INSTITUTIONS.
DEVELOPMENT.
MULTILATERALS. DFIs.
GLOBAL NGOs.
WLA serves multilateral organisations, development finance institutions, NGOs, and international bodies across governance, procurement, project finance, cross-border employment, and multi-jurisdiction regulatory compliance — co-practiced in every country of operation simultaneously.
SIX SERVICES.
ALL JURISDICTIONS.
ONE CO-PRACTICE TEAM.
One co-practice team across every jurisdiction you need — briefed together, aligned on strategy, reporting through one point of contact. All nine WLA core practices. All jurisdictions. One brief.
MULTILATERAL GOVERNANCE
International organisation governance, privileges and immunities, headquarters agreements, and staff tribunal compliance co-practiced across every operating jurisdiction simultaneously.
PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTS
World Bank, ADB, IADB, UN, and bilateral donor procurement law compliance — WLA co-practices procurement documentation with local law in every country of programme operation simultaneously.
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE TRANSACTIONS
DFI investment documentation, blended finance structures, and local co-financing arrangements co-practiced across every project jurisdiction simultaneously — BII, IFC, EBRD, EIB, AfDB.
CROSS-BORDER EMPLOYMENT
International staff employment, secondment structures, local national employment, and social security compliance co-practiced across every country of operation simultaneously.
REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE
Multi-jurisdiction regulatory compliance for international institutions — data protection, AML, sanctions, and sector-specific regulatory requirements co-practiced simultaneously across every operating jurisdiction.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR INSTITUTIONS
International arbitration, ICSID claims, and institutional dispute resolution co-practiced across every relevant jurisdiction simultaneously — WLA holds the international and local dimensions simultaneously.
CORRIDOR LEGAL
WORK ACROSS
BOTH SIDES.
Institutions & Development mandates frequently cross borders along WLA's active corridors. WLA holds both sides of every active corridor simultaneously — one brief covers every jurisdiction the matter touches.
WLA ASSEMBLES THE TEAM.