Professional experience

After numerous years of practice, it has become crucial for me to view a firm as composed of clients instead of cases.

My practice has transformed over the years, and my main goal is mastering civil, administrative and criminal proceedings, and becoming an expert in damage management.

I have exercised my trade at the heart of litigation since the very beginning. I then expanded my proficiency into other areas of law.

I ensure that each of my clients, individual or professional, feels confident that he will receive the necessary advice and legal follow-up pertinent to a personalized assistance. Establishing a strategy is always my first priority when I take on a case – aiming for a rapid solution by considering all alternatives to avoid litigation.

I have built a strong team, capable of responding to worries and preoccupations and inform our clientele on all aspects of submitted cases in a transparent and confidential way. This approach relieves some of the burden of litigation, making it more bearable.

The trust bestowed upon me by businessmen and their families is a great source of satisfaction in the firm’s growth.

Me Frédéric Allali was called to the Barreau du Québec in 1992.

“The key to success is to maintain personal, close and reactive relations.

Admitted to practice

✓ Quebec

Languages

✓ French
✓ English

Professional experience

Ms. Amsterdam has a solid track record in countries facing major legal challenges and offers her multidisciplinary approach to complex situations. For over thirty years he has represented prestigious clients internationally in commercial, corporate and political affairs. He is experienced in the management of litigation, litigation and arbitration and, through the vast network he has created, he is able to set up "virtual cabinets", made up of the brightest minds in their fields in order to manage disputes and crises while offering the best possible representation in the context of local and international law.

His past clients include the Four Seasons Hotel & Resorts Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers and many mining and energy companies operating in emerging markets. In 2003, Robert's services were retained by the prisoner of conscience recognized by Amnesty International, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the most prominent oil leader in Russia, to defend him from political persecution by the Russian government. In 2008, he joined the defense team of Eligio Cedeno, businessman and political prisoner in Venezuela, whose release was later successfully obtained. Robert acts as an adviser to major opposition leaders such as Dr. Chee Soo Juan of Singapore. In 2010 he was chosen by the former Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, to defend the members of the pro-democratic Red Shirt movement and, in 2013, his services were retained by the Internet tycoon, Kim Dotcom .

Mr. Amsterdam represents the former President of Zambia, Rupiah Banda and his son Henry, in the context of harassment and persecution by the new government. In Nigeria, he represented important public figures, having developed a large network of political and commercial leaders for more than three decades. Among other personalities, he acted for the former Executive Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria, as well as for the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. In early 2013, Robert obtained a historic decision from the United Nations Administrative Dispute Tribunal with regard to a pro bono client, Dr. Georges Tadonki, whose contract with UNOCHA did not was renewed due to political events related to Zimbabwe.

As a prolific columnist and blogger, Robert's writings have been published in theInternational Herald Tribune, the Financial times, the Wall street journal, the Washington Post, and the Fordham International Law Journal, among other publications. He has given keynote addresses to groups such as Chatham House, University College London, the Cato Institute, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as well as numerous conferences on energy, the mining, and international investments. Robert has been the subject of several television appearances, he was nominated for "Hot 100" in a UK publication The Lawyer, he was named "Lawyer of the Week" by the Times from London, and has recently been described in the US magazine as American avocado.

According to former British Ambassador to Russia Andrew Wood, "The best term to describe Bob is courage, both moral and in action. It raises questions that are not always welcome, and this is often the profession of the lawyer. ”

Mr. Amsterdam is a member of the Canadian and International Bar Associations, and is empowered to practice as a Legal Advisor in the United Kingdom. He obtained his law degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, and studied law at Queen's University in Ontario.

Admitted to practice

✓ Bar of the United Kingdom

Languages

✓ French
✓ English

Professional experience

Kenneth M. WEISSBERG, born in Paris, is a dual citizen of France and of the United States. He was called to the Bar of Paris in 1979, and has practiced ever since as an Attorney, especialy in International Business Law.

Mr. WEISSBERG began his practice as an Associate Attorney with the reputed Paris law firm GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, in the Department of Foreign Investments in France, Corporations and Bankruptcies. Responsible for Canadian investments in France and litigation for North American companies in France, Maître Weissberg led the firm's international development policy for nine years, first in the United States with the opening of an office in New York, working mainly on insurance company litigation, then in Europe with the creation of organic links and the installation in his own premises in Paris of a firm of Solicitors, known in the reinsurance field.

