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Meritas Concludes UK Law Firm Selection.


Business Editors & Legal Writers

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2002

Meritas, a worldwide legal alliance of 200 law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
  1. Clifford Chance, £1,030.2m – International law firm (headquartered in the UK);
  2. Linklaters, £935.
 in 60 countries with an annual combined turnover of $1 billion, announces the admittance Admittance

The ratio of the current to the voltage in an alternating-current circuit. In terms of complex current I and voltage V, the admittance of a circuit is given by Eq. (1), and is related to the impedance of the circuit Z by Eq. (2).
 of London London, city, Canada
London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826.
 law firm Finers Stephens Ste·phens   , Alexander Hamilton 1812-1883.

American politician who was vice president of the Confederacy (1861-1865) under Jefferson Davis.
 Innocent (FSI FSI Foreign Service Institute
FSI Fluid Structure Interaction
FSI Fuel Stratified Injection
FSI Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (Italian Chess Federation)
FSI Free Standing Insert
FSI Flight Simulator
) to membership. This follows an extensive recruitment programme to secure a London member firm.

The addition of FSI, top rated in the areas of media, IT and IP, advances the Meritas strategy of offering New Economy clients predictable, high quality worldwide legal service, supported by specific technology tools for efficient work coordination.

Meritas' European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


European bat lyssavirus
see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 Managing Director Michael Michael, archangel
Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence.
 Faulkner comments on the new membership:

"FSI are a perfect fit for our organisation. They are dynamic, open and democratic with a first class international client base in our key business sectors. They are team players and match our international model: independent firms bound by common quality standards, not by merger. The Meritas difference is that our service delivery and quality control work without financial integration, and we avoid the high costs and long chain of advice found in so many international firms: the ultimate beneficiary beneficiary

Person or entity (e.g., a charity or estate) that receives a benefit from something (e.g., a trust, life-insurance policy, or contract). A primary beneficiary receives proceeds from a trust or insurance policy before any other.
 is the client."

FSI will be a key player in Meritas Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , the regional collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software.  of 23 firms, 700 fee earners and 30 full-service full-ser·vice
adj.
Associated with or offering complete service: full-service gasoline pumps; full-service banks. 
 law offices, with locations from Vladivostok Vladivostok (vlă'dĭvŏ`stŏk, –vəstŏk`, Rus. vlä'dyēvəstôk`), city (1989 pop. 634,000), capital of Maritime Territory (Primorsky Kray), Russian Far East, on a peninsula that extends between two bays  to Lisbon Lisbon (lĭz`bən), Port. Lisboa, ancient Olisipo, city (1991 pop. 677,790), W Portugal, capital of Portugal and of Lisboa dist., on the Tagus River where it broadens to enter the Atlantic Ocean. , Istanbul Istanbul (ĭs'tănbl`, ĭstan`bl), city (1990 pop. 6,748,435), capital of Istanbul prov.  to Reykjavik. Firms share common organizational and strategic objectives.

Wendy Wendy is a female name which may be used as a short form for Gwendolyn, or in its own right. Its popularity is attributed to the character Wendy Darling from the children's play and novel Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie. The character Wendy was inspired by a real girl.  Horn, Meritas worldwide President, says of FSI's selection:

"Meritas is pioneering a new model for the selection of lawyers and the delivery of service in a competitive global market. We lifted our previous size restrictions for a London member and focused our recruitment strategy on niche, New Economy practices. This led us to FSI."

George George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait).  Cadman, Q.C., Meritas Board Chair, a partner with Boughton There are several places in England named Boughton:
  • Boughton, Cheshire
  • Boughton, Norfolk
  • Boughton, Northamptonshire
  • Boughton, Nottinghamshire
as well as:
  • Boughton Aluph, Kent
  • Boughton Green, Kent
  • Boughton Lees, Kent
 Peterson Pe·ter·son   , Oscar Emmanuel Born 1925.

Canadian jazz pianist. A prolific recording artist noted for his technical skill, he is best known for work produced with his own trio (1953-1965).
 Yang yang (yang) [Chinese] in Chinese philosophy, the active, positive, masculine principle that is complementary to yin; see yin, under principle.  Anderson Anderson, river, Canada
Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic
 in Vancouver Vancouver, city, Canada
Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 471,844), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just N of the Wash. border.
, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography
, Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , adds

"The decision to add FSI corresponds perfectly with our new global business plan to serve corporate clients worldwide. We thought long and hard about the right "fit" for us in England England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north. . The London market is one of the most important markets for our firms worldwide. We wanted a firm that had a truly international perspective, with industry and client references that match the mix of our group."

