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WLA Regional Co-Practice Hub · Europe

Europe. 28
jurisdictions.
One Institutional co-practice.

WLA Europe is the most comprehensive independent legal co-practice network across the European continent — EU member states, UK post-Brexit, Switzerland, CEE, and the Nordic markets — coordinated through WLA's Institutional framework under one professional standard.

Jurisdictions

EU + UK

Full Coverage

Co-practice

Not referrals

Live Regulatory Tracker

Active

EU AI Act

High-risk systems — compliance obligations now enforced

Active

Foreign Subsidies Regulation

M&A filings above €100m — mandatory notification

Active

CSRD Phase 2

Sustainability reporting expanding to mid-size companies

Watch

PSR2 — Payment Services

PSD2 revision proposed — open banking implications

Active

UK Companies Act Reforms

Failure-to-prevent fraud offence now applies

Active

Pillar Two — EU

Domestic minimum top-up tax operational across member states

WLA across Europe

Independent firms.
One European
framework.

WLA Europe operates across four distinct legal zones — EU member states, UK post-Brexit, CEE transition economies, and the Iberian gateway to Latin America — each requiring genuine local expertise coordinated under one Institutional standard.

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EU Member States

26 countries · Single market · EU law primacy · GDPR · AI Act · CSRD

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UK Post-Brexit

Common law · Diverging from EU regulatory framework · UKGDPR

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CEE & Accession

Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania — strong M&A growth

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Iberia & Lusophone

Spain + Portugal — gateway to Latin America · IP · Real estate

WLA co-practice firms in this region

Advokatni kancelar Petras Rezek s.r.o.

Akáki, Cyprus · WLA Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring Group

We are a team of legal specialists ready to help you in any situation, whether it concerns business…

AM-Almeida Monteiro & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL

Lagoa, Portugal · WLA Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring GroupGlobal Dispute Group

WHO WE ARE The problems of our Clients are not of other, are ours. AM- Almeida Monteiro &…

Leal Cardoso Advogados

Lisbon, Portugal · WLA Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupLabor and Employment Law Group

Innovation, Reliability and Availability Being an expert in Tax, International, Civil and Commercial Law, through the interactivity, reliability…

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24+ European jurisdictions open for WLA designation in this region

Co-practice in Europe

Describe your European matter. WLA assembles the right accredited co-practice firm in 48 hours — jointly holding the matter, not just a referral.

WLA Member · Europe

Sokolowski & Partners Law Office · Warsaw, Poland

Transactional Practice · Global Dispute Group

Dawid Sokolowski

Managing Partner, Sokolowski & Partners · AEA-EAL Member · Legal Advisor since 2006

A graduate with honors from the University of Warsaw, Dawid is a seasoned legal advisor and member of the European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL) in Brussels, specializing in complex transactional and intellectual property matters.

Industry Sectors

Financial Services, Real Estate, Consumer Business, and Natural Resources.

Who We Serve

Private Companies, Family Offices, and High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs).

D.sokolowski@splo.pl +48 223144860

Named practitioners in this region

Named practitioners.
Every jurisdiction.

Every WLA co-practice matter in this region is led by a named practitioner who personally holds the mandate alongside WLA partner firms in other jurisdictions.

Managing Partner, Figueras Legal

Netherlands

C.M. (Kees) Van Der Burg

NEGREA EMILIA NICOLETA

CABINET AVOCAT

France

Nathalie Hellio

Tax Lawyer expatriation taxes, immigration, social security, employment…

Cyprus

Anna Kouloundi

Founder and Managing Director

Arbitration | Civil Law | Mediation

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WLA Europe Intelligence

Regional updates.
Sourced by the
practitioners living it.

Every intelligence item below is sourced from a WLA European partner firm practitioner handling active matters in that jurisdiction — not from press monitoring, not from secondary analysis.

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The WLA Europe Quarterly Outlook

Jurisdiction briefings, practice notes, deal climate signals, and the Europe regulatory outlook. Published quarterly. Free for all subscribers.

EU April 2026

EU AI Act — High-Risk Obligations Now in Force

All companies with EU users must complete risk classification and technical documentation compliance programmes.

M&A · IP · Corporate

EU April 2026

Pillar Two — EU Domestic Top-Up Tax Now Operational

All EU member states have enacted QDMTT. Material impact on some structures confirmed in first wave of filings.

Tax · M&A

WLA Co-Practice Protocol