"Thanks to our membership in TAGLaw, Jack Millhouse, International Tax Senior Manager with FGMK, LLC (Illinois, USA), a TIAG member, reached out to our law firm seeking an explanation of some Czech tax questions. We were happy to provide advice and valued the cooperation among the TAG Alliances members across jurisdictions and specializations in particular."

––Jiri Ctibor; Z/C/H Legal v.o.s. (Czech Republic - TAGLaw)

"One of our clients recently purchased an Italian company. This was their first international acquisition, so they needed both local attorneys and accountants. We connected them with TAGLaw firm Studio Legale Sutti (Italy) and TIAG firm Studio Rock S.T.P. Srl (Milan, Italy). Both firms provided valuable services and were instrumental in facilitating a successful closing."

––Ray Polantz; Cohen & Company (Ohio & Michigan, USA - TIAG)

"This year, our firm signed a best friends collaboration agreement with fellow TAGLaw member Studio Legale Sutti (Italy - TAGLaw) to offer advice and service to our clients. The partnership also aims to organize training, promotion and events between both firms, initiate exchanges between our firms' professionals, and improve mutual knowledge of the laws of each of our countries. This agreement strengthens our international projection and the firm's value thanks to the support of our colleagues at Studio Legale Sutti and the possibilities of collaboration; it will also reinforce our Italian Desk service and relations with our Italian clients."

––Elena Escura; Bufete Escura (Barcelona, Spain - TAGLaw & Spain - TIAG)

“Just one day before attending the TAG Alliances Spring 2022 International Conference in Vancouver, a client came to me with a question concerning Czech Republic. I sent the question from my laptop in Vancouver to the Czech TAGLaw member Z/C/H Legal v.o.s. and the very next day I got the answer. Wow!”

––Markus Dankl; INTERCURA Treuhand-und Revisionsgesellschaft m.b.H. (Austria - TIAG)

"We recently collaborated with Studio Legale Sutti (Italy - TAGLaw) to assist our client in acquiring an Italian company. This was our client's first international acquisition, and Studio Legale Sutti was extremely helpful in negotiating a successful closing. They were very responsive and worked as advocates in our client's best interest. Our client came away extremely impressed with their work and was grateful we could make this connection for them. TAG Alliances' global reach is an amazing asset to our firm and clients."

––Raymond Polantz; Cohen & Company (Ohio, USA - TIAG)

"Two European companies with ties to Connecticut were looking to start selling goods and services in the United States. The client was recently referred to our firm by TAG Alliances members in Europe. However, our firm does not practice in import/export law and I also saw the need for some additional tax and accounting assistance. Instead of sending them to a large regional competitor, I connected the client with John Morrier from Casner and Edwards (Massachusetts, USA - TAGLaw), who connected us with a great import/export expert in Boston who is now fully engaged, bringing in expertise that we do not have.

At the recent TAG Alliances International Conference in Chicago, I had the opportunity to connect with Josh Finfrock and Craig Epstein from Weaver (Texas, USA - TIAG) on the accounting side. We looped in everyone as needed, built a nice team to help these foreign companies get going on the development of their U.S. markets, and both matters are off and running.

To summarize, this story covers several positives about the TAG Alliances: (1) a TAG Alliances-based referral into our firm from another member; (2) realizing the direct benefits of attending conferences where, by meeting and talking with Josh and Craig, I learned that the deal needed their help and that they would be key resources – frankly, I likely would have struggled nailing down the accounting resources otherwise; (3) connecting the legal and accounting sides of TAG Alliances for mutual business development; and (4) using our TAG Alliances connections with John Morrier to help with a subsequent referral to a very specialized area of the law (import/export) that completed the loop."

––Thomas Kasper; Reid and Riege, P.C. (Connecticut, USA - TAGLaw)