their team.

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Assisting one of the largest
global home furnishingretailers to expand acrossfive continents.
Over the past eight years, US member firm, Lathrop GPM, have assisted
one of the largest global home furnishing retailers in expanding into
countries on five different continents. Involving over a dozen Multilaw
firms to provide guidance with those expansion efforts over the past twoyears, the assistance has included such varied guidance as trademark
review, franchising, licensing, general contract and distribution matters.

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Advising digital media groupon cross border corporate andemployment matters.
Irish member firm Philip Lee advised ADVNCR, a digital media group(whose primary operations are in the UK, US and Australia), focusing on
acquisition and investment, in companies involved in creative, production
and other supply of services within the eSports, gaming, AI, AR and VR
sectors. Advice initially focused on advising the UK based founders ofthe group on their role but has since developed into advising on every
proposed and completed acquisition and investment and joint venture,
as well as employment matters and a proposed group restructuring.
Australian member firm Macpherson Kelly advised on the jurisdiction
specific aspects of the investments made in Australia. Advising ADVNCR
on a global restructuring to move its parent company to the US, US
member firm Polsinelli assisted on the US aspects of the restructuring
including company formation, share structure and employment law.

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Flexibility allowedglobal media businessto manage staffingchange across Europe.
Longstanding client of UK member firm Penningtons Manches Cooper,a global film and media company, drew upon the expertise of theMultilaw network when advice was needed in Germany and Italy tominimise the risk of liabilities during contract terminations and thesensitive handling of transgender issues.

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Making theworld greener.
Member firm Bosselaar Strengers Legal Partners, in the Netherlands,
have supported their client Sempergreen – supplier of quality products forgreen roofs, living walls and ready-to-lay ground covering – to realise theirambition to make the world a little greener. So far Sempergreen has, withthe assistance of Bosselaar Strengers Legal Partners, engaged multiple
member firms in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland and the UK toexpand their operations and product distribution in order to assist theirbusiness and their clients to create a more sustainable environment.

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