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LONDON OFFICE
Paul, Weiss practices in London as Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, a limited liability partnership established in the State of Delaware (“Paul, Weiss London”). Paul, Weiss London is authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), under SRA number 8006840.
The SRA Standards and Regulations contain the rules of professional conduct which apply to solicitors of England, Wales, and SRA registered foreign lawyers at Paul, Weiss London. They are published on the website of the SRA at: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/. Lawyers in Paul, Weiss London who are not admitted as solicitors of England and Wales and are not registered foreign lawyers under the SRA regulatory regime, may still be subject to the SRA’s regulation of Paul, Weiss London at firm-level, in addition to the relevant regulatory body in their jurisdiction of admission. The term “partner” may refer to a member of Paul, Weiss London, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of partners and their professional qualifications is open to inspection on our website, or at Paul, Weiss’s registered office, which is 20 Air Street, London W1B 5AN.
Paul, Weiss London is registered for VAT purposes with VAT registration number 77872855.
In accordance with the disclosure requirements of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009, details of Paul, Weiss London’s compulsory professional indemnity insurance in England and Wales are as follows. Our participating insurer is Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE, 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3AW. This insurance covers the business of Paul, Weiss London, and will extend to acts or omissions wherever in the world they occur. For information about how we use your personal information, including your right to access and correct that information, please see: https://www.paulweiss.com/notices/privacy-policy.
Complaints Handling
Paul, Weiss London, is committed to providing the highest quality service. However, if at any point you become dissatisfied with any aspect of the services we provide to you, please inform us immediately so we may do our best to resolve the problem. In the first instance, it may be helpful to discuss your concerns with the partner in charge of your matter. If that is not appropriate or you consider their response to be inadequate, you may write to complaints@paulweiss.com and request a copy of the formal complaints procedure.
If we are unable to resolve the problem, you may be entitled to ask the Legal Ombudsman to independently investigate your complaint. Please be aware that before accepting a complaint for investigation, the Legal Ombudsman will check that you have tried to resolve your complaint with us first. If you have, then you must make your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman within six months of receiving our final response to your complaint. You must also make your complaint no more than one year from the act or omission being complained about or from when you reasonably should have known that there was cause for complaint.
The Legal Ombudsman can be contacted at: The Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 6167, Slough, SL1 0EH, UK; Tel: 0300 555 0333; email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk. See www.legalombudsman.org.uk for further information.
If your complaint is about your bill, you may also apply to the court for an assessment of the bill under Part III of the Solicitors’ Act 1974. If all or part of a bill remains unpaid, we may be entitled to charge interest. If you wish to make a complaint about our behaviour, you may contact the Solicitors Regulation Authority. For more information see: www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/.
BRUSSELS OFFICE
Paul, Weiss practices in Brussels as Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Brussels LLP, a limited liability partnership established in the State of Delaware (“Paul, Weiss Brussels”).
Paul, Weiss Brussels is a limited liability partnership under the laws of Delaware (USA) with its registered office at 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, Delaware 19904, USA (3447313) and branch office at Rue des Colonies 11, Brussels, Belgium. Paul, Weiss Brussels is registered with the Belgian Crossroads Bank of Enterprises (RLE Brussels, Dutch-speaking division) with registration number 1009.561.944 (Belgian VAT number BE1009.561.944).
The lawyers engaged by Paul, Weiss Brussels have a place of establishment in Belgium and are registered with the Brussels Dutch-language Bar Association (Nederlandstalige Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel, “NOAB”) or Brussels French-language Bar Association (Ordre Français des Avocats du Barreau de Bruxelles, “OFAB”). Their names and contact details can be verified on the websites of NOAB or OFAB. Further information about our lawyers and their professional qualifications can be found on our website under People. Copies of the rules of professional conduct applicable to lawyers registered with the Brussels Bar are available through the Brussels Bar Association websites at www.baliebrussel.be and www.barreaudebruxelles.be.
For information about how we use your personal information, including your right to access and correct that information, please see our Privacy Policy.
Complaints Handling
Paul, Weiss Brussels is committed to providing the highest quality service. However, if at any point you become dissatisfied with any aspect of the services we provide to you, please inform us immediately so we may do our best to resolve the problem. In the first instance, it may be helpful to discuss your concerns with the partner in charge of your matter. If that is not appropriate, or you consider their response to be inadequate, you may write to complaints@paulweiss.com and request a copy of the formal complaints procedure. If we are unable to resolve the problem, you may reach out to the President of NOAB or OFAB to obtain advice, file a formal complaint, or initiate a dispute resolution procedure.