Founded 2001 | Type of business Private | |
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Industry International Legal Services Headquarters 42 Brook Street
London W1K 5DB
United Kingdom Key people Erik D. Lazar
Director and Founder
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Lee Albanese
United States of America
Sergei Alimirzoev
Russia/CIS
Carl-Olof Bouveng
Nordic Region
Thomas Kohl
Germany
Radka Konecna
Central and Eastern Europe
Philip Mitchell
Australasia
Michael Rattagan
Latin America
Barry Stanton
United Kingdom and European Union
Blaine Turnacliff
China
Alain Vanderelst
Belgium/European Union
Khun Chinachart Vatanasuchart
South East Asia
Chang Hong Yun <
Central APAC Website www.transatlanticlaw.com and www.laborlawplus.com | ||
Transatlantic Law International Limited is a London-based global legal service provider that provides legal services and related business solutions to multinational companies and growing investors worldwide.
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History
Transatlantic Law International was founded in 2001
Erik D. Lazar is founder and director of the firm. He specializes in global mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, restructuring, commercial agreements, international transactions, management of cross-border projects, and global labor and employment law.
Mr. Lazar started his legal career in private practice in Boston. He moved to Europe in 1991 and served as chief counsel for International Paper Europe in Brussels and then occupied the post of general counsel EMEA for Tyco International in Luxembourg. In these positions, he was responsible for all legal aspects of these businesses’ EMEA operations.
Since its founding, Transatlantic Law International has grown to encompass more than 4,500 lawyers working in affiliated independent firms located in more than 95 countries.
Key Affiliates
Transatlantic Law International’s service group includes 112 affiliated members and correspondents in countries in all major regions of the business world: Europe, Central Europe, Russia/CIS, North America, Central America, South America, India, South East Asia, Asia Pacific, China and Australasia. Most firms affiliated with Transatlantic Law International are ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers Global Directory as leading firms in their individual areas of practice in their respective countries.
Legal and Business Services
Transatlantic Law International has more than 4,500 lawyers working in more than 95 countries and provides a range of legal services and related business services.
Main practice areas
The firm’s primary practice area is the broad range of global business law, which is made up of the following core components:
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Restructuring
• Corporate law
• Commercial law
• Complex transactions
• Labor and employment law
• Technology and telecommunications
• Intellectual property
• Energy and power
• Regulatory and trade law including antitrust
• Commercial real estate and investment
• Litigation and claims management
• Corporate insolvency and recovery
• Data privacy and cyber security
• Governmental contracts and bids
• Global education and non-profits
The firm also manages global and regional projects, and provides general and outsourced counsel services—including secondments—for companies.
Industries served
The firm serves global businesses in many industries, including but not restricted to:
• Heavy industry and manufacturing
• Software
• Technology
• Telecommunications (hardware, software and mobile systems)
• Intellectual property
• Power and energy
• Chemicals
• Industrial electronics
• Logistics
• Consumer electronics
• Medical equipment
• Mining and construction
• Hotel and travel
• Media, data and market research
• Packaging and packaging equipment
• Cash processing and electronic transactions
• Universities and education
• Global non-profits
Labor Law Plus
In 2013, Transatlantic Law International launched Labor Law Plus. Labor Law Plus is a single-source global service for multinational companies that need fast, flexible and cost-effective labor and employment law services.
The service integrates relevant Transatlantic Law International global, regional and country labor and employment team leaders based on the global needs of each client in more than 95 countries. It is also centrally managed so that each client receives a single set of contract terms, is able to monitor and control costs, and is billed from a single centralized source.
Speaking appearances at conferences and events
Transatlantic Law International makes presentations regularly at corporate and industry conferences in the United States and Europe on many topics of international law.
These matters include European mergers and acquisitions; corporate compliance; global labor and employment law; discrimination laws in the European Union; mergers and acquisitions in the power and energy sector; expanding businesses globally; global non-competition agreements; managing global legal requirements from outside and inside perspectives; and recent developments in the delivery of outside legal services.
Recent presentations by Transatlantic Law International include:
• NYSBA International Law and Practice Section, 17 September 2008, Stockholm, Sweden
• Practical Law Breakfast Workshop, 12 October 2015, London, United Kingdom
• Manufacturing Law Conference, 20 October 2015, London, United Kingdom
• FSA 2nd Immigration, Tax and HR Biennial Seminar, 18 November 2015, London, United Kingdom
• Energy Law Business Forum, 25 November 2015, London, United Kingdom
• CPD Centre, 29 January 2016, London, United Kingdom
• Excel London, 15 May 2016, London, United Kingdom
• Business Leadership Summit, 28 September 2016, London, United Kingdom
• Corporate Legal Innovators 2016, 6 October 2016, London, United Kingdom