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The Swiss Offshore ‘Fleet’ in New Zealand

So this is yet another look at the lawyers from Swiss firms that have a presence in New Zealand companies, and may also appear in the ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database. And an interesting aspect of this will be the connection … Continue reading

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Geoffrey Cone and the Costa Ricans

Geoffrey Cone no doubt considers himself the doyen of the trust industry in New Zealand, and its major international player. He has worked at the Russell McVeagh practice in Auckland, where tax-dodging schemes became an art form in the 1980s. … Continue reading

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Strange brew: the world of Cone Marshall

The law firm of Geoffrey Cone and Karen Marshall is central to the foreign trust industry in Auckland, New Zealand. They are the lynchpin in the NZ Trustee Companies Association, the group of four trust firms that successfully lobbied to … Continue reading

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