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WLA Co-Practice Corridor

Gulf to CEE.
The corridor
of the decade.

Gulf sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and PE funds are discovering CEE — driven by attractive valuations, EU single market access, a highly educated workforce, and legal environments that have matured rapidly since EU accession. WLA co-practices Gulf law and CEE law simultaneously.

↑ 38%
Gulf-CEE deal activity
€6bn+
Gulf-CEE investment 2025
Co-practice
Both sides
Gulf to CEE Co-Practice· 6bn Investment 2025· Saudi Vision 2030· Poland M&A· EU Single Market· CEE Co-Practice·
How co-practice works on this corridor

Not two firms.
One co-practice
team.

WLA co-practice means both the local legal expert on this side AND on the other side jointly hold the client matter under one WLA Institutional framework. The client deals with one team — not two separate firms passing a referral.

How co-practice works here
Gulf legal side
Saudi company law and Vision 2030 investment frameworks · UAE DIFC and ADGM holding structures for CEE-bound investment · Islamic finance documentation — sukuk and murabaha for European assets · GCC regulatory approvals for foreign investment vehicles
CEE legal side
Polish, Czech, Hungarian corporate law — EU member state frameworks · EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation — mandatory filings for GCC state-backed investment · CEE employment law for post-acquisition workforce integration · EU competition clearance for Gulf acquirers in CEE markets
Co-Practice Protocol
Both firms jointly hold the matter — the client deals with one team, not two separate firms passing a referral.
↑ 38%
Deal activity YoY
€6bn+
Gulf-CEE investment 2025
Active sectors on this corridor
💻
Technology & Software
Gulf capital into Warsaw and Prague tech — 30-40% below Western European valuations
↑ Very High
🏢
Real Estate
Logistics parks, data centres, commercial property in major CEE cities
↑ High
🏭
Manufacturing
Gulf industrial groups acquiring CEE manufacturing — EU market access play
↑ High
🏥
Healthcare
Gulf healthcare groups expanding into CEE patient markets and facilities
↑ Moderate
🚚
Logistics & E-commerce
Gulf e-commerce platforms targeting CEE consumer markets via acquisition
↑ Growing
WLA Co-Practice Protocol
Brief WLA on this corridor
Describe your cross-border matter. WLA assembles the co-practice team on both sides — confirmed in writing within 48 hours. One engagement. Both jurisdictions jointly held.
WLA Qualified firms — GCC side

Gulf Cooperation Council.
Legal execution from
the region.

WLA's GCC firms are designated specialists in Saudi company law, UAE DIFC/ADGM structures, Islamic finance, and cross-border investment documentation — the legal architecture for Gulf capital deploying into CEE.

AJ
Al Jubairi Law Firm
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · WLA Partner Firm
TransactionalGlobal Dispute GroupLabor and Employment Law Group

Since our establishment in 2010, we have become one of the most prominent legal institutions in the Kingdom…

Central & Eastern Europe.
Poland, Czech, Hungary,
Romania & beyond.

WLA's CEE firms are designated specialists in Polish, Czech, Hungarian, and Romanian corporate law — the legal framework for Gulf capital entering EU markets through Central and Eastern Europe.

PK
Patryk Kajdasz & Associates Law Firm
Poznan, Poland · WLA Partner Firm
TransactionalIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring GroupTax Group

Founded in 2017, Patryk Kajdasz & Associates Law Firm is a trusted legal partner specializing in construction and…

S&
Sokolowski & Partners Law Office
Warsaw, Poland · WLA Partner Firm
TransactionalIntellectual Property Group

We are a boutique law firm. We focus on solving our clients\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' legal problems. We offer proven solutions…

W&
Witt & Kleim Advokatska Kancelaria S.R.O.
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia · WLA Partner Firm
TransactionalIntellectual Property GroupInjury and Terrorism GroupGlobal Arbitration and Mediation Group

The principal level of trust and the quality of our legal services are the reasons for our clients´…

Practitioners on this corridor

Legal specialists
on both sides
of the corridor.

WLA practitioners in GCC countries and CEE work as one co-practice team — coordinating cross-border deals across the entire corridor from Riyadh to Warsaw.

WLA Co-Practice Protocol

Your matter. One co-practice team across every jurisdiction. 48 hours.