Member Spotlight

John Petrony has spent most of his career running his legal practice in the old steel mill territory close to Pittsburgh. John started his legal career back in 1993 after graduating from law school and soon found his niche focusing in corporate work and commercial real estate in a few law firms. With this experience… Read more

Corey Evans, CEO of Independent Insurance Managers Inc, has had the insurance industry in his blood all his life. Indeed, as a third-generation broker even before his school days he knew the career he wanted to follow. “I was the one kid at school who knew exactly what he wanted to do,” Corey laughs. “I… Read more

In the complex world of international trade compliance, few people possess the expertise, dedication and problem-solving skills that Brad Menard, President of Braumiller Consulting Group, brings to his clients. With a career spanning decades, Brad has overcome numerous personal challenges, transformed troubled importers into model companies, and saved clients millions in penalty avoidance. As a… Read more

If you’re looking for Oscar Conde Medina on a Tuesday, there is only one place you’ll find him: in his studio, singing. While Oscar is a dedicated lawyer and has created the hugely successful legal firm Legem Attorneys at Law, which he founded in 2004, he focuses one day a week on the other passion… Read more

From his early days studying linguistics and dreaming of becoming a palaeontologist to his current role as a litigator and commercial lawyer, Marc has left his mark on the legal world – and elsewhere. Early life and education Born and raised in Washington DC, Marc had an early obsession for languages and science. While he… Read more

Gerard de Gooijer works on an instinctive level and has always followed his dreams. Throughout his life, he’s understood when to make a change for the best for his career and for his family. While he remains focused on developing HLG accountants and advisors into a reputable international firm, Gerard is also a dedicated family… Read more

Olivier Rivoire is not a man who is happy to stay in his comfort zone. Throughout his career, he has pushed himself – from studying for a year in the US, to trading a steady role to start his own law firm from scratch. It is that drive to learn and take on new roles… Read more

Peter Snoeker became an IP lawyer by chance one day back in 1988. The law firm he’d joined after graduation needed someone to specialise in IP to help one of their major clients. Peter quickly took up the challenge – mainly because no one else specialised in IP at the firm. It was the start… Read more

Tenny Amin’s podcast and blogs say a lot about her as a lawyer and a person. She talks and writes about the challenges to help individuals and companies in distress in her native California. Whether penning an article on divorce cases among Hollywood’s celebrity elite or on issues involving domestic violence, Tenny treats all her… Read more

Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch was around 18 years old when, out of the blue one day, she was taken on a short trip by her father that would change her life forever. It would be the start of a far longer journey, resulting in an education and career spanning decades. As a regional administrator in… Read more

Ferruccio Bongiorni learned all about business and entrepreneurialism from an early age. Growing up in a family firm that was famous for its fine-tasting tomato sauces, Ferruccio experienced the excitement and energy of running a company from his dad. And this passion has stayed with him throughout his life. Setting up Studio Bongiorni After qualifying… Read more

Antonio Varvaro is an international lawyer who has spent most of his career outside his native Italy, living and working in the UAE. Since setting up operations in Dubai, he has become a go-to specialist in corporate, tax and business issues in the territory, particularly among the Italian expatriate community. As someone with a keen… Read more