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US to Europe. The world's highest-volume corridor.
WLA Co-Practice Corridor

US to Europe. The world's
highest-volume corridor.

The US-Europe corridor generates more cross-border legal work than any other in the world. M&A in both directions, technology regulatory divergence, employment complexity for transatlantic workforces, and tax structuring in a post-Pillar Two world. WLA co-practices both sides simultaneously.

$1.2tn
Annual transatlantic FDI
↑11%
Inbound EU M&A 2025
Co-practice
Both sides
48hr
Team assembled
Live Intelligence
$1.2tn
Transatlantic FDI
Annual flow — world's highest volume corridor
↑11%
Inbound EU M&A
2025 YoY growth
Active
EU FSR
Mandatory filings for US subsidy recipients
Active
EU AI Act
High-risk obligations across 27 member states
Active
Pillar Two
EU domestic top-up tax now operational
How co-practice works on this corridor

Not two firms.
One transatlantic
co-practice team.

The US-Europe corridor is the world's most active cross-border legal market — and also the most legally complex. EU and US regulatory systems diverge on almost every major dimension: AI regulation, data privacy, merger control, employment law, and tax.

How co-practice works on this corridor
US legal side
Delaware corporate law and SEC compliance
HSR antitrust filing and DoJ/FTC review
OFAC sanctions and US export control
US employment and benefits law
European legal side
EU FSR — mandatory filings above €100m
GDPR and EU AI Act compliance
EU competition law — EC merger control
Pillar Two domestic minimum top-up tax
Co-Practice Protocol — Both firms jointly hold the matter
$1.2tn
Annual transatlantic FDI
↑11%
Inbound EU M&A 2025
Active sectors on this corridor
💻
Technology & Digital
EU AI Act compliance · GDPR · US tech M&A into Europe
↑ Very High
💊
Pharmaceuticals
Transatlantic pharma M&A · EMA · FDA · IP licensing
↑ High
🏦
Financial Services
US banks expanding EU presence · MiFID · Basel III
↑ High
🏭
Private Equity
Transatlantic PE buyouts · FSR compliance · Both directions
↑ High
Live corridor intelligence
FSR
EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Mandatory M&A filings for US companies receiving IRA/CHIPS subsidies acquiring European targets above €100m
AI Act
EU AI Act
High-risk system obligations across 27 member states — significant compliance burden for US technology companies
GDPR
GDPR Enforcement
Cross-border data transfer enforcement increasing — EU authorities coordinating on US company investigations
Brief WLA on this corridor
US law and European law co-practiced simultaneously. WLA confirms the co-practice team in writing within 48 hours. One engagement. Both sides of the Atlantic.
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WLA Co-Practice Protocol

US law and European law. Co-practiced simultaneously. 48 hours.

Describe your transatlantic matter. WLA assembles the co-practice team on both sides — confirmed in writing within 48 hours.

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