FSI's managing partner Anthony Barling Barling could refer to one of the following cities:
  • Barling, Arkansas
  • Barling, Essex
 explains the firm's position:

"We are incredibly pleased to have joined Meritas. This is a high point in our international strategy. Harnessing Meritas' cultural diversity will offer us the opportunity to support our clients in their international development. Our international activities and client base have grown substantially in recent years and our strategic alliance with Meritas will give us access to leading law firms throughout the globe. This will facilitate the implementation of a bolder international growth programme than local office expansion would ever have allowed."

Meritas members are required to adhere to adhere to
verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful

2.
 rigorous quality standards and a stringent code of ethics Code of Ethics can refer to:
  • Ethical code, a code of professional responsibility, noting what behaviors are "ethical".
  • Code of Ethics (band), a 90's Christian New Wave/Pop band
. Member firms are ranked among the top independent firms in most markets and are subject to a regular recertification recertification Recredentialing Graduate education A process in which a professional is periodically re-evaluated–eg, every 10 yrs by an accrediting body to assure continued provision of safe, high-quality health care  process.

Meritas Contacts:
-- Access to 1,000+ written evaluation records on each firm detailing their
performance on specific client matters;

-- An extensive searchable database of lawyers covering both industry expertise
and legal practice area.

-- A common technology platform linking all member firms for more efficient
client support.

-- Assignment of a client support partner, for companies that want a single
point of reference to coordinate all their work.


FSI Contacts:


-- Access to 1,000+ written evaluation records on each firm detailing their
performance on specific client matters;

-- An extensive searchable database of lawyers covering both industry expertise
and legal practice area.

-- A common technology platform linking all member firms for more efficient
client support.

-- Assignment of a client support partner, for companies that want a single
point of reference to coordinate all their work.


Editors' notes:

1. Meritas is a unique strategic alliance of business law firms

worldwide. Our independent member firms are united by a global

business plan, member-enforced quality control, and common service

levels. Meritas firms deliver cost-effective cost-effective,
n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate.
 legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client.  on the

basis of consistent standards, coordinated advice and top domestic

expertise, without the disadvantages and costs to clients of

international merger.

2. Meritas offers New Economy clients resources not found through any

single firm or law firm grouping:


-- Access to 1,000+ written evaluation records on each firm detailing their
performance on specific client matters;

-- An extensive searchable database of lawyers covering both industry expertise
and legal practice area.

-- A common technology platform linking all member firms for more efficient
client support.

-- Assignment of a client support partner, for companies that want a single
point of reference to coordinate all their work.


3. Meritas was founded in 1990 as Commercial Law Affiliates by Leon Leon

Medieval kingdom, northwestern Spain. Leon proper included the cities of León, Salamanca, and Zamora—the adjacent areas of Vallodolid and Palencia being disputed with Castile, originally its eastern frontier.


I. Steinberg Noun 1. Steinberg - United States cartoonist (born in Romania) noted for his caricatures of famous people (1914-1999)
Saul Steinberg
 with 66 U.S. law firms. The first European member was

admitted in 1993. It was driven by the vision of a young corporate

lawyer who developed a proprietary system for selecting and then

evaluating the performance of business law firms. This process

gives corporate clients a smart option when they need broad

geographic representation without the risk or expense of using a

giant firm. Today, Meritas firms have retained their top standing

because they've they've  

Contraction of they have.

they've have
 been able to invest in improving their services

rather than acquiring branch offices.

4. Quality Control: Meritas surveys clients and other law firms who

use member firms to assess their satisfaction. We terminate firms

who show more than a handful of unhappy clients. Meritas firms

must demonstrate they have the practice mix necessary to handle

most business matters. Firms that have lost key departments or

capabilities must resign their membership. Meritas can provide

confidential access to 1,000+ written evaluation records on each

firm detailing their performance on specific client matters.

5. Size: Meritas is the world's largest law firm alliance with some

200 member firms in 60+ countries on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. . Meritas

member firms have offices in 216 cities around the world and

access to 5,200 attorneys. Through Meritas, member firms bring

their collective mass, depth, quality control and common service

culture to add value to growing international businesses.

6. Key Officers:

George E.H. Cadman, Q.C., Chair

Gabriel Nadal, European Chair

Wendy F. Horn, President

Michael Faulkner, Managing Director Europe

7. Services: Meritas firms are united by coordinated business

communication systems, including common searchable databases Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features.  of

lawyers' expertise and firms' specialities. Clients and member

firm lawyers therefore have immediate access to the best possible

expertise to serve their needs on legal and business issues.

