Disclaimer – Bernick & Beck Lawyers

Bernick and Beck is an international aggregate network of which operates through a number of licensed professional firms (Lawyers) located throughout the world to provide legal and other client related professional services. Lawyers are constituted and regulated in accordance with relevant local regulatory and legal requirements. The use of the name Bernick & Beck is for description purposes only and does not imply that Lawyers are in a partnership or are part of Bernick & Beck. The responsibility for the provision of services to the client is defined in the terms of engagement between the Lawyers and the client.

In accordance with the common terminology used in professional services organizations, references to “partner” or “principal” means a person who is a partner, or principal or equivalent in a Lawyer, and reference to an “office” means an office of any such Lawyer.

The Bernick & Beck websites, being any website operated for or on behalf of Bernick & Beck or any Lawyer, are intended for information purposes only. Nothing in the Bernick & Beck websites is to be considered as creating an attorney-client relationship or indeed any contractual relationship or as rendering legal or professional advice for any specific matter. Readers are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel. No client or reader should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content on the Bernick & Beck website(s) without first obtaining matter specific legal and/or professional advice. Bernick & Beck and/or any Lawyer accept no responsibility for any loss or damage, howsoever incurred, which may result from accessing or reliance on content on the Bernick & Beck website(s), and disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any or all liability with respect to acts or omissions made by clients or readers on the basis of content on the Bernick & Beck website(s). If you have any questions on the content on the Bernick & Beck website(s) please contact us at website.enquiries@bernickbeck.com

The Bernick & Beck website(s) may contain links to external websites and external websites may link to Bernick & Beck website(s). Bernick & Beck and/or the Lawyers within the Network are not responsible for the content or operation of any such external sites and disclaims all liability, howsoever occurring, in respect of the content or operation of any such external websites.

Some of the content of the Bernick & Beck website(s) may constitute attorney advertising within the meaning of the applicable bar rules. As applicable, the following statement is made in accordance with those rules: ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. PRIOR RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE A SIMILAR OUTCOME. In addition to the legal notices above, please request to your Lawyer the Regional Notices for additional information on this regard.

Anti-corruption and anti-bribery

Bernick & Beck is required to comply with a variety of anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws across many jurisdictions. The Firm, its lawyers, its employees and its clients as well as its suppliers, have various obligations under the anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws. We comply with these obligations and advise our clients in relation to compliance with these obligations. As a Firm we have in place robust policies, training and procedures to ensure compliance with anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws globally, where applicable.

E-mail Disclaimer

NOTICE: If you have received an e-mail from Bernick & Beck, the e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain legally privileged and confidential information. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of the message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received a message in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the message and please delete it from your computer.

PLEASE NOTE that all incoming e-mails will be automatically scanned by us and by an external service provider to eliminate unsolicited promotional e-mails (“spam”). This could result in deletion of a legitimate e-mail before it is read by its intended recipient at our firm. Please tell us if you have concerns about this automatic filtering.

Information About Fraudulent Emails and Phone Calls Referencing Bernick & Beck

Bernick & Beck is one of the largest and most prominent networks in the world, employing thousands of lawyers and support staff in more than 14 countries. The size and prominence of our Firm unfortunately sometimes attracts the attention of unscrupulous individuals who falsely claim to work for Bernick & Beck and/or use our Firm’s name to advance fraudulent schemes against innocent people.

Scams and other security risks are rampant on the Internet, and we recommend you take steps to protect yourself and the security of your information. While we routinely report such abuses to law enforcement agencies, the nature and volume of these scams and frauds makes it impossible for our Firm to prevent the misuse of Bernick & Beck’s name and the names of our lawyers.

What should you do?

To report a potential e-mail or telephone or other scam, we recommend you contact the relevant police or government authorities in your jurisdiction.

We recommend you communicate solely with lawyers using only the contact information provided for him or her on our website, www.bernickbeck.com, i.e. do not communicate via other email addresses or telephone numbers or text messaging. For example, if the sender is using a non Bernick & Beck email address and / or justifies this on the basis that his or her Bernick & Beck account is not working, you should insist on contacting the sender only via the contact information on our website.

Attempt to independently verify, including by telephone to our international call center in London, the legitimacy of the caller’s identity, for example by contacting the Firm’s General Counsel. Do not send the email sender or caller any money, do not give the email sender or caller any personal or financial information about yourself, for example, your bank accounts or credit card numbers. Report the fraudulent email or call to fraud@bernickbeck.com

In addition, if you receive a suspicious email referencing our Firm or appearing to be from our Firm (e.g. from a “spoofed” Bernick & Beck email address, which does not end in “@bernickbeck.com”), we suggest the following:

Do not open or click on any links contained in the email, do not open or download any attachments to the email. Do not respond to the email in any way or provide any personal or confidential information in reply to the email, do not send any money in response to the email.

If applicable, forward the suspicious email to your organization’s IT Department and ask that they inspect the message to determine legitimacy, delete (permanently) the message from your email account.

If you have questions about the security of your computer or suspect the security of your computer has been compromised, we recommend you contact your IT support team, computer manufacturer or Internet service provider.

Bernick & Beck is not involved in the scams listed above or any other scams. Note that we do not conduct Firm business via web-based email accounts such as gmail.com, hotmail.com or yahoo.com, or personal email addresses. And we generally do not conduct Firm business by text message or instant messaging. Neither Bernick & Beck nor its lawyers or employees can accept any responsibility for the criminal conduct of a third party claiming to use the Firm’s name. If you have any concerns or receive suspicious communications that reference Bernick & Beck, please contact our General Counsel at the telephone number or email address shown on this web page.

Copyright and Reproduction Notice

Nothing anywhere in this website or exchanged by email or in any other written documentation shall be interpreted independently or in a different manner as what is induced and stated in this Disclaimer, Bernick and Beck is an international aggregate network of licensed professionals hereinafter “lawyers” providing legal expertise and consultation in an independent manner, Bernick and Beck will not be made responsible for any information exchanged by any of its Lawyers, Staff or anyone related with the company, all services are always contracted or delivered by this licensed professionals directly and any liability arising on regards to these services is strictly limited to the relationship between such Lawyers and its Clients.

All lawyers within the Bernick and Beck Network are licensed locally and are authorized to deliver such services in an independent manner to clients, Bernick and Beck provides a platform for these individuals to deliver services in a more efficient and standardized manner to clients.

The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult a local licensed attorney for advice regarding your individual situation. Contacting Bernick and Beck does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information to us.

Some of the content on this site is considered Attorney Advertising under the applicable rules of certain states. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Bernick and Beck is not a Law or Accounting firm, is not registered in the US and does not provide services to US clients, both addresses in the Los Angeles Area and in New York are solely mailing processing offices. Bernick and Beck is not a European Union Law or Accounting firm, is not registered in the EU and does not provide services to EU residents, all addresses depicted within the Eurozone are solely for mailing processing offices.

Some of the content on this site is considered Attorney Advertising under the applicable rules of certain states. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Ethics and professional standards policy

Bernick and Beck is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards. These apply to all our people, regardless of role, and to all our offices. Bernick and Beck people are required to act professionally and in compliance with relevant laws, regulations and Bar rules that apply to each specific Lawyer.

Human rights

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights which were unanimously endorsed by the Human Rights Council in 2011 state that all business enterprises have a responsibility to respect human rights. As a firm we have agreed to support and respect internationally recognized human rights, both as part of our commitment to the UN Global Compact and consistent with the UN Guiding Principles.

Slavery and human trafficking

Bernick and Beck opposes all forms of slavery and human trafficking, and is committed to taking steps to ensure that these do not occur in its business or in its supply chains. For further details, see our Modern Slavery Act transparency statement.

These ethical and professional standards include, (i) acting with integrity, professionalism and fairness, (ii) acting in the best interests of each client, including providing a proper standard of service to our clients, (iii) upholding the rule of law and the proper administration of justice, (iv) behaving in a way that maintains the trust the public has in the provision of legal services, (v) maintaining our independence. The Firm has internal policies intended to help its people comply with these standards and with relevant laws and regulations.

if you have further questions on regards to this Disclaimer or anything related with compliance please approach us at compliance@bernickbeck.com