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5 Jan 2020News

Virtual law business 360 Law Group has launched a US subsidiary citing the reasons as 'for business rather than legal purposes'. Chief executive Robert Taylor plans to transfer the firm's consultants based in the US, Canada, Mexico and the rest of Latin America to 360 Business Law America, which is based in Washington. A similar model is planned for Australia and Southeast Asia. The group currently has more than 200 consultants in more than 50 countries around the world. 29 May 2020

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