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WLA Co-Practice for Institutions & Development Bodies

Institutional mandates.
Multi-jurisdiction
capacity. One team.

WLA provides multi-jurisdiction legal capacity for development banks, sovereign wealth vehicles, international NGOs, and multi-government bodies — where Institutional quality standards, cross-border coordination, and genuine local expertise must coexist.

institutional
Quality standards
90+
Jurisdictions
1
Accountable team
Live Intelligence
Active
Sub-Saharan FDI Frameworks
Zambia, Kenya, and Ghana legal investment environments materially stronger than 3 years ago
Active
GCC Vision 2030 Privatisation
Institutional investors invited into significant state asset programmes in Saudi Arabia
Active
EU Development Finance
EFSD+ blended finance instruments creating significant new Institutional mandate opportunities
Active
India Infrastructure
Significant Institutional opportunity in energy transition and digital infrastructure investment
What WLA co-practice gives this sector

One coherent co-practice
team across all markets.

WLA co-practice means one coordinated team addressing all of your cross-border Institutional legal needs simultaneously — not multiple disconnected advisers you have to manage yourself.

01
Multi-Jurisdiction Programme Legal
Legal support for multi-country development programmes — WLA co-practice coordinates local legal expertise in each programme jurisdiction as a single Institutional team.
Programmes
02
Investment Structuring Co-Practice
Blended finance, concessional lending, and investment structuring — co-practiced with specialists in every relevant jurisdiction simultaneously.
Investment
03
Host Country Agreement Co-Practice
Negotiating host country agreements, tax frameworks, and investment protection treaties — co-practiced with local counsel in each host jurisdiction.
Agreements
04
Governance & Compliance Co-Practice
Institutional governance, anti-corruption, procurement compliance — co-practiced to the same high standard across every jurisdiction of operation.
Governance
05
Dispute Resolution Co-Practice
Cross-border Institutional disputes, investor-state arbitration, and enforcement — co-practiced with the right specialist in each relevant jurisdiction.
Disputes
From the client
WLA co-practice gave us for the first time a single Institutional legal framework that met our quality standards in every country we operate in — without us having to manage twelve separate law firms and hope they coordinated with each other.
Legal Counsel
