Andrew Tzialli, the son of two refugees, does not fit the mould of a typical British lawyer. Now the head of Irish law firm Philip Lee's London outpost, he speaks about his career-defining work and the advancement of Dublin post-Brexit.
As environmentalists cast a wary eye across the Atlantic, Philip Lee LLP has partnered with a New York-based boutique law firm Skylight Law to create the "largest dedicated climate project development and finance team globally".
Lawyer Philip Lee has worked on everything from commercial trade disputes involving bananas to helping Ryanair secure injunctions. Along the way, he built his eponymous law firm. So, just how did he do it and what will he do next?
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