Any professional firm whether of Lawyers or Accountants should have contacts with other professionals in different countries. This may be required as the firm might have existing clients whose operations may transcend the national boundaries. For this purpose, a firm should join an International Association of Lawyers and Accountants. In today's fast growing economy the competition is very high and doesn't matter whether it is international or national, every company should be ready to face the challenge when working with the client. To cope up with these challenges and to meet the ever changing economy, there is an International group of lawyers and accountants (IGAL) who help their members and client’s in overcoming any problem that may come in the way of establishing and doing business in foreign environment. IGAL stands for Intercontinental Group of Accountants and Lawyers (IGAL). It has been established to serve the purpose of generating business opportunities for its clients and its members. This company serves as a professional exchange of ideas and social interaction. Currently IGAL comprises 99 members, based in 45 countries. IGAL members are located in 123 different cities across the world. IGAL select members based on their quality of work. The professional firms members have specialization in diverse fields and some of them are listed below : Corporate law Commercial law Knowledge of Banking and Finance Antitrust & trade regulation Takeovers Due diligence Corporate reorganizations and joint ventures Commercial arbitration and litigation Franchising International trade Agency distribution agreements Foreign investments Securities Equity and bond issues European law Intellectual property Real estate Planning and land use Construction law Taxation Accounting and corporate house holding services Environmental audits Drug and food law Labor and employment law Trusts and estates Auditing Management consulting Business valuations Economic advice Forensic audit Debt collection etc. The staff of the member firm’s are fluent in several languages. English serves as the common language for the International Legal Network. Members of IGAL have extensive International Experience and are responsive to the needs of their international clients. The association has grown to become one of the niche and leading associations in the field of accounting and law. This Lawyer and Accountants association helps in building bridges across the continents.


Jessica Whatson is the author of this article. To know more about International legal network and International network of accounting firms , visit http://www.igal-network.com