8. A Meritas member firm listing appears as an appendix to this press

release

9. For more information please contact:

MERITAS

420 N. Fifth Street, Suite 565

Minneapolis Minneapolis (mĭn'ēăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 368,383), seat of Hennepin co., E Minn., at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, at St. Anthony Falls; inc. 1856. , MN 55401 USA

tel 612.339.8680

fax 612.337.5783

url www.meritas.org See .org.

(networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations.

RFC 1591.


email meritas@meritas.org

Finers Stephens Innocent (FSI)

1. Finers Stephens Innocent is an expanding 90-lawyer practice based

in Central London The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no such conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London".  providing a range of high quality legal services

to corporate and commercial clients. The firm offers a range of

services focused to meet the requirements of its primarily

commercial client base. The firm's philosophy includes close

partner involvement and a commercial approach in all client

matters. Dedicated teams create services that are supplied in a

cost effective manner with a working style which is personable PERSONABLE. Having the capacities of a person; for example, the defendant was judged personable to maintain this action. Old Nat. Brev. 142. This word is obsolete. ,

client supportive and informal.

2. The firm: Services are offered through seven brands, FSI property,

FSI corporate & commercial, FSI litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 and dispute resolution,

FSI IP and media, FSI private client, FSI employment and FSI

international.

3. FSI appears in a number of prominent national and international

directories such as Legal 500 and Chambers which provide an

independent review and ranking of all law firms. We are ranked and

recommended for all of our key legal services and many of our

lawyers are listed as legal experts and leading individuals. See

FSI website http://www.fsilaw.com/popup/fsinews.htm

4. Types of work undertaken:

4.1 Commercial Property: The property department has seen a year

of significant transactions for developers and investors as

well as for major retailers. The niche retail practice, Nathan Nathan (nā`thən), in the Bible.

1 Court prophet in the time of David and Solomon. He announced the oracle to David concerning his dynasty. He confronted David over David's adultery with Bath-sheba and over her husband's murder.


Silman, joined the firm to give a significant strengthening of

the retail and leisure group and an enhancement of the group's

client base. A highlight of the year has been the firm's

appointment to the Virgin Group legal panel. In addition,

further recruitment in property funding and property

development as well as a general recruitment at all levels in

the department has added to the depth of resources for all

commercial property work.

4.2 Corporate and Commercial: This department has seen a year of

rapid growth both in terms of the number and the size of

transactions undertaken. The department handled the flotation flotation
 or froth flotation

Most widely used process for extracting many minerals from their ores. The method separates and concentrates ores by altering their surfaces so that they are either repelled or attracted by water.


and AIM listing of sportingbet Sportingbet PLC is an e-gaming operator traded on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) (symbol: SBT.L), as of late September 2006 Sportingbet had a market capitalization in excess of UK£ 750m. The company's CEO is Nigel Payne. .com plc (UK). Merger and

acquisition deals included advice to LA Fitness on the

purchase of four health and fitness clubs. FSI was adviser to

Blueprint blueprint, white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth through which light can penetrate.  Audit Limited on the acquisition of the audit

practices of seven accountancy practices and adviser to the

shareholders of Mean Fiddler Holdings Limited on the company

sale and reverse take-over of Mean Fiddler Music Group plc, an

AIM listed company listed company ncompañía cotizable

listed company nsociété cotée en Bourse

listed company list n
. The department also acted for Marylebone Coordinates:  Marylebone (sometimes written St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone, or in archaic use Marybone) is an area of central London in the City of Westminster.

Warwick Warwick, town and district, England
Warwick, town (1991 pop. 21,701) and district, county seat of Warwickshire, central England, on the Avon River. The town has some commerce and manufacturing.
 Balfour Bal·four , Francis Maitland 1851-1882.

Scottish embryologist and zoologist noted for his studies of the development of the urogenital and nervous systems in vertebrates.
 Group plc on the funding of a mixed-use mixed-use
adj.
Containing or zoned for commercial and residential facilities or development: a 40-story mixed-use tower; a mixed-use parcel of land. 
 tower

opposite Canary Wharf
For the landmark building sometimes referred as Canary Wharf, see One Canada Square.


Canary Wharf is a large business development in London, located on the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks in
.

4.3 Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Cases undertaken involve a

wide variety of commercial actions, arbitrations and

mediations both in the UK and other jurisdictions. The

department has units specialising in finance, education,

family law and personal injury/medical negligence negligence, in law, especially tort law, the breach of an obligation (duty) to act with care, or the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances. .

