One of the real differentiators of Baker & McKenzie is our culture of friendship – one that has been nurtured for 60 years. We invest heavily in the "glue” that makes us special. And we have some fun along the way.
A great illustration of this is the EuroBaker Football Tournament for the Fluency Cup. Every year one of our offices hosts this two-day tournament for up to 15 teams made up of partners, associates and business services members, male and female.
Recent winners and hosts are as follows:
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Winner
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Host
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2011
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Madrid
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Zurich
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2010
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Munich/Vienna
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Amsterdam
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2009
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Frankfurt
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Munich
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2008
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Madrid
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Madrid
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2007
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Frankfurt
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Vienna
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2006
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Moscow
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Warsaw
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2005
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Frankfurt
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Milan
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2004
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London
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London
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2003
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Frankfurt
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Frankfurt
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Here are some photographs from this year's tournament in Zurich:
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And the winners are ....... Madrid!!!!
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Here are some photographs from last year's (2010) tournament in Amsterdam:
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And the Fluency Cup goes to ....... the Munich/Vienna team!
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Runners up: London
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Third place: Madrid
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The Russians -v- the Dutch
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Italy taking a breather
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Frankfurt -v- Amsterdam
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Team Paris in action
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The hosting team: Amsterdam
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And here are some photographs from the
2009 Munich tournament: