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Thomas A. Gionis, MD JD LLM MBA MHA FCLM FICS FRCS
(Newport Beach, California) |
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- Chairman, American Board of Healthcare Law and Medicine (Chicago)
- United States Fulbright Scholar in Law (Czech Republic, 2003)
- United States Fulbright Senior Scholar Program
- United States Fulbright Global / Public Health PEER Review Committee
- Chairman, Joint Study Committee Clinical Research Ethics
(Fulbright Academy of Science and Technology and American Board of
Healthcare Law and Medicine)
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Aristotle University (Carlsbad, California)
- Dean, Aristotle University College of Law
- Dean, Aristotle University School of Public Health and Research Institute
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph and Gionis, LLC
- President, Joseph and Gionis, LLC
- Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami)
- Fellow, American College of Legal Medicine (FCLM)
- Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS)
- Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
- Former Research Fellow, Harvard University-Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Distinguished Fellow, Royal Society of Fellows
- Editor in Chief, Royal Society of Fellows Law Review
- Former Editor in Chief, John Marshall Law Review
- Certificate of Honor, Kingdom of Cambodia
- M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
- J.D., John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
- L.L.M., St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami)
- M.B.A., Pepperdine University Graduate School of Business
- M.H.A., Seton Hall University, Center for Public Service
- M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.) (current)
- Youngest Individual to receive M.D. degree in United States; 1975; at the age of 21
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Dr. Walid Yousef
(Irvine, Ca.)
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- Vice-President and Director of International Operations, Joseph and Gionis, LLC
- Former Active International Director, Credit Suisse
- President, Capital Trade, Inc.
- Board Member, Aristotle University College of Law
- International Lawyer, International Business Consultant
- JD, International School of Law, Geneva
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Mr. Frederick H. Branding
(Chicago, Illinois) |
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- Attorney at Law, and Partner, McGuireWoods Law Firm, Health Law Group, Chicago
- Former Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois
- Former, Chief, Psychotropic Drugs Unit, United Nations International Narcotics Control Board, Vienna, Austria
- Two-Time Recipient, FDA Commissioner's Special Citation for Outstanding Contributions in the field of food and drug law enforcement, while at Department of Justice
- Adjunct Professor of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- Adjunct Professor of Law, John Marshall Law School,
Chicago, Illinois
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Professor William Byrnes
(Miami, Florida) |
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- Professor of Law, St Thomas University School of Law (Miami)
- Director and Founder, Walter H. & Dorothy B. Diamond International Tax Program
- St Thomas University School of Law (Miami)
- Visiting Professor of International Taxation, Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg)
- Founding Board Member, Royal Society of Fellows
- JD, Loyola University School of Law
- LL.M., University of Amsterdam Faculty of Law
- Fellowship, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation and University of Amsterdam
- Consultant to a number of governments on their tax policy (South Africa, Botswana, The United Kingdom, The British Virgin Islands, The Turks and Caicos Islands, Anguilla and Montserrat).
- Primary Author / Team Leader of the UK commissioned Byrnes Report on the Economic and Socio-Economic Impact of the Tax Savings Directive
- Co-Author, Offshore Trusts & Companies Laws, Analysis and Tax Planning
- Former Senior Manager and Associate Director, International Tax, Coopers and Lybrand, (Price Waterhouse)
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Mr. J. Richard Duke |
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- Professor of Law, Aristotle University College of Law
- Principal of Duke Law Firm, P.C.
- Named to list of "Top 100 Attorneys" in the U.S., Worth magazine, 12 / 2005
- Named to list of "Top 100 Attorneys" in the U.S., Worth magazine, 12 / 2006
- B.S., Auburn University
- J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
- LL.M., University of Miami School of Law (Taxation)
- Admitted, Alabama State Bar
- Admitted, Florida State Bar
- "AV" rated, Martindale-Hubbell.
- Member, Committee of Academic Advisors, St. Thomas University School of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law (2000-current)
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1983-1999)
- Instructor, The Offshore Institute (1994-1999);
- Distinguished Fellow, The Royal Society of Fellows
- Speaker, First Annual Global Conference on Money laundering, Compliance & Offshore Tax Planning (sponsored by University of Florida’s College of Law’s Center for International Financial Crimes Studies; St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami, Florida), The Bahamas Bar Association; and The Royal Society of Fellows)
- Speaker, Second Annual Conference: International Tax Planning, Banking Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering
- Speaker, Third Annual Global Conference: International Tax Planning, Money Laundering
- Speaker, Fourth Annual Global Financial Strategies Summit
- Member, Faculty Advisory Board, The Royal Society of Fellows Law Review
- Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Asset Protection Journal (Aspen)
- Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Offshore Finance U.S.A., O.F.C. Publications Inc.
- Member, Editorial Advisory Board of Vault, O.F.C. Publications Inc.
- Co-Author, "Offshore Tax Strategies" Newsletter
- Editorial Advisor, "The Jacobs Report on Asset Protection Strategies".
- Member, International Bar Association (Section on Business Law; Committee on Taxes);
- Member, International Business Law Consortium
- Fellow and Honorary Legal Scholar, International Academy of Tax Advisors,
- Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria (1996-1999);
- Member, Inter-American Bar Association;
- Member, American Bar Association (ABA), Tax Section
- Member, Committee on Corporate Stockholders' Relationships, 1975-1977; ABA
- Member, Committee on Closely Held Corporations, 1977-1990; ABA
- Member, Committee on Individual Investments and Workouts, 1995; ABA
- Member, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, ABA
- Member, Committee on Asset Protection Planning, 1997, ABA
- Member, International Law and Practice Section, ABA
- Member, Committees on International Taxation and International Property, Estate & Trust Law, 1995, ABA
- Member, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Florida State Bar
- Member, Tax Section and International Law Section, Florida State Bar
- Member, Tax Section of the Alabama State Bar;
- Member, Samford University Professional Advisors Counsel (1996-)
- Member, Birmingham Committee on Foreign Relations (2004-current)
- Member, Advisory Board, American International Depository & Trust
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Galal Gough, MD
(Huntington Beach, Ca.) |
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- Former President, California Medical Board (State Licensing Board), California, USA
- Member, California State Bar Committee, Moral Character
and Fitness
- Chief of Staff, Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital, California,
USA; 1985-current
- Practice of Medicine, approximately 35 years
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Dr. Demosthenes Vardiabasis, Ph.D.
(Malibu, Ca.) |
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- Professor Economics & International Business, Pepperdine University
- Professor, Pepperdine University, School of Public Policy
- Chairman, P/KE MBA Program, Pepperdine University
- Ph.D. Economics, University of Southern California
- M.A. Mathematical Economics, University of Southern California
- M.A. Applied Economics, University of Essex, England
- Diploma, Quantitative Methods, University of Essex, England
- B.A. International Business, University of Piraeus, Greece
- International Business and Economic Consultant
- Founder, Chairman, CEO, IQ Now Corporation (acquired by a public company)
- Former Chairman, Health Windows (provided services to American Express, Hilton, Yamaha, Honeywell, Edison International)
- President, Global Strategic Edge
- Consultant, Baxter Healthcare, Northwest Airlines, ICTS Europe, Edison Utilities, Trylon, Innermed, El Proyecto, Brinks, Greek National Tourism Organization, Korean government, Latin Business Association, and the Arthritis Foundation.
- Former Member, U.S. committee to assist Russian Reform and of the National Policy
- Forum (Chair, U. S. Senator Phil Gramm)
- Member, Academy of International Business; Member, American Economic Association
- Member, European International Business Association
- Member, Review Board, Journal of International Business Studies
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