"Clients whose activities take them abroad do not have to pause in relation to legal needs as the firm is able to extend with its clients"
Mike Tuchman, Levenveld Pearlstein, Chicago, Illinois, USA

"One of the most important aspects of MSI membership is the resource base it provides.  The fact that you can pick up the phone and call arount the US and around the globe to get a quetsion answered is a tremendous benefit.  For those of us who used to be part of international firms, this one factor really makes me feel as connected as ever."
Glenn Wallmark, Lucas Horsfall Murphy & Pindroh, Los Angeles, CA, USA

"MSI embodies team-oriented lawyering and client service. We encourage all our staff to keep MSI first and foremost in mind whenever a geographic or substantive need arises, either in the legal or accounting fields. MSI broadens our client-service capabilities on both levels, dramatically. Through MSI our geographic reach is limitless, and our substantive skill sets are expanded exponentially. It is virtually inconceivable that a legal topic exists that is not within the day-do-day practice of some MSI member, somewhere."
Adam Silvers, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, Long Island, NY, USA

"I was referred to a SA resident who is also a USA citizen. She has to file a US tax return for 2005.The matter is complex because, notwithstanding the SA/USA Double Tax Agreement, the US will tax her on worldwide income. I received excellent and speedy advice from Randy Netek, Middelton Burns & Davis PC, Dallas ,Texas. Without his advice the submission would have been very problematic."
Beverley Penny, RAiN, Johannesburg, South Africa

"In every one of our proposals we highlight the fact we are active members of MSI. Although none of these new clients necessarily has an immediate need for the valuable capabilities of the association, every one of them remarked on the potential of this connection and the fact that our firm has significant legal and accounting resources as a result. This clearly makes us more valuable to our clients."
Tim O'Toole, Vestal & Wiler, Orlando, USA

"Our contacts within other member firms around the world help us to compete alongside the big law and accounting firms for contracts for which international expertise is required by the client."
Evgeny Titkov, United Consultants FDP, Moscow, Russia

"Through MSI our clients have access to associate member firms in 100 countries. Knowledgeable local professionals share the same approach as us to serving clients requiring advice on legal issues, taxation, accounting and auditing."
Konrad Walter, WKS GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany

"We have had very good working relations with colleagues from all over the world, who have been very helpful, not only in information sharing, but also in enabling the expansion of our business."
Papawin Leelamanthep, PLP Auditing Office, Bangkok, Thailand

"The decision to join MSI was simple - we wanted to be part of an association that values the independence of its member firms, and one that is also a successful, commercially driven global organisation. We believe our firm will be able to provide the clients of other member firms with sound, reliable advice on all legal matters related to Dutch law. The MSI concept is extremely appealing to us."
Mirjam Bergmeijer, Kaiser Van As Advocaten, Utrecht, Netherlands

"We have been able to win contracts with clients that wouldnt have been possible without our MSI connection. Our clients see the link with MSI as a big advantage they want to deal with firms that have local expertise and a common global approach."
Santiago Alio, Audalia, Madrid, Spain

"As our clients become increasingly involved in national and international business, we have experienced a corresponding need to expand our professional relationships with firms in other cities. MSI enables us to meet this growing requirement by providing us with an association of established, capable professionals in whom we and our clients can have every confidence."
Jim Kruse, Kruse Landa Maycock & Ricks, Salt Lake City, USA

When our clients need to do business outside France, we can be confident that MSI members will handle their business with the same level of personal service. We deal with the same types of clients and share the same global vision and as a result our clients get exactly what they want.
Serge Laviale, Synerga Partners, France

"MSIs Latin American membership has proved an excellent tool for allowing us to better serve our clients with advice on the business climate in Latin America. As this group continues to grow, I am confident that our firm and many others will benefit enormously from these relationships."
Carlos Concepcion, Concepcion Sexton & Martinez, Miami, USA

Joining MSI has added significant brand value to our firm, resulting in unprecedented business growth. We receive excellent high-quality referrals from within the association, and are able to share our knowledge base with other members. Indian firms are successfully positioning themselves as a real alternative to the big firms. We look forward to an exciting future.
Angelo Carvalho, MSI Carisma, Chennai, India

"We decided to join MSI as we knew that our firm having international connections was of great importance to many of our existing and potential clients. Being part of a renowned international association such as MSI will demonstrate the standing and capability of our firm. Joining MSI has definitely raised our firm's profile, and our clients will be also better served by being able to quickly call upon the services offered by a global association of high quality legal and accounting firms."
Inyoung Lee, Easi Accounting Corporation, Seoul, South Korea

"Although we are a one office local firm, membership of MSI has given us representation throughout Southern Africa. This has been very useful to our clients and to staff who may wish to relocate."
Andrew Aitken, Aitken Lambert Elsworth, Durban, South Africa

Being a member of MSI is like having branch offices all over the world. We can help our local clients with all their national and international accounting, tax, and management consulting needs. Plus, we now have an increased ability to attract clients from far beyond our regional marketing territory.
Carmen Macca, Simione Macca & Larrow, Connecticut, USA

"Membership of MSI is of enormous assistance in promoting our firm. When we make referrals, whether on a national or international level, we know our clients will receive efficient and effective service and that enhances client satisfaction."
Rod Commins, Patterson Houen & Commins, Sydney, Australia

"MSI has helped us provide better service to our clients by offering them a worldwide association of top-tier professionals to handle their legal and accounting questions specific to geographic regions outside of Washington State."
Betty Greene, Graham & Dunn, Seattle, USA

"We are very excited by the continued expansion of MSI members and activities. MSI enables us to retain and attract international clients, and the quality of new members gives us great confidence in this regard."
Jeremy Beard, haysmacintyre, London, UK

"By joining MSI, we maintain our independence, both professionally and on a business basis, yet we can now offer our clients a broader range of expertise on an international scope. This move allows us to keep our separate identity and avoid the loss of local control associated with firms that merge into firms headquartered in other cities."
Bill Simon, Tiffany & Bosco, Phoenix, USA

"Clients really do need ready and simple access to the services of accountants, tax consultants and lawyers in each major commercial centre of the world. This is particularly true as more and more companies do business globally, a trend that is being fuelled by the phenomenal growth of the Internet."
Frankie Tan, Tan Leng Cheo & Partners, Singapore

"Our success ratio in new client proposals has soared as an MSI member firm. The confidence shows and it sells. We no longer look for business just in Fort Lauderdale - we look for it around the world.. We prefer to measure the benefits of membership by asking ourselves: 'How many of our clients would we have today if we were not members of MSI?' We have no way of knowing for certain, but the common belief among our principals is that it is between 30 and 50 per cent, with only a small percentage of these coming from association referrals."
Joe Barnes, MSI Barnes & Associates PA, Fort Lauderdale, USA

"MSI membership has helped us to serve our international clients and gain many new referrals. We have also been more than pleased with the quality of service received from MSI members."
Marcela Trujillo, Rubio Villegas y Asociados, Mexico

"Having only one office imposes perceived limitations on the types of cases we can handle. As a member of MSI, we can demonstrate to clients who have business in other locations that we can compete with the larger players. In summary, the ability to refer work to other MSI members enables us to better serve our clients."
Tim Perkins, Underwood Perkins & Ralston, Dallas, USA

"MSI allows us to continue our growth in international activities as well as providing us with a nationwide association of law and accounting firms to draw on for work on our multi-state clients. The multidisciplinary membership of MSI was a major consideration in our decision to join and will be a significant benefit in our activities in the future. We are very excited about our membership and the contacts we have had so far indicate that we have made a very good decision."
Joe Wilcynski, AZ & Co, Seattle, USA

"My firm came very close to winning a prestigious audit contract with the South African Reserve Bank. Without the backing of MSI, it would have been far harder for us to have featured on the shortlist."
Ian Pierce, RAiN, Johannesburg, South Africa

"As an MSI member we can refer clients to accountants and lawyers in major world cities and are recognised worldwide as a reputable Sydney accounting firm. Whenever we have questions relating to client business, we can consult our fellow association members for the answers."
Stuart Wagschall, Thomas Davis & Co, Sydney, Australia