In 1991, Mr. WEISSBERG started a professional corporation geared towards a European and a North American clientele. Mr. WEISSBERG has applied all his efforts to the international development of the firm, which has today offices in Paris, Miami, Beyrouth, as well as a world wide network of correspondant and covers the full spectrum of legal services available in the international field.

Mr. WEISSBERG holds a “Maîtrise de Droit Privé” of the University of Nice (France) and a Master of International Law of New York University. He is admitted to the Bar of New York as a Legal Consultant since 1986, and to the Bar of Florida since 2000 as a Foreign Legal Consultant.

From 1998 to 2013, Maître Weissberg was French Foreign Trade Advisor. He was appointed Counselor to the National Board of Foreign Trade by the French Government (Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France) from 1998 until 2013.

Mr. WEISSBERG has assisted French companies in their outbound activities: namely, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Chimique, (banks), CFCE (French Government), Daher (logistics), GIAT (military equipment) Héli-Union (aviation), Renault (automobile), Sollac (steel).

Il possède une grande expérience dans le contentieux international et l’arbitrage, dans le domaine du droit aérien, des risques industriels, des acquisitions de sociétés et de faillites internationales ainsi que dans les procédures du droit des affaires.

During his career, he has advised and defended the following companies in their international affairs: Air Canada, Cameroon Airlines, Air Affaire Afrique, Héli-Union, Commodore aviation (aviation), Diamond Shamrock Alberta Gas Company (PVC) and Plastics), Bombardier, Conair, (aircraft manufacturer), Cascades (pulp), CIBC, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Chimique, Nordeustche Landesbank, Anker Bank, (banks), Echo Bay Gold Mine (initial public offering), Garrett Corporation (airplane and car engine parts), General Electric USA, Gund (toys), King Grain (seeds), Milchem (mining equipment), Slush Puppie Corporation (drinks), US Filter (filtering and supply of water), Poleko Group Indonesia (furniture industry), Dumez, Entreprise Byron Exarcos (public works), Sweetmart Group Hong Kong (textile industry), GEM Lunetteries (optical industry), Supercart International South Africa (plastic industry), Thöni (manufacturer Austrian p lines industrial production), CFME (French Center for Events Abroad), Daher (logistics and transport), Sollac (steel), Laboratoires Valda (pharmaceutical industry), Franréa (aeronautical insurance), Andrault Parat (architectural firm) and Subway (restaurant franchises).

Admitted to practice

✓ Paris
✓ New-York (Foreign Legal Consultant)
✓ Miami (Foreign Legal Consultant)

Languages

✓ French
✓ English

Professional experience

Juan’s practice focuses primarily on international complex fraud litigation. In most cases, the matters involve multiple jurisdictions and parallel proceedings.

For over 20 years, Juan has led international litigation cases involving shareholder disputes and international fraud, with a focus on recuperating assets that have been fraudulently misappropriated. Juan specializes in obtaining pre-judgment remedies for the recovery of assets, efforts he has led in various jurisdictions around the world including Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Panama, Spain, Andorra, and the United States. These efforts have involved the tracing of assets following internal corporate investigations. Juan has also led international commercial arbitration matters where he has obtained interim relief orders and has represented clients in subsequent proceedings to confirm arbitral awards. Recently, Juan has also acted as an arbiter in an international shareholder dispute administered by the ICDR.

He often represents, as trial counsel, clients of national repute, litigating in areas such as RICO, anti-trust, including monopolization and price-fixing claims, franchisee rights, copyright and trademark infringement. More recently, Juan has acted as outside general counsel for a multinational corporation whose business model concentrates in the agricultural and hospitality industries throughout Central and South America.

Juan’s practice focuses primarily on international complex fraud litigation. In most cases, the matters involve multiple jurisdictions and parallel proceedings.

Admitted to practice

✓ Florida
✓ South Florida District
✓ Central Florida District
✓ Court of Appeal, 11th Circuit
✓ Court of Appeal, 7th Circuit
✓ Bankruptcy Court, South Florida District

Languages

✓ English

✓ Spanish