Group Membership
The Group or Firm Membership package means it is now possible, as an alternative to individual membership, for a firm to obtain Full Membership for all its lawyers with one single annual payment.
Those firms which have chosen to join us in this capacity have gained real benefit from:
- Enhanced opportunities to engage in high level debate
- Contributing to the improvement of law across borders
- The positioning of their firm as leading supporters of both the maintenance and enhancement of human rights and the rule of law
- A greater involvement in the education and development of the legal profession throughout the world
- Exclusive Group Member benefits
- Centralised and streamlined administration of members
Please note that we are no longer accepting Group Membership applications for 2008. If you would like toregister your interest for 2009 contact Sam Bayes at sam.bayes@int-bar.org.
The following law firms are IBA Group Members. The IBA thanks one and all for their generous support of and contribution to The Human Rights Institute and its' ongoing Rule of Law work.
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Allen & Overy has more than 400 partners and over 2,200 legal staff practising in the following locations: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bangkok, Beijing, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, New York, Paris, Prague, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Turin, Warsaw. For further information, please contact Stephen Denyer (Regional Managing Partner for Europe) on +49-69-2648-5765, E-Mail: stephen.denyer@allenovery.com |
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Bech-Brunn is a full-service law firm providing client-focused, interdisciplinary legal services. Our long experience and in-depth industry knowledge is leveraged to serve our diverse client base, which includes multinationals, public authorities, organisations, small entrepreneurial companies and private individuals. As one of the largest law firms in the Nordic region, Bech-Bruun has the specialist, commercial and human resources necessary to provide comprehensive, tailored and value-added solutions to our clients. |
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Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP is a premier City law firm with offices in London and Brussels and alliance offices in New York and Paris. Clients include FTSE 100 companies and financial institutions, major multinationals, the public sector, entrepreneurial private businesses and individuals. The firm currently holds the Chambers’ ‘UK Law Firm of the Year’ 2005 award. |
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Blake Dawson Waldron is one of Australia's leading international law firms, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Port Moresby, Shanghai and an associated office in Jakarta. Our clients include international and national financial, commercial, trading and industrial corporations, as well as governments and statutory organisations. We recognise the importance of establishing close relationships with our clients and add value to their business by providing commercially astute, high quality legal advice.
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Castren & Snellman Attorneys is the oldest and one of the leading business law firms in
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Chadbourne & Parke LLP, founded in 1902, is headquartered in New York City with offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Houston, London (MNP), Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw (a Polish partnership), Kyiv and Almaty. The Firm provides the full range of international legal services on a cost effective basis with emphasis on maintaining continuity of partner-client relationships.
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CMS Hasche Sigle is one of the leading German law firms with more than 420 lawyers. Operating at all the major business centres, CMS Hasche Sigle covers the entire area of commercial law and provides legal advice to major German and international companies from a wide spectrum of industry. CMS Hasche Sigle is a member of CMS, an alliance of leading European law firms. With over 575 partners, a total of 2,000 lawyers and tax consultants and around 3,800 support staff we advise our clients in 24 countries in Europe and further afield on legal and tax issues.
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Conyers Dill & Pearman, the offshore law firm, was established in Bermuda in 1928. The Firm has a complement of over 400 staff and is headquartered in Bermuda with operations in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, London and Singapore. The Firm advises on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, specialising in company & commercial law, commercial litigation and private client matters.
