Press Releases

"Why the Legal Profession Lags Behind with Gender Equality"Last autumn, Stefan Erhag made a comeback in the role of managing partner for Delphi in Stockholm. He had previously held the same position during the period 2008 to 2016. He notes that both the market for legal services and the role as MP have changed significantly over the years. Digitization was not much talked about twelve years ago, something that is now a matter of course for a company our size, says Stefan Erhag ...

World Services Group in partnership with GC Magazine, presents GC: In-House Technology in Asia, a special edition featuring in-depth interviews with recognized general counsel and business leaders from the Asia Pacific region. The report explores trends and direct insights from in-house legal departments with a focus on how they are adapting and pivoting in these unprecedented and changing times ...

WSG member Hunton Andrews Kurth provides insight on how in-house counsel can develop forward-thinking strategies with outside litigation counterparts to best prepare for COVID-19 related disputes arising from failure to pay, failure to fulfill, claims of force majeure or other reasons, and leverage to resolve these matters efficiently. The article, written by Hunton Andrews Kurth partner Timothy Fazio, was originally printed in the November 2020 edition of Today's General Counsel ...

World Services Group (WSG) is pleased to announce that Mamo TCV Advocates, one of the leading law firms in Malta, has joined the WSG network. The addition of this prominent law firm exemplifies the purposeful global expansion of WSG membership ...

World Services Group (WSG) is pleased to announce the election of the 2020-2021 Board of Directors. The 2020-2021 WSG Board of Directors will be led by Officers: Ramon Moyano, Beccar Varela, as Chairman; Stefan Erhag, Delphi, as Chairman Elect; Adam Handley, MinterEllison, as Secretary; Yvon Dreano, Jeantet, as Treasurer; and J. Michael Bernard, Dykema, as Chairman Emeritus. Mr ...

World Services Group is honored to recognize member winners of the Women in Business Law Awards 2020 Americas and Europe, supported by Benchmark Litigation, IFLR, ITR, Expert Guides and Managing IP. These prestigious awards recognize leading women for their contributions to the practice of business law along with the firms that have developed the most progressive initiatives towards diversity and inclusion throughout their continents ...

World Services Group is honored to spotlight the WSG member winners of the International Tax Review - Asia Tax Awards 2020 and the asialaw Awards 2020. WSG congratulates these winners that continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

Top Ranked WSG Members in Mergermarket’s Latest Global & Regional M&A Report 1H20World Services Group congratulates our members who have been top ranked in Mergermarket’s Global & Regional M&A Report 1H20, which provides intelligence on the world’s leading legal advisors for significant mergers and acquisitions, by both deal count and value. WSG congratulates these leaders who continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

WSG members from ALRUD describe this track and trace system for monitoring the movement of medicines, its advantages to the pharmaceutical industry and how COVID-19 has impacted the system to date ...

WSG members Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners from Italy and Arendt from Luxembourg recently counseled Korean Investors represented by JB Asset Management on the purchase of 49% of the Pegasus real estate fund, which has a commercial value in excess of 200 million euro ...

World Services Group congratulates our members who have been included in the IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2020 list, which honors leading female transactional lawyers in the world. These lawyers have impressive track records and are consistently recommended by clients and peers for the quality of their advice and service. WSG congratulates these leaders who continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

The COVID-19 crisis and its resulting impact on global economies has created an atmosphere of concern and uncertainty in Japan, as well as the rest of the world. In this article, WSG member Yukuo Takenaka, CEO and president of Takenaka Partners LLC, discusses navigating these uncertain times, with a focus on the strengths of Japanese companies and how opportunities can still be found during this time of crisis and change. Now is Not the Time of Crisis, But of Opportunity ...

World Services Group (WSG) is honored to spotlight member winners of Benchmark Litigation’s 2020 Europe and Canada Awards. These prestigious awards recognize excellence in the disputes and litigation market present throughout the European and Canadian markets across a wide range of dispute resolution practice areas. WSG congratulates these winners that continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

WSG congratulates Jaime Carey, Managing Partner at Carey, on receiving Latin Lawyer’s prestigious Law Firm Leader of the Year award. Through his leadership, mentoring of staff and strategic approach to law firm management, Mr. Carey has grown the firm into one of the most successful in Latin America and the largest in Chile. Mr ...

Beccar Varela, BLP and Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados recently represented Argentina, Costa Rica, and Peru respectively in U.S. telecoms company Transtelco’s multijurisdictional acquisition of U.S. telecoms service provider Neutrona Networks handling the company’s assets and helping to establish a wide presence across Latin America ...

World Services Group is honored to spotlight member winners of the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Americas Awards 2020. These prestigious awards recognize legal innovation in cross-border transactions. WSG congratulates these winners that continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

World Services Group is honored to spotlight member winners of the Chambers Europe Awards 2020 and the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Europe Awards 2020. These prestigious awards recognize outstanding achievements across multiple industries and practice areas. WSG congratulates these winners that continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

World Services Group is honored to spotlight member winners of the China Business Law Awards 2020, Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2020 and the Asian-mena Counsel “Deals of the Year 2019” Awards. These prestigious awards recognize outstanding achievements across multiple industries and practice areas. WSG congratulates these winners and nominees that continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

World Services Group (WSG) is pleased to announce that Beirut Law Firm has joined the WSG network as the exclusive legal member for Lebanon. Beirut Law Firm was founded in the Commercial Center of Beirut in 2001 and is currently located in Antelias, Lebanon ...

World Services Group (WSG) is pleased to announce that Buchalter has joined the WSG network as the exclusive legal member for Southern California. Founded in 1933, Buchalter is a full-service business law firm with six offices in California, as well as locations in Oregon, Washington, and Arizona ...

Houston, TX (March 26th, 2020) - World Services Group (WSG) has launched a global COVID-19 Legal Task Force and Resource Center that provides the latest global legal news and analysis on the many conditions impacting businesses during this critical and changing time. The COVID-19 Legal Task Force and Resource Center houses information and analysis on the implications the COVID-19 pandemic may cause as the world navigates this unprecedented situation ...

World Services Group is honored to spotlight member winners of The Global IP 2020 Awards, presented by World Trademark Review (WTR) and IAM. The awards recognize the outstanding achievements of IP law and attorney firms in litigation, prosecution and transactional work during 2019. WSG congratulates these winners and nominees that continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

World Services Group is honored to spotlight member winners and nominees of the Mergermarket 2019 European M&A Awards. The awards recognize excellence in corporate, private equity, banking and legal M&A expertise across a number of European jurisdictions. WSG congratulates these winners and nominees that continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

World Services Group is honored to spotlight the WSG member winners and nominees of the International Tax Review - Americas Tax Awards 2019. The Americas Tax Awards, organized by global tax strategy publication ITR, identify the industry’s top tax and transfer pricing firms and experts across North and Latin America. WSG congratulates these nominees and winners that continue to represent the excellence standard in practice that is required of the WSG membership ...

World Services Group congratulates WSG partners and firms honored at the Euromoney LMG Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2019 & Benchmark Latin America 2019. These prestigious awards pay tribute to the outstanding achievements made by exceptional lawyers and their excellent annual track record, growth performance and leadership. It is an honor for WSG to to have esteemed members devoted to providing superior client service recognized by their peers ...