ALFA International News

During the ALFA International (ALFAI) Annual Business Meeting in New York City on October 24, 2024, Tim Peeples, a shareholder of Daniel Coker, ALFAI’s member firm in Oxford, Jackson and Gulfport, Mississippi, was honored with the prestigious 2024 Nathan Fishbach Attorney of the Year Award. This noteworthy accolade, named in memory of Nathan Fishbach, the inaugural recipient of the ALFAI Attorney …

During the ALFA International (ALFAI) Annual Business Meeting (ABM) in New York City on October 24, 2024, Lewis Thomason, with ALFAI offices in Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee, was presented with ALFAI's 2024 Law Firm of the Year Award. This recognition highlights Lewis Thomason’s dedication and leadership to the ALFAI network, particularly during the past 12 months. Lewis Thomason has been a …

ALFA International (ALFAI) held its Annual Business Meeting (ABM) in New York, New York, on October 23-25, 2024, with participation from more than 200 attorneys from its member firms throughout the world. During the ABM, Grace V. B. Garcia of Morrison Mahoney LLP in Boston, Massachusetts, was elected as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. Grace takes over from Edward T. Hayes from Leake &…

ALFA International (ALFAI) is pleased to announce that Scanlan Griffiths + Aldridge (SG+A) has joined the ALFAI network in Boise, Idaho, effective October 1, 2024. SG+A is a boutique litigation and trial firm representing individuals and organizations in various legal areas, including transportation, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith and extracontractual liability, insurance defense, legal m…

ALFA International (ALFAI) is excited to announce that Khalid Nassar & Partners (KN&P) in Saudi Arabia has joined the ALFAI network as its 70th international member firm, effective August 19, 2024. KN&P is a leading full-service law firm based in Saudi Arabia. The firm offers tailored legal services in Arabic and English to Middle Eastern and international clients across a wide range …

ALFA International (ALFAI) is pleased to announce that M&S Partners has become our member firm in Croatia, effective from June 18, 2024. Based in Zagreb, M&S Partners is a full-service law firm representing a wide range of clients, from individuals, family-owned companies, NGOs, and startups to large financial institutions, state bodies, high-ranking politicians, national and multinationa…

ALFA International (ALFAI) is delighted to announce DE LA GASCA & CIA. has joined the network as its member firm in El Salvador, effective April 23, 2024. DE LA GASCA & CIA., based in San Salvador, is the premier Intellectual Property and Litigation boutique firm in El Salvador. The firm provides expertise in prosecuting and enforcing trademarks, patents and copyrights. In addition, the f…

ALFA International (ALFAI) is pleased to announce that Kemp Smith LLP, the second-oldest law firm in Texas and the largest on the tri-state international border, has joined the network as the member firm for El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico, effective April 23, 2024. Founded in 1866, Kemp Smith has more than 150 years of experience serving its clients, communities and profession. Kemp S…

ALFA International (ALFAI) is pleased to announce Shin Associates has joined the network as its member firm in Malaysia, effective April 23, 2024. Shin Associates, established as a boutique firm in 2008, is based in Kuala Lumpur. The firm has grown to a full-service law firm that provides legal advisory services in Corporate, Commercial and Banking Law, Conveyancing and Property Law, Employment a…

ALFA International (ALFAI) is proud to announce that it has renamed its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Scholarship to the Laurel McGiffert Memorial DE&I Scholarship. This Scholarship is a tribute to Laurel McGiffert, who was the first African American woman to not only become a partner with Plunkett Cooney, ALFAI’s member firm in Detroit, Michigan, but also serve as the first Afr…