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Clyde & Co is a leading international law firm with particular strengths in aviation and aerospace, corporate and commercial law, cross-border trade and investment, dispute resolution, employment, finance and technology, insurance and reinsurance, international arbitration, international trade and energy, shipping and marine matters, trade disputes and transport. The firm employs over 500 lawyers and over 500 support staff based throughout the world. The firm has offices in London, Guildford, Cardiff, Paris, Nantes, Piraeus, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro and associate offices in Belgrade, Moscow and St Petersburg. It also has a Co-operation Agreement with a law office in Iraq. |
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a leading international law firm, representing a wide range of clients around the world. Founded in 1931, the firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The firm now has approximately 630 lawyers, including more than 100 lawyers in Europe. |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are a leader among international law firms, providing business law advice of the highest quality throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US. With over 2,400 lawyers in 28 key business centres around the world, we provide a comprehensive service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments. |
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Gleiss Lutz is one of the leading international law firms in Germany, comprising more than 220 lawyers. Having offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Brussels, Prague, Warsaw, and an associated office in Budapest, Gleiss Lutz provides its clients at home and abroad with legal advice of the highest quality. Based on a philosophy of legal expertise, specialisation, team work and shared experience, the name Gleiss Lutz stands for premier quality, innovative solutions and top negotiating skills. Gleiss Lutz enjoys an association with Herbert Smith and Stibbe. |
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GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS is one of Spain's "magic circle" firms founded in 1971 by Fernando Pombo and Ignacio Gómez-Acebo. Evolving from the traditional structure of the Spanish legal boutiques, it has become one of the most highly regarded firms in a number of sectors and areas of practice. With a solid team of forty partners and 140 lawyers, the firm offers multi-disciplinary legal consultancy services throughout Spain and Brussels to its national and international clientele. Both in recent years and up to present the firm's advice has been given to more than 65% of the companies quoted on the main European Stock Exchanges (Ibex 35, Eurostoxx 50, Daxx 50, Cac, Dow Jones) as well as to the Administration and public companies. The firm has also been asked to contribute its knowledge and expertise in the task of drafting new legislation or amendments. |
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Kromann Reumert is one of the leading law firms in Denmark with offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, London and Brussels. Kromann Reumert employs around 425 people, 222 of whom are lawyers.
We provide competitive full service legal support, aiming always for the highest standard of quality, professionalism and responsibility on every level. |
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With more than 450 people, including over 200 lawyers, McCann FitzGerald is one of Ireland's largest law firms. We are consistently recognised as being the market leader in many practice areas and our pre-eminence is endorsed by clients and market commentators alike. Our reputation is founded chiefly on two factors - the quality of the service we provide and our ability to attract, develop and retain top talent. Our principal office is located in the International Financial Services Centre, Dublin, Ireland and we also have offices in London and Brussels, and in Belfast through the North South Legal Alliance with L’Estrange & Brett.
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Whatever your legal issue, NautaDutilh’s experts can help, working closely together to provide you with the best possible solution. We give truly independent advice to a broad range of clients on a wide variety of issues. As the largest law firm in the Benelux, we offer our clients unparalled expertise, through our main offices in the Netherlands (Amsterdam and Rotterdam) and Belgium (Brussels), supported by our offices in Luxembourg, London and New York. And thanks to our longstanding relationships with many other leading international law firms around the globe, we can ensure that your needs are met and your interests well represented anywhere in the world.
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Schellenberg Wittmer is a leading Swiss business law firm. 100 specialised attorneys in Zurich and Geneva provide comprehensive legal services to clients around the world. From focused expert advice to overall project management, our teams combine with yours for thorough analysis, creative structuring and successful realisation of your projects. Our clients come to us for first-class legal advice. They stay with us for our service, our open and constructive communication and our positive working atmosphere.
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The international growth of leading law firm Simmons & Simmons is based on building practices around local lawyers who understand the country’s culture, business and language. The firm is now a closely knit and cohesive network of lawyers located in 20 offices in major business and financial centres throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East. With a broad based practice area and a focus on key industry sectors, clients can access the firm’s lawyers according to their individual needs. Providing clients with worldclass advice, whenever and wherever they need it, is at the heart of the business.
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading global law firms. The Firm, established in 1884, currently has approximately 700 lawyers, including 158 partners. Through its New York City headquarters and its offices in Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability in the world’s principal international financial centers.
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| Gorrissen Federspiel Kierkegaard |
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| Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek |
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| Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque | |
| Lenz & Staehelin | |
| Macchi di Cellere Gangemi | |
| Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogado | |
| Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyr | |
| Marval O'Farrell & Maira | |
| M&M Bomchil | |
| Nunziante Magrone Studio | |
| Pinheiro Neto Advogados | |
| Veirano Advogado | |
