WLA REGIONAL CO-PRACTICE · EUROPE · 28 JURISDICTIONS
EUROPE.
28 PARTNER JURISDICTIONS.
ONE CO-PRACTICE
FRAMEWORK.
WLA holds exclusive WLA Qualified partner firms across 28 European jurisdictions — from London and Frankfurt to Warsaw and Lisbon. European co-practice is the institutional backbone of WLA — both as the destination for global capital and as the origin of international investment flowing outward.
28
Partner jurisdictions
6
Core practices in every jurisdiction
1
Firm per practice per jurisdiction
48H
Specialist matched and confirmed
WLA QUALIFIED™ PARTNER JURISDICTIONS · EUROPE
ONE EXCLUSIVE FIRM.
EVERY JURISDICTION.
EVERY PRACTICE.
WLA designates one exclusive WLA Qualified partner firm per practice per jurisdiction across Europe. One brief to WLA activates the right specialist in every jurisdiction you need — simultaneously, under one Institutional co-practice framework.
Germany
Frankfurt · Berlin · Munich
United Kingdom
London · LCIA · CMA
France
Paris · ICC · INPI
Netherlands
Amsterdam · NCC · RVO
Poland
Warsaw · Kraków · UOKiK
Spain
Barcelona · Madrid · CNMC
Portugal
Lisbon · Lagoa · AIMA
Malta
Valletta · MFSA · EU hub
Cyprus
Nicosia · EU member state
Romania
Bucharest · ASF
Slovakia
Bratislava · UOOU
Switzerland
Geneva · Zurich · Tax
ACTIVE CORRIDORS THROUGH EUROPE
CORRIDORS THROUGH
EUROPE.
BOTH SIDES HELD.
WLA co-practices both sides of every active corridor passing through Europe simultaneously. One brief activates both the Europe side and the other side of every corridor.
NINE CORE PRACTICES · EUROPE
ALL NINE PRACTICES.
EVERY EUROPE JURISDICTION.
ONE BRIEF.
All nine WLA core practices are held across every Europe jurisdiction simultaneously. One brief to WLA activates the right specialist in every practice in every jurisdiction you need.
PRACTICE 01
Corporate M&A
Deals · acquisitions · JVs · project finance
PRACTICE 02
Disputes
ICC · SIAC · LCIA · commercial litigation
PRACTICE 03
Tax
Pillar Two · transfer pricing · structuring
PRACTICE 04
IP
Patents · trademarks · licensing · enforcement
PRACTICE 05
Immigration
Work permits · residency · workforce mobility
PRACTICE 06
Employment
Works Councils · executive arrangements
PRACTICE 07
Tech & AI
AI governance · data privacy · SaaS · digital compliance
PRACTICE 08
Energy & Infrastructure
Renewables · PPPs · project finance · energy transition
PRACTICE 09
Real Estate
Acquisitions · development · leasing · portfolio management
WLA QUALIFIED™ FIRMS · EUROPE
EXCLUSIVE PARTNER FIRMS.
ACROSS EUROPE.
ONE PER PRACTICE.
WLA designates one exclusive WLA Qualified partner firm per practice per jurisdiction across Europe. One brief to WLA activates the right specialist in every jurisdiction you need — simultaneously, under one Institutional co-practice framework.
Advokatni kancelar Petras Rezek s.r.o.
Akáki, Cyprus
Arbitration | Full service | Mediation
AM-Almeida Monteiro & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL
Lagoa, Portugal
WLA PROFESSIONALS · EUROPE
LEADING PRACTITIONERS.
ACROSS EUROPE.
WLA-QUALIFIED.
WLA-Qualified professionals across Europe — the specialist lawyers behind every WLA co-practice mandate. Active across All nine WLA core practices and every active corridor.
JUDr. Lukas Rezek
Partner
Advokatni kancelar Petras Rezek s.r.o.
Akáki, Cyprus
JUDr. Lukas Rezek is a distinguished attorney at Advokatni kancelar Petras Rezek s.r.o. based in Akáki, Cyprus. He advises private companies, family businesses, high-net-worth individuals, and professional clients on a broad range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, dispute resolution, arbitration, and tax advisory. Lukas combines deep transactional expertise with a practical, solution-focused approach, helping clients navigate complex cross-border legal challenges effectively.
Mgr. Filip Petras
Partner
Advokatni kancelar Petras Rezek s.r.o.
Akáki, Cyprus
Mgr. Filip Petras is a Partner at Advokatni kancelar Petras Rezek s.r.o., specializing in corporate law, dispute resolution, and cross-border transactions. He advises international and domestic clients on complex legal matters with a practical and business-oriented approach.
Typhanie Afschrift
Managing Partner
Afschrift Tax & Legal
Geneva, Switzerland
Typhanie Afschrift is the Founding and Managing Partner of AFSCHRIFT Tax & Legal, specializing in tax law and white-collar criminal law. She is registered with the Bars of Luxembourg, Geneva, Fribourg, Madrid, Hong Kong, Brussels, and Antwerp, providing international legal expertise. Typhanie is a professor at Solvay Business School and an acclaimed author of multiple books and over 200 articles on tax law and financial criminal law. She is recognized as one of Belgium’s leading tax lawyers, a frequent media commentator, and a trusted advisor to individuals and businesses in complex tax and financial matters.
Muriel Igalson
Partner
Afschrift Tax & Legal
Geneva, Switzerland
Muriel Igalson is a partner at Afschrift Tax & Legal, specializing in tax law, business law, and financial criminal law. She has extensive experience in real estate taxation, corporate structuring, cross-border transactions, and capital repatriation. Muriel advises clients on complex business and tax litigation, including arbitration, negotiation, tax agreements, and disputes. She is a member of the Brussels Bar, the Antwerp Bar, and the Luxembourg Bar (list IV).
Guadalupe De Almeida
Founding Partner
AM-Almeida Monteiro & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL
Lagoa, Portugal
Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of Lisbon, she has guided her professional path by exercising the profession in a liberal regime in conjunction with University teaching of Law subjects at Universities of Lisbon and Algarve and deepening her knowledge of law, with frequency over the years of several postgraduate and master’s degrees in prestigious national universities.
Dr. Mario Monteiro
Founding Partner
AM-Almeida Monteiro & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL
Lagoa, Portugal
Dr. Mario Monteiro is a partner at AM-Almeida Monteiro & Associados in Lagoa, Portugal. He advises private companies, families, and high-net-worth individuals on mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, dispute resolution, arbitration, and tax advisory. He is also a former Counselor of the Council of Deontology of Faro of the Portuguese Bar Association (2020–2023) and has extensive experience in law education and research.
Dr. Diogo Almeida Nunes
Partner
AM-Almeida Monteiro & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL
Lagoa, Portugal
Dr. Diogo Almeida Nunes is a partner at AM-Almeida Monteiro & Associados in Lagoa, Portugal. He advises private companies, family businesses, and high-net-worth individuals on mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, dispute resolution, arbitration, and tax advisory.
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within 48 HOURS.
within 48 HOURS.