The company's purpose is to provide legal services exclusively to its parent company, a Limited Liability Partnership registered under the laws of the District of Columbia, United States of America, whose purpose is to provide legal services to its clients. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct or indirect shareholders/partners and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, provide security of any kind for its own liabilities and those of other companies (including direct or indirect shareholders/partners of the company or companies in which these shareholders/partners are directly or indirectly involved), including by way of pledges or fiduciary transfers or assignments of the company's assets, or provide guarantees, enter into suretyships or otherwise secure or guarantee the obligations of the company or these other companies, whether or not for consideration. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that appear to be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are connected therewith.