4.4 IP and Media: A particular feature has been the further

development of an IP and media department in the firm. The

department provides both contentious and non-contentious IP

and media skills in defamation defamation

In law, issuance of false statements about a person that injure his reputation or that deter others from associating with him. Libel and slander are the legal subcategories of defamation. Libel is defamation in print, pictures, or any other visual symbols.
, IP, IT, film and TV work,

financing and various other aspects of media law with a

particular specialism in anti-piracy See SIIA.  acting for a number of

collection societies. The department has secured an increase

in the number of US institutional clients for whom the firm

now acts.

4.5 A new stand alone employment department has been established

to respond to the increasing number of employment related

matters acting primarily for the employer but also for high

profile employees/directors. The department also advises in

employee benefit and other share option schemes.

4.6 The services of the private client department have continued

to develop with an emphasis on complex, high value estate

planning and offshore tax structuring which has continued to

grow rapidly both for high net worth families and clients of

offshore financial institutions.

4.7 Internationally the firm continues to service the needs of its

clients on both sides of the Atlantic and has seen an

increasingly active profile in the US and Continental Europe Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. .


5.  Facts/figures and people

       Number of partners                        39
       Assistant solicitors                      40
       Other fee-earners                         11
       Total                                     90

       AREAS OF PRACTICE
       Property                                  37%
       Litigation                                29%
       Corporate & Commercial                    24%
       Private Client                            10%

       CONTACTS
       Commercial                                Peter Carter
       Commercial Litigation                     Philip Rubens
       Construction Law                          James Harvey
       Corporate                                 Peter Jay
       Corporate Finance                         Paul Millett
       Defamation                                Mark Stephens
       Employment                                Howard Goulden
       Flotations                                Ashley Reeback
       Information Technology                    Anthony Barling
       Intellectual Property                     Chris Parkinson
       International                             Mark Stephens
       Litigation                                Howard Zetter
       Matrimonial                               David Taylor
       Media                                     Mark Stephens
       Medical Negligence                        Daniel Marks
       Offshore Tax                              Michael Lewis
       Partnership                               Michael Simmons
       Personal Injury                           Leon Marks
       Property                                  David Battiscombe
       Property Development                      Michael Kutner
       Property Funding                          Martin Smith
       Property Investment                       Melvyn Orton
       Property Litigation                       John Hewitt
       Property Retail                           Julian Hindmarsh
       Property Trading                          Sam Charkham
       Publishing                                Nicola Solomon
       Sports Law                                Daniel Marks
       Tax                                       Brian Slater
       Trusts and Charities                      Robert Craig

       Management:
       Managing Partner                          Anthony Barling
       Finance Director                          Philip Mitchell
       Marketing Director                        Monica Ralli


6. FSI appears in a number of prominent national and international

directories such as Legal 500 and Chambers which provide an

independent review and ranking of all law firms. We are ranked and

recommended for all of our key legal services and many of our

lawyers are listed as legal experts and leading individuals.

Members of FSI lecture regularly on legal matters both in the UK

and internationally as well as contribute to numerous legal and

sector publications.

7. David Taylor David Taylor or Dave Taylor can be one of several persons: Sports people
  • David Taylor (Australian cricketer), Australian cricketer
  • David Taylor (English cricketer), English cricketer
  • David Taylor (snooker player), snooker player
 and Nicola Nicola may refer to:

People with Nicola as the full name:
  • Nicola (chief), important First Nations political figure in the fur trade era of the British Columbia Interior
  • Nicoleta Alexandru, singer (stage name Nicola
 Solomon Solomon, d. c.930 B.C., king of the ancient Hebrews (c.970–c.930 B.C.), son and successor of David. His mother was Bath-sheba. His accession has been dated to c.970 B.C. According to the Bible.  are Deputy District Judges.

Michael Simmons Michael Simmons or Michael Troutman Simmons (1814-1867[1]) was a 19th century American pioneer and one of the first white men to settle in the Puget Sound.

Simmons was one of ten children, born in Kentucky in 1814.
 is the author of Anatomy anatomy (ənăt`əmē), branch of biology concerned with the study of body structure of various organisms, including humans. Comparative anatomy is concerned with the structural differences of plant and animal forms.  of Professional Practice,

and the general editor and major contributor to Successful

Mergers: Planning, Strategy and Execution. He is the Chairman of

the Practice Management and Technology Committee of the Section of

Legal Practice of the International Bar Association, an active

member of the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar The American Bar is a drinking establishment at the Savoy Hotel in London.

Opened in 1898 when cocktail were being first introduced to London.

The term American Bar comes from the 1930s when cocktails were first gaining popularity in the United States.


Association, a Trustee and Fellow of the College of Law Practice

Management and a Member of the Partnership Law Practitioners.

Robert Craig United States Army Second Lieutenant Robert Craig was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic service as an infantry officer during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II.  is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is a London based membership organisation for arbitrators for the promotion and facilitation of dispute resolution. Historically, the Institute has focused primarily upon arbitration, but since the 1990s, it has taken a greater role in

and the Deputy Chairman of the trustees of a small museum and the

trustee of a number of other charities. Peter Jay is a Director of

Sportingbet.com (UK) plc as well as other plc companies. Anthony

Barling writes a monthly article on employment law in Computer

Contractor. Philip Philip, tetrarch of Ituraea
Philip, d. A.D. 34, tetrarch of Ituraea, son of Herod the Great. He was perhaps the ablest of the Herod dynasty. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke.
 Rubens is an Accredited accredited

recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.


accredited herds
cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g.
 Mediator mediator n. a person who conducts mediation. A mediator is usually a lawyer, or retired judge, but can be a non-attorney specialist in the subject matter (like child custody) who tries to bring people and their disputes to early resolution through a conference.  with the

Centre for Dispute Resolution. John Hewitt John Hewitt is the name of:
  • John Harold Hewitt, poet from Northern Ireland
  • John Hewitt (tax preparation entrepreneur)
  • John Hewitt (herpetologist)
  • John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt, linguist
  • John Hewitt (footballer)
 is a committee member

of the Property Litigation Association.

8. The Corporate and Commercial Department have completed a

substantial number of transactions this year valued at hundreds of

million pounds involving high profile fund raisings.

9. The FSI Media Department handles a wide range of often complex and

very high profile cases, but has retained its original commitment

to providing high quality professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  at reasonable

prices - Legal 500 recommended FSI for defamation, intellectual

property, publishing and film finance. Chambers highly regards FSI

for its defamation expertise (including its work for international

publishers) and its pension work - FSI acted for over 200,000

members of pension schemes in the recovery of (pound)20 billion in

pension surpluses.

10. Mark Stephens was recently appointed by the Lord Chancellor lord chancellor
 also called Lord High Chancellor or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal

British official who is custodian of the great seal and a cabinet minister. Until the 14th century the chancellor served as royal chaplain and king's secretary.
 to be

a Champion for the Community Legal Service. He chairs a number of

committees including the recent very successful Solicitors Law

Festival, the Policy Board of the Internet Watch Foundation The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a UK organisation that aims to find, remove and facilitate the blocking of access to illegal content on the internet. It works in partnership with the police, Government, major Internet service providers and the wider online industry and is

(www.iwf.org.uk), the Management Committee of the Programme in

Comparative Media Law and Policy Wolfson College Wolfson College may refer to:
  • Wolfson College, Cambridge
  • Wolfson College, Oxford
, Oxford Centre

for Socio Legal Studies and the Greenwich Greenwich, borough, Greater London, England
Greenwich (grĭn`īj, grĕn`–), outer borough (1991 pop. 200,800) of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. Manufactures include telephone equipment and underwater cable.
 and Docklands Docklands can refer to:
  • Dublin Docklands, area around the city of Dublin, Ireland near the docks
  • London Docklands, area in the east of London, England
  • Melbourne Docklands, an area within Melbourne, Australia
 Festival.

He also sits on the Editorial Board of "Copyright World" and the

American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law  Journal "Communications Lawyer" and is a

trustee of the Solicitors Pro-Bono Group and the sports celebrity

charity SPARKS Sparks, city (1990 pop. 53,367), Washoe co., W Nev., just E of Reno; inc. 1905. The Southern Pacific RR was the major employer until the dieselization of railroad engines forced the closing (1957) of the railroad shops there.  (Sport Aiding Research for Kids). Mark is a

Governor of Wanstead Coordinates:  Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, East London. The main road going through Wanstead is the A12. The name is from the Anglo-Saxon words wænn and stede  Church School and Honorary solicitor solicitor, in English law, person duly admitted to practice before the supreme court of judicature. He is the agent of the person whose suit he handles, and is distinguished from a barrister, who argues cases before the judge (see attorney).  to the

Contemporary Arts Society.

11. Members of FSI regularly appear in print and on radio and

television. Mark contributes to the Radio 4 Quiz show quiz show
n.
A television or radio program in which the contestants' knowledge is tested by questioning, with some contestants winning money or prizes.
 "Points of

Law". Nicola Solomon is the author of "Pritchard Pritchard can refer to:
  • Charles Pritchard
  • James Pritchard, Canadian rugby player
  • Matthew Pritchard
  • Pritchard, British Columbia
See also
  • David Pritchard, disambiguation page.
 and Solomon on

Personal Injury" as well as numerous articles on publishing. Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved.

Gilbert appears on breakfast TV.

