TAGLaw®, recently held its 32nd international conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. As the featured keynote speaker, Rt Hon Lord Norman Lamont, Former Chancellor of the UK Exchequer, presented on "The Future of Europe."
In addition to TAGLaw members, delegates from TAGLaw's affiliate alliances, TIAG® (The International Accounting Group) and TAG-SP™ were in attendance. All three alliances are collectively known as the TAG Alliances™.
"The recent economic and political events in Europe and the United Kingdom provided a compelling backdrop for Lord Lamont's keynote address and our entire conference," said Robert Sattin, President of the TAG Alliances. "Our European and UK members are critical to the TAG Alliances, and having a conference in Scotland is something about which we are proud."
In addition to the keynote address and networking sessions, TAGLaw members attended a variety of informative and educational sessions aimed at firm and practice development. Sessions and speakers at this conference included:
- "The Modern Partner: Not Like it Said in the Brochure" - Mark Brandon, Motive Legal Consulting;
- "The Road Ahead: Anticipated Changes in the Energy Industry" - Moderator: Andrew Reid, Douglas-Westwood;
- "Pricing in Professional Service Firms: An Essential Skill" - Richard Burcher, Validatum;
- "Cross-border Dispute Resolution" - John Delaney; Delaney Partners (The Bahamas - TAGLaw); and
- Various "Specialty Group" breakout sessions.
About TAGLaw and The TAG Alliances™
Founded in 1998, TAGLaw is an international alliance of high-quality, independent law firms. In 2015, Chambers Global ranked the alliance "Elite", the highest ranking awarded to legal networks. The TAG Alliances comprise three groups: TAGLaw, TIAG® (The International Accounting Group), and TAG-SP™. TIAG is an international alliance of high quality, independent accounting firms and TAG-SP is a complementary association of strategic business partners. Collectively, the TAG Alliances provide accounting, legal, financial and business support services on a worldwide scale. With approximately 15,500 professionals in 280 members, and 580 offices in over 100 countries, the TAG Alliances serve tens of thousands of clients from all industry and commercial sectors.
