Corporate Advisory Solutions for local, regional and global challenges
Corporate Advisory Solutionsfor local, regional and global challenges
Who We Are
Horizons is a unique advisory firm providing highly specialized legal and tax solutions that allow enterprises to thrive in today’s complex transnational corporate environment.
We leverage an international network of professionals to expertly and effectively address multifaceted corporate issues. We do so across world regions and legal systems, deploying an adept understanding of and ability to leverage socialist, common, civil and sharia law for your benefit.
Today’s world is one of unpredictable change and geopolitical volatility that requires businesses to nimbly respond to a continuous array of local, regional and global challenges that effect their operations. To this end, Horizons serves as highly responsive advisory, providing turnkey corporate solutions that proactively anticipate your dedicated needs.
If you can imagine a firm whose professional services are delivered through one single focal point, addressing all your corporate needs in a judicious, compliant and highly transparent manner, than you are imagining Horizons.
Let’s work together to find your solution.
Danny LUK
Senior Equity Partner
THE PARTNERSWho We Are
DANNY LUKSenior Equity Partner – Hong Kong, Macau
Danny oversees the advisory’s activities in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore. Well established as an insightful and reliable Hong Kong Certified Public Accountant, his expertise allows the advisory to provide exceptional financial and accounting services to its clients both across Asia and worldwide. He ensures we serve clients with an ethically sound and transparent best practices approach that provide clarity in every transaction.
ROBERTO GILARDINO Regional Partner – Far East Asia
In addition to his Far East Asia portfolio, Roberto oversees Horizons’ day-to-day transnational operations from our lead, ‘gateway’ office in the heart of downtown Shanghai. Well-versed in matters where East meets West, he, along with the Shanghai team, works closely with the advisory’s worldwide network of professionals to cultivate the unique insights, judicious strategies and deep, cross-cultural understanding that today’s successful companies depend on.
LUCIA MYRIAM NETTIRegional Partner – Europe, Russia, Belarus
Lucia oversees Horizons’ activities in Europe, Russia and Belarus. She serves clients with long-term business interests in the EU and Eastern Europe, as well as those seeking to enter and expand in these regions. An exceptional manager, our clients depend on her leadership in corporate matters, particularly international, corporate and industrial law as it relates to domestic and transnational business.
Who We Are
We serve client needs that fall under socialist law, civil law, common law and sharia (Islamic) law.
One team, one focal point, one purpose.
Horizons is a Corporate Advisory with a highly specialized focus on transnational corporate transactions and their related aspects. Our expertise helps guide businesses in navigating the complex landscape of rules, regulations and cross-cultural nuances related to the modern corporate life cycle.
The professional practices we provide are devoted to assisting domestic and multinational companies and investors in all legal requirements and transactions to close. Our client base is largely made up of enterprises and individuals primarily from the Far East, Middle East, Europe, Russia and Belarus — geographical areas of which we have a high level of expertise.
Socialist Law
Socialist law denotes a general type of legal system which has been used in communist and formerly communist states. It is based on the civil law system, with major modifications and additions from Marxist Leninist ideology.
Common Law
Common law (also known as case law or precedent) is a law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals, as opposed to statutes adopted through the legislative process or regulations issued by the executive branch.
Civil Law
Civil law (or civilian law) is a legal system originating in Europe, intellectualized within the framework of late Roman law, and whose most prevalent feature is that its core principles are codified into a referable system which serves as the primary source of law.
Sharia Law (Islamic Law)
Sharia means "the road to the watering place" in Arabic, and refers to the revealed guidance and directives given in the Holy Book of Islam, as well as the Sunna. Largely a way of life for Muslims, it rules everyday transactions, including what
Horizons serves clients with a one team, one focal point, one purpose approach whose strength lies in the sensitivity we bring in creating solutions that serve multiple, cross-border stakeholders. To achieve this, we give particular focus to the varying regional, sociocultural, political and religious differences that may be directly or indirectly at play in country-by-country legal systems and their unique processes.
With expert focus, Horizons’ professionals provide forward-thinking, real-world corporate solutions you can count on.
other systems generally refer to as contract law, commercial law, family law, finance law and banking law, among other areas. Islamic scholars use Fiqh – jurisprudence – in order to apply the directives of Sharia, which are hundreds of years old, to modern-day situations.