12. FSI participates in, attends and hosts a substantial number of

national and international activities which include conferences,

seminars, workshops, exhibitions, receptions and client corporate

events all aimed at raising the firm's profile and integrating the

firm's client base to provide a first class service. We consider

ourselves to be a client focussed firm.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: MERITAS 420 N. Fifth Street, Suite 565 Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA tel 612.339.8680 fax 612.337.5783 url www.meritas.org email meritas@meritas.org

MERITAS MEMBER FIRMS

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EUROPE

AUSTRIA               Siemer-Siegl-Fureder & Partner
                           Vienna
BELGIUM               Buyle Dieryck Van Looveren Maingain
                           Antwerp
                           Brussels
CYPRUS                George L. Savvides & Co.
                           Nicosia
                           Limassol
DENMARK               Lett & Co.
                           Copenhagen
ENGLAND               Finers Stephens Innocent
                           London
FINLAND               Butzow Nordia Advocates Ltd.
                           Helsinki
FRANCE                Bignon Lebray Delsol & Associes
                           Paris
                           Lyon
                           Lille
                           Aix en Provence
GERMANY               FPS Fritze Paul Schmitt
                           Frankfurt
GREECE                Law Offices P. Sotiropoulos
                           Athens
HUNGARY               Dr. Ban Gyorgy Ugyvedi Iroda
                           Budapest
ICELAND               AM PRAXIS
                           Reykjavik
ITALY                 Studio Legale Tonucci
                           Rome
                           Milan
                           Padua
                           Prato
ALBANIA               Studio Legale Tonucci
                           Tirana
LATVIA                Lejins, Edzins, Torgans & Vonsovics
                           Riga
LUXEMBOURG            Molitor, Feltgen, Harpes & Associes
                           Luxembourg
NETHERLANDS           Koster & Claassen
                           Rotterdam
RUSSIA                Russin & Vecchi, L.L.C.
                           Moscow
                           Vladivostok
                           Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
SLOVAKIA              Grauzlova & Gorner, Lawyers
                           Bratislava
SPAIN                 Jausas, Nadal & Vidal de Llobatera
                           Barcelona
                           Madrid
SWITZERLAND           Poncet Turrettini Amaudruz Neyroud & Partners
                           Geneva
                      Wenger Vieli Belser
                           Zurich
TURKEY                Duygun Yarsuvat & Omur Yarsuvat Hukuk Burosu
                           Istanbul
YUGOSLAVIA            Advokatska Kancelarija Lalin Radovan
                           Novi Sad

AFRICA

EGYPT                 Sherif Saad Law Offices
                           Cairo
NIGERIA               Anga & Emuwa
                           Lagos
                           Port Harcourt
SOUTH AFRICA          Routledge - Modise
                           Johannesburg/Sandton
TUNISIA               Zaanouni Law Firm
                           Tunis

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

ARGENTINA             Negri, Teijeiro & Incera
                           Buenos Aires
BERMUDA               Cox Hallett Wilkinson
                           Hamilton
BOLIVIA               Mostajo Sociedad Civil
                           La Paz
BRAZIL                Felsberg e Associados
                           Sao Paulo
CAYMAN ISLANDS        Campbells
                           Grand Cayman George Town
CHILE                 Vicuna, Robles, Arthur, Varela, Montane, Del
                      Real & Cia
                           Santiago
COLOMBIA              Gomez Pinzon, Linares, Samper, Suarez, Villamil
                      & Asociados
                           Bogota, D.C.
DOMINICAN             Russin, Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti
REPUBLIC                   Puerta Plata
                           Santo Domingo
ECUADOR               Romero Arteta Ponce Abogados
                           Guayaquil
                           Quito
GUATEMALA             Rosenberg-Marzano, Marroquin-Pemueller &
                      Asociados
                           Guatemala City
MEXICO                Cuesta Campos y Asociados, S.C.
                           Guadalajara
                           Mexico City
PANAMA                Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee
                           Panama City
PERU                  Estudio Aurelio Garcia Sayan-Abogados
                           Lima
PORTUGAL              Albuquerque & Associados
                           Lisbon
PUERTO RICO           SIERRA/SERAPION
                           San Juan
TURKS & CAICOS        Miller Simons O'Sullivan
ISLANDS                    Providenciales
URUGUAY               Posadas, Posadas & Vecino
                           Montevideo

OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA
Aust. Cap. Territory  Snedden Hall & Gallop
                           Canberra
New South Wales       Cowley Hearne
                           North Sydney
Queensland            Macrossans Lawyers
                           Brisbane
                      Primrose Couper Cronin Rudkin
                           Southport
South Australia       Mellor Olsson
                           Adelaide
Victoria              Madgwicks
                           Melbourne
NEW ZEALAND           Martelli McKegg Wells & Cormack
                           Auckland
CHINA                 Wenger Vieli Belser
                           Beijing
                      Victor Chu & Co
                           Shanghai
HONG KONG             Victor Chu & Co.
                           Kowloon
INDIA                 Khaitan & Company
                           Bangalore
                           Calcutta
                           Mumbai
                           New Delhi
INDONESIA             Karim Sani
                           Jakarta
JAPAN                 Kojima Law Offices
                           Tokyo
KOREA                 Lee & Ko
                           Seoul
MALAYSIA              Zain & Co.
                           Kuala Lumpur
MYANMAR               Russin & Vecchi Limited
                           Yangon
PHILIPPINES           Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
                           Cebu
                           Davao
                           Metro Manila
TAIWAN, ROC           Russin & Vecchi, Int'l Legal Co
                           Taipei
THAILAND              Russin & Vecchi
                           Bangkok
VIETNAM               Russin & Vecchi
                           Hanoi
                           Ho Chi Minh City

CANADA

Alberta               Field Atkinson Perraton
                           Calgary
                           Edmonton
British Columbia      Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson
                           Vancouver
Manitoba              Pitblado Buchwald Asper
                           Winnipeg
New Brunswick         Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson
                           Campbellton
                           Fredericton
                           St. John
Newfoundland          Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson
                           St. John's
NW Territories        Field Atkinson Perraton LLP
                           Yellowknife
Nova Scotia           Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson
                           Halifax
Ontario               BrazeauSeller.LLP
                           Ottawa
                      Harrison Pensa LLP
                           London
                      Minden Gross Grafstein & Greenstein
                           Toronto
Prince Edward Island  Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson
                           Charlottetown
Quebec                Brouillette Charpentier Fortin
                           Montreal
                           Quebec
Saskatchewan          McKercher McKercher & Whitmore
                           Regina
                           Saskatoon

