YOUR OUTSIDE
COUNSEL.
BOTH SIDES.
ONE BRIEF.
WLA In-House Connect is built for general counsel and in-house legal teams who need qualified outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions — simultaneously, under one institutional framework, without managing a different firm in every country.
ONE MATTER.
FOUR JURISDICTIONS.
ONE BRIEF.
The standard GC problem: a cross-border transaction touching four jurisdictions requires four separate law firms, four separate engagement letters, four separate briefings, and four separate relationships to manage. The result is inconsistent advice, missed connections between jurisdiction-specific issues, and an enormous management overhead for the in-house team.
WLA In-House Connect solves this. One brief to WLA activates the right WLA Qualified specialist in every required jurisdiction simultaneously. All firms are briefed together. All firms operate under the same institutional framework. You manage one relationship — with WLA — not four.
Not a managed legal services arrangement. Not an outsourcing arrangement. A co-practice framework — where the best independent firm in each jurisdiction holds the matter jointly, with institutional accountability behind every instruction.
HOW IN-HOUSE
TEAMS USE
WLA.
GC teams and in-house legal departments use WLA in three distinct ways — depending on the nature of the matter and the existing panel arrangements.
For specific cross-border matters — M&A transactions, disputes, regulatory filings — WLA activates the right specialist combination for that matter only. No standing arrangement required. Brief us on the matter. We activate. The matter closes. That's it.
Best for: GC teams with an existing panel who need to supplement it for cross-border depth on specific matters.
A standing WLA Bench arrangement — where WLA maintains a curated group of WLA Qualified specialist firms on standby for the company's cross-border legal needs across designated jurisdictions and practices. The Bench is refreshed annually and briefed on the company's business context, risk profile, and priorities.
Best for: Companies with regular cross-border legal needs across consistent jurisdictions and practices.
For GC teams who want peer access alongside external counsel — the WLA GC Council brings together in-house legal leads from WLA's global partner firm client base for quarterly intelligence sharing, regulatory briefings, and peer discussion on cross-border legal risk.
Best for: GCs who want institutional access to peer intelligence and WLA Intelligence alongside their external counsel relationships.
EVERY DISCIPLINE
YOUR TEAM
NEEDS.
WLA holds nine core practices — each with one exclusive designated firm per jurisdiction. GC teams get the best independent specialist in each practice in each market they operate in.
Cross-border transactions, acquisitions, JVs, project finance, restructuring. The primary transactional practice — activated on every significant corporate matter.
ICC, SIAC, DIAC, LCIA, HKIAC. Commercial litigation. Cross-border enforcement. Pre-dispute strategy. Always a separate team from transactional — litigators never do deals.
International tax structuring, transfer pricing, Pillar Two compliance, treaty planning, holding structures. Requires separate specialist expertise in every jurisdiction.
Patents, trademarks, copyright, IP licensing, cross-border enforcement. Patent attorneys form a separate profession — the right specialist matters.
Work permits, investor visas, residence, citizenship, workforce mobility programmes. A completely separate practice — immigration lawyers do nothing else.
Works Council compliance, cross-border employment, executive arrangements, post-acquisition HR harmonisation. Always separate in EU, UK, and established markets.
AI governance, data privacy, SaaS agreements, emerging tech regulation, and cross-border digital compliance. A rapidly growing practice for the modern GC.
Renewable energy projects, PPPs, energy transition, critical minerals, and cross-border infrastructure investment and financing.
Cross-border acquisitions, development, leasing, portfolio management, and real estate investment structuring across all active jurisdictions.
BRIEF US
IN 2 MINUTES.
BOTH SIDES
IN 48H.
Tell us the matter — plain language. Which jurisdictions, which practices, what you need done. No procurement process. No RFP.
WLA Central Command identifies the right WLA Qualified specialist in every required jurisdiction. Conflict checks run. Team assembled.
You receive a written response within 48 hours confirming the WLA co-practice team, their credentials, and proposed approach.
All WLA firms briefed simultaneously. One engagement framework. Both sides of the matter held from day one.
Confidential · Non-binding · Response within 48 hours
Confidential · Non-binding · WLA Central Command · New Delhi
CROSS-BORDER MATTER.