While Sharia is considered as eternal and fixed, Fiqh is flexible and changes according to the circumstances under which it is applied, allowing Islamic law to cover specific situations not directly addressed in the revealed sources.
Key Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
CORPORATE FINANCE LITIGATIONS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
TAX, EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Antitrust
Environment & Resources
Enterprise Performance Improvement
Financial Governance Improvement
Government Affairs
Intellectual Property
Investment Management
IPOs
Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Private Investment Funds
Regulatory Compliance & Reporting
Reorganisation
Transaction Services
Accounting
Analytical Audit
Business Plan
Corporate Finance Advisory
Debt & Claims Trading
Financial Modeling
Financial Statement Audit
Internal Audit
Valuation Advisory Services
Sharia & Islamic Finance
Litigations and Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate
Business & Tort Litigation
Civil Litigation
Compliance & Reporting Services
Criminal Proceedings
Directors & Officers
Intellectual Property Litigation
Investigations & White Collar Crimes
Issues & Appeals
Litigation
Shareholder Rights, Relations & Dispute Resolution
Technology Transactions
Cross-Border Tax
Employment (Labour) Law
Employment Mobility & Trade Secrets
Global Compensation, Benefits
Indirect Tax
Labour/Management Relations
Labour & Employment
Mergers & Acquisitions Tax
International Tax
Relocation/Immigration
Tax
Tax Accounting Services
Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution
Tax Management Consulting
Transfer Pricing
Wealth Planning & Protection
Contact
Contact
Whether you're a regular client, prospective client or someone who is interested in learning more about the advisory, we’d like to hear from you.
When you contact Horizons, an advisory professional will begin the process of meeting your needs no matter what region, country or city you are located in. This is all part of our one team, one focal point, one purpose approach to service.
HORIZONS LEAD OFFICE
HORIZONS CHINA | corporate advisory
603B Lippo Plaza222 Huaihai Middle Road200021 ShanghaiChina
Phone +86 21 5356 3400Fax +86 21 5356 [email protected]
horizons-advisory.com
Contact OFFICES
HORIZONS HONG KONG | holding
2F Surson Commercial Building140-142 Austin RoadTsim Sha Tsui (Kowloon)Hong Kong SARChina
T +852 91502375F +852 2314 3113
HORIZONS CHINA | corporate advisory603B Lippo Plaza222 Huaihai Middle RoadHuangpu Central District200021 ShanghaiChina
T +86 21 5356 3400F +86 21 5356 3420
HORIZONS ITALY | corporate advisory
Via Giolitti 4910123 Turin (TO)Italy
T +39 011 19711641F +39 011 19711148
HORIZONS UAE | corporate advisory
Festival Towers19F Festival CityDubaïUnited Arab Emirates
T +971 4 293 2434F +971 4 293 2525
HORIZONS GERMANY | corporate advisory
Herriotstraße, 160528 Frankfurt am MainGermany
T +49 69 6773 3277F +49 69 6773 3200
HORIZONS FRANCE | corporate advisory
18, Rue Pasquier75008 ParisFrance
T +33 1 7098 0619F +33 1 7841 4440
HORIZONS RUSSIA | corporate advisory
16, Chernyakhovskogo Ulitsa125319 MoscowRussian Federation
T +7 499 1521823 F +7 499 1567541
HORIZONS BELARUS | corporate advisory
40, Nemiga Street Nemiga City Business Center (Entrance 2)220004 Minsk Republic of Belarus
T +375 17 2008617F +375 17 2248469
Contact DESKS
ARMENIAYerevan
BULGARIASofia
CAMBODIAPhnom Penh
CAMEROONYaoundé
CONGOKinshasa
CZECHPrague
GEORGIABatumi
IRANTehran
KAZAKHSTANAktauAlmatyAstana
LAOSVientiane
LATVIARiga
LEBANONBeirut
LIBERIAMonrovia
MALAWIBlantyre
MALAYSIAKuala Lumpur
MONGOLIAUlaanbaatar
NIGERIAAbuja
PALESTINENablus
PHILIPPINESManila
QATARDoha
SLOVAKIABratislava
SUDANKhartoum
SWEDENStockholm
TURKEYIstanbul
TURKMENISTANAshgabat
UGANDAKampala
UZBEKISTANTashkent