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA               Berkowitz, Lefkovits, Isom & Kushner
                           Birmingham
                      Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse
                           Mobile
ALASKA                Holmes Weddle & Barcott
                           Anchorage
ARIZONA               Sacks Tierney P.A.
                           Phoenix/Scottsdale
                      Waterfall, Economidis, Caldwell, Hanshaw &
                      Villamana
                           Tucson
ARKANSAS              Dover Dixon Horne PLLC
                           Little Rock
CALIFORNIA            Baker, Manock & Jensen
                           Fresno
                      Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil
                      & Shapiro, LLP
                           Los Angeles
                      Farella Braun + Martel LLP
                           St. Helena
                           San Francisco
                      Levene, Neale, Bender, Rankin & Brill
                      (Bankruptcy)
                           Los Angeles
                      Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young
                           San Mateo
                      Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez & Engel
                           San Diego
                      The Maxham Firm
                      (Intellectual Property)
                           San Diego
                      Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sproul, A Law
                      Corporation
                           Sacramento
COLORADO              Altman, Keilbach, Lytle, Parlapiano & Ware, P.C.
                           Pueblo
                      Grimshaw & Harring, P.C.
                           Denver
CONNECTICUT           Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
                           Hartford
                           New Haven
DELAWARE              The Bayard Firm
                           Dover
                           Wilmington
DISTRICT OF           Barnes, Richardson & Colburn
COLUMBIA              (Customs & Int'l Trade)
                      Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
FLORIDA               Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker
                           Tampa
                      Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A
                           Orlando
                      Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell and Dunbar,
                      P.A.
                           Tallahassee
                      Richman Greer Weil Brumbaugh Mirabito &
                      Christensen
                           Miami
                           West Palm Beach
                      Rogers, Towers, Bailey, Jones & Gay
                           Jacksonville
                           St. Augustine
GEORGIA               Oliver Maner & Gray LLP
                           Savannah
HAWAII                Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
                           Honolulu
IDAHO                 Evans, Keane LLP
                           Boise
                      Richter-Wimberley, P.S.
                           Coeur d'Alene
ILLINOIS              Brown, Hay & Stephens
                           Springfield
                      Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom &
                      Moritz, Ltd.
                           Chicago
                      Barnes, Richardson & Colburn
                      (Customs & Int'l Trade)
                           Chicago
INDIANA               Jones Obenchain, LLP
                           South Bend
                      Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP
                           Evansville
                      Krieg DeVault LLP
                           Indianapolis
KANSAS                Adams & Jones, Chartered
                           Wichita
                      Swanson Midgley, L.L.C
                           Overland Park
KENTUCKY              Ogden Newell & Welch, PLLC
                           Louisville
LOUISIANA             Baldwin & Haspel
                           New Orleans
                      Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts
                           Shreveport
MAINE                 Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon
                           Portland
MARYLAND              Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
                           Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS         Gadsby Hannah LLP
                           Boston
MICHIGAN              Abbott, Nicholson, Quilter, Esshaki & Youngblood
                           Detroit
                      Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey
                           Grand Rapids
MINNESOTA             Blethen Gage & Krause, PLLP
                           Mankato
                      Johnson, Killen & Seiler, P.A.
                           Duluth
                      Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand
                           Minneapolis
                      Parsinen Kaplan Rosberg & Gotlieb
                           Minneapolis
MISSISSIPPI           Heidelberg & Woodliff, P.A
                           Hattiesburg
                           Jackson
MISSOURI              Suelthaus & Walsh, P.C.
                           St. Louis
                      Swanson Midgley, L.L.C.
                           Kansas City
MONTANA               Moulton, Bellingham, Longo & Mather, P.C.
                           Billings
                      Worden, Thane & Haines, P.C.
                           Missoula
NEBRASKA              Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP
                           Omaha
NEVADA                Kummer, Kaempfer, Bonner & Renshaw
                           Las Vegas
                      McDonald Carano Wilson McCune Bergin Frankovich
                      & Hicks LLP
                           Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE         Orr & Reno, P.A.
                           Concord
                      Wiggin & Nourie, P.A.
                           Manchester
NEW JERSEY            Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.
                           Somerville
                      Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young
                           Cherry Hill
NEW MEXICO            Comeau, Maldegen, Templeman & Indall, LLP
                           Santa Fe
                      Keleher & McLeod
                           Albuquerque
NEW YORK              Barnes, Richardson & Colburn
                      (Customs & Int'l Trade)
                           New York
                      Hinman, Straub, Pigors & Manning
                           Albany
                      Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke
                           New York
NORTH CAROLINA        Allman Spry Leggett & Crumpler, P.A.
                           Winston-Salem
                      Battle, Winslow, Scott & Wiley, P.A.
                           Rocky Mount
                      Johnston, Allison & Hord, P.A
                           Charlotte
NORTH DAKOTA          Kelsch, Kelsch, Ruff & Kranda
                           Mandan
OHIO                  Cooper & Walinski LPA
                           Toledo
                      Kahn, Kleinman, Yanowitz & Arnson Co.
                           Cleveland
                      Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild
                           Cincinnati
                      Luper, Sheriff & Neidenthal, Co.
                           Columbus
                      Roderick Linton LLP
                           Akron
                      Sebaly, Shillito & Dyer, A Legal Professional
                      Association
                           Dayton
OKLAHOMA              Andrews Davis Legg Bixler Milsten & Price
                           Oklahoma City
                      Boone, Smith, Davis, Hurst & Dickman
                           Tulsa
OREGON                Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue
                           Portland
PENNSYLVANIA          Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP
                           Pittsburgh
                      Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young
                           Malvern
                           Philadelphia
RHODE ISLAND          Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
                           Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA        Buist, Moore, Smythe & McGee, P.A.
                           Charleston
                      Robinson, McFadden & Moore
                           Columbia
SOUTH DAKOTA          Morgan, Theeler, Wheeler, Cogley & Petersen,
                      L.L.P
                           Huron
                           Mitchell
TENNESSEE             Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.
                           Chattanooga
                      Farris Mathews Branan Bobango & Hellen, PLC
                           Memphis
                      King & Ballow
                           Nashville
TEXAS                 Cantey & Hanger, L.L.P.
                           Dallas/Fort Worth
                      Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin
                           Houston
                      Fritz, Byrne & Head, L.L.P.
                           Austin
                      Langley & Banack, Incorporated
                           Carrizo Springs
                           San Antonio
                      Mayfield & Perrenot, P.C.
                           El Paso
UTAH                  Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless
                           Salt Lake City
VERMONT               Langrock, Sperry & Wool, LLP
                           Burlington
                           Middlebury
VIRGINIA              Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte
                           Roanoke
                      Hofheimer Nusbaum, P.C.
                           Norfolk
                      Thompson & McMullan, P.C.
                           Richmond
WASHINGTON            Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, P.S.
                           Seattle
                      Richter-Wimberley, P.S.
                           Spokane
WEST VIRGINIA         Kay Casto & Chaney, PLLC
                           Charleston
WISCONSIN             Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP
                           Madison
                      Cook & Franke S.C.
                           Milwaukee
                      Grahovac & Kallenbach, S.C.
                           Racine
                      Ruder, Ware & Michler, A Limited Liability S.C.
                           Wausau
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