CROSS-BORDER
DISPUTES NEED
BOTH SIDES HELD.
Cross-border disputes require coordinated legal action across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously. WLA holds dispute resolution specialists on both sides of every corridor — one co-practice team, from strategy through enforcement.
NOT JUST LITIGATORS.
A COORDINATED
CROSS-BORDER TEAM.
WLA dispute resolution co-practice means that the claimant jurisdiction and the respondent jurisdiction are both held by WLA specialists simultaneously — from the moment the dispute strategy is formed. Not after the matter has been filed. From day one.
The claimant's home jurisdiction and the respondent's jurisdiction — both held by WLA specialist dispute firms simultaneously. Coordinated strategy from the outset. No information asymmetry between jurisdictions.
One integrated dispute strategy across every jurisdiction. The WLA co-practice team agrees the approach together — litigation, arbitration, ADR, enforcement — with full visibility of every jurisdiction's rules and risk.
WLA holds enforcement jurisdiction specialists as part of the co-practice team from the beginning — not brought in after the award is issued. Enforcement strategy is built into the dispute strategy from day one.
EVERY TYPE OF
CROSS-BORDER
DISPUTE. BOTH SIDES.
WLA dispute specialists handle every category of cross-border dispute — from high-value international commercial arbitration to cross-border insolvency coordination and multi-jurisdiction enforcement.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
ICC, SIAC, DIAC, LCIA, HKIAC proceedings — from the arbitration clause to the enforcement of the award. WLA holds both the claimant jurisdiction and the respondent jurisdiction simultaneously throughout. Seat counsel and home jurisdiction counsel co-ordinated under one framework.
CROSS-BORDER COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Multi-jurisdiction commercial litigation — including enforcement of foreign judgments and cross-border injunctions. WLA co-ordinates local litigation specialists in every relevant jurisdiction simultaneously. Common law and civil law jurisdictions both held under the same co-practice framework.
INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
ICSID, bilateral investment treaty, and multilateral investment treaty proceedings. WLA holds both investor jurisdiction and host state jurisdiction specialists simultaneously. Treaty analysis co-ordinated across both jurisdictions from the pre-claim assessment stage.
CROSS-BORDER ENFORCEMENT
Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and judgments — co-ordinated across all enforcement jurisdictions simultaneously. WLA enforcement strategy is built from day one of the proceeding — not after the award is issued and assets have moved.
CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY
Multi-jurisdiction insolvency and restructuring — coordinating COMI analysis, recognition proceedings, and creditor strategies across all affected jurisdictions. The WLA co-practice team holds every relevant jurisdiction simultaneously from the outset.
PRE-DISPUTE STRATEGY
Before a dispute escalates — WLA co-practice teams assess exposure, analyse contractual rights, and develop a co-ordinated pre-dispute strategy across every jurisdiction where the dispute has impact. Prevention and preparation, both held simultaneously.
WHEN ARBITRATION
IS TOO HEAVY.
WLA NEUTRALS.
Many cross-border disputes do not need arbitration. They need a credible, independent neutral evaluation — quickly, by someone who knows the sector and the law. WLA Neutrals provides exactly that. 1,500+ certified neutrals across 90+ jurisdictions.
WLA Neutrals — operated through TheNeutrals.ORG™ — provides certified neutral evaluators, mediators, expert determiners, and conciliators across 90+ jurisdictions. Deployed within 48 hours. Conflict-checked. Credentialled.
WLA NEUTRALS →Every WLA Neutral is certified in at least one of these six disciplines — matched to the nature of the dispute, not just the jurisdiction. Brief WLA or TheNeutrals.ORG™ directly.
WHERE WLA HOLDS
DISPUTE SPECIALISTS.
BOTH SIDES.
One exclusive WLA dispute partner firm per jurisdiction — covering all major arbitral seats, common law and civil law enforcement jurisdictions, and key corridor markets.
BRIEF WLA.
BOTH SIDES IN 48H.