What is World Law Alliance?

World Law Alliance is an Institutional platform where independent law firms co-practice across borders under one shared framework of excellence.

How many jurisdictions does WLA cover?

WLA has partner firms across 80+ jurisdictions worldwide, with one exclusive partner firm Per Practice.

How can my law firm join WLA?

Law firms can apply for WLA Partner Firm status through our Expression of Interest form. We designate one exclusive partner firm Per Practice.

WLA Global Forums

The room where global
law's future is decided.

WLA Global Forums are not legal conferences. They are the defining annual gathering of the world's most ambitious independent legal minds — managing partners, General Counsel, Institutional investors, and policy makers — convening to shape the future of cross-border legal practice.

Forums per year

250⁺

Delegates per forum

40⁺

Jurisdictions represented

Continents

Registration Open — 75 spots remaining

2026 · Fourth Edition

Date

14–15 August 2026

Format

2-day Summit

Venue

Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower

Capacity

200 delegates

Region

Global

Special Event

UNBOUNDED™ HONORS 2026 Gala

spots remaining of 100 total

Who attends

· WLA partner firm managing partners

· General Counsel and CLOs

· Institutional investors and PE principals

· Policy makers and legal innovators

What WLA Forums are

Not a conference.
A convening institution.

The legal conference industry is crowded with generic events. WLA forums are fundamentally different — they exist for one purpose: to bring together the world's most capable independent legal practitioners and give them a room, an agenda, and the time to build the relationships that define how global law is practised.

Curated, not open

Every delegate is reviewed. WLA forums are not trade shows. They are the gathering of people who matter most to the future of global independent legal practice.

Cross-disciplinary

Managing partners, GCs, PE investors, policy makers, and legal innovators — in one room. The conversations that don't happen at single-profession events.

Actionable, not just inspiring

Every forum produces co-practice connections, Institutional mandates, and lasting professional relationships — not just LinkedIn connections.

Global rotation

London. Dubai. Barcelona. Singapore. The forum moves to where the world's most important legal markets are — and where the conversations need to happen.

Upcoming forums

Registration Open

Unbounded Global 2026

14–15 Aug 2026 · Barcelona

The fourth edition. 200 delegates. UNBOUNDED™ HONORS gala. 75 spots remaining.

Opening Soon

WLA Forum Dubai 2026

Q4 2026 · DIFC, Dubai

WLA GCC Regional Forum — Gulf legal markets, Vision 2030, and the GCC-APAC corridor. 100 delegates.

Save the Date

WLA Forum London 2027

Q2 2027 · London, UK

WLA annual European Forum — transatlantic corridor, UK post-Brexit legal landscape, UNBOUNDED™ HONORS 2027.

"The WLA Forum is the one event every year where I come back with three mandates in progress and five relationships that will last a decade."

Managing Partner, WLA Anchor Firm

WLA Co-Practice Protocol

Secure your place at Unbounded Global 2026.

Barcelona · 14–15 August · Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower · 75 spots remaining.

The room where globallaw's future is decided.

Not a conference.A convening institution.

Secure your place at Unbounded Global 2026.

The room where global
law's future is decided.

Not a conference.
A convening institution.