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Alpha Advokater Advokatpartnerselskab is a limited liability partnership company incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark with registered company number: 35521429 and trading as Alpha Advokater or Alpha Attorneys. The board of directors is responsible for the management of the company and consists of Allan Schweitz Fischer (chairman), Steen Klein and Philip Klein who is also appointed as the managing director.

All lawyers at Alpha Advokater Advokatpartnerselskab are covered by a professional liability insurance and guarantee provided by HDI-Gerling
Forsikring. The professional insurance covers all professional services provided by Alpha Advokater Advokatpartnerselskab irrespective of where the services are provided.

Attorney-at-Law Steen Klein trades as an independent law firm under the name KLEIN Advokatfirma with company registration number: 33978936. Attorney-
at-Law Steen Klein has insurance coverage for professional liability and guarantee with HDI-Gerling Forsikring which covers all professional services provided by Attorney-at-Law Steen Klein, irrespective of where the services are provided. Attorney-at-Law Tommy Paulsen trades as an independent law firm under the name Advokatfirmaet Tommy Paulsen ApS with company registration number: 30549988. Advokatfirmaet Tommy Paulsen has insurance coverage for professional liability and guarantee with AIG which covers all professional services provided by Advokatfirmaet Tommy Paulsen ApS, irrespective of where the services are provided.

The lawyers at Alpha Attorneys are all assigned by the Ministry of Justice in Denmark and members of the Danish Bar and Law Society and thus subject to the supervisory and disciplinary system of the Danish Bar and Law Society and the rules of professional conduct, pursuant to the Administration of Justice Act, section 126. Moreover, the ethical rules for attorneys apply.

Complains about the conduct of or the legal fee of an attorney-at-law is processed by The Disciplinary Board of the Danish Bar and Law Society (Advokatnævnet), Kronprinsessegade 28, 1306 København K, Tel: 33 96 97 98, E-mail: klagesagsafdelingen@advokatsamfundet.dk. Further information can be obtained on the webpage of the Danish Bar and Law Society, www.advokatsamfundet.dk.

Client trust account

Alpha Advokater P/S is having client trust accounts at Jyske Bank, Advokatfirmaet Tommy Paulsen ApS at Nykredit and KLEIN
Advokatfirma at Nordea and unless otherwise is agreed or informed all entrusted funds will be deposited in one of the above financial institutions.

Under the Danish Deposit Guarantee Fund Act the same rules apply for funds deposited by our clients into a client trust account as apply for funds deposited by our clients into a regular account in the same bank.

If a bank is forced into reconstruction efforts or is going bankrupt deposits exceeding the insured/guaranteed amount of EUR 100,000 can be lost by the client.

Until June 1, 2015 all funds deposited into a client trust account were fully covered by the Deposit Guarantee Fund irrespective of the amount deposited. Now the same limitation of coverage applies for funds deposited into regular accounts as to funds deposited into client trust accounts. Consequently, if the bank goes bankrupt the client will potentially lose any amount deposited in excess of EUR 100,000 regardless of whether the funds are deposited into a client trust account or a regular account in the same bank. If a client has funds deposited into both a regular account and a client trust account in the same bank the client can only recover a total of EUR 100,000 from the guarantee scheme. However, the maximum coverage is greater for real estate transactions where the guarantee covers up to EUR 10 million.

Anti-money laundering regulation

Pursuant to the act on measures to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism, we as a law firm are obliged to obtain identity information from all our clients.

To enter into a client relationship, we must therefore require documentation for name, address and personal and/or company registration number, including the ownership structures of companies. We retain the identity information for five years after the conclusion of a matter.

Professionel fee policy

At Alpha Attorneys we do not consider our professional fees and invoices a taboo, as we strive for candidness and transparency.

We always endeavour to adjust the expectations to a given matter with our clients, including in relation to price and invoicing. Lawyers at Alpha Attorneys have the hourly fee stated below unless otherwise explicitly agreed or if a fixed fee arrangement has been entered into. The stated hourly fee depend on seniority and expertise in the field.

Lawyers: DKK 2,800-3,000 ex. VAT (DKK 3,500-3,750 incl. VAT)

Associates: DKK 1,000-1,250 ex. VAT (DKK 1,250-1,562,50 incl. VAT)

When concluding a matter, we will in our invoicing always take into consideration, e.g. the value of the matter, the extent of the work and complexity, the result, time spent and the professional liability associated with the matter.

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