Executives
Leaders whose decisions, and whose exposure, carry the weight of a company.
Attorneys at Law · New York · Since 1990
Counsel to the few.You'll only cross us once.
Private counsel for Fortune 100 executives, ultra-high-net-worth individuals and consortiums whose affairs cross borders.
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The Firm
Doug & Associates is a private practice for matters that cannot be handled loudly. We take on a limited number of clients, we represent them across six countries, and we do not discuss their affairs.
Privacy
What is entrusted to the firm stays with the firm.
Reach
Representation in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Diplomacy
Fluent in institutions, cultures and protocol.
Practice
Five areas of practice.Nothing else.
Locating, securing and organizing the records a matter turns on, across archives, agencies and jurisdictions, under strict confidentiality from first request to final file.
- Cross-border records
- Chain of custody
- Confidential handling
When an executive or institution is suddenly exposed, in a courtroom, in the press or in public, we move first. Legal strategy, containment and reputation, held in one hand.
- Executive incidents
- Litigation response
- Reputation
Establishing clear, defensible ownership of what you invent and build, from the first filing to the final assignment.
- Filings
- Ownership
- Assignments
Defending your rights in every market where they matter, and acting quickly when someone tries to claim what is yours.
- International filings
- Enforcement
- Monitoring
Formation and ongoing management of international trusts, structured for privacy, continuity and the generations that follow.
- Formation
- Management
- Succession
Jurisdictions
One desk in New York.Six countries.
Matters handled with the protocol each country expects, and with counsel who has worked on both sides of the border.
New York
United States · Headquarters
Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Poland
Kyiv
Ukraine
Moscow
Russia
Beijing
China
Clients
Whom we represent.
Ultra-High-
Private wealth and legacy, structured to last across borders and generations.
Institutions
Organizations that need counsel fluent in more than one legal system.
Ultra-High-
Investor groups acting together, with holdings and obligations spread across several jurisdictions.
Principles
Some names arenever written down.
Our clients are executives, ultra-high-net-worth individuals and consortiums who value one thing above all: that their affairs remain their own. We do not publish client lists. We do not discuss matters.
i.
Privacy
Nothing leaves the room without your word.
ii.
Loyalty
One side of the table. Always yours.
iii.
Discretion
The best outcomes are the ones no one hears about.
iv.
Diplomacy
Firm where it counts, gracious everywhere else.
Doug Dollinger
The Attorney
Doug Dollinger
“Silent by discipline. Unyielding in defence. Your interests. My mission.”
A graduate of CUNY School of Law, admitted to the bar in 1990 and a United States Air Force veteran, Doug Dollinger has spent more than three decades representing clients in matters that cross borders.
Admitted
1990
Education
CUNY School of Law
Service
U.S. Air Force veteran
Representation
United States, Europe, Asia
Engagement
How a matter begins.
01
A private conversation
Most clients arrive by referral. The first conversation is with the attorney himself, in confidence.
02
A clear agreement
Scope, jurisdictions and terms are set out plainly before any work begins.
03
Carried to the end
Handled personally, across borders, until the matter is closed and stays closed.
Contact
By introduction.
Every inquiry is read by the attorney personally and answered in confidence. Please do not send confidential details until we have spoken.
- Address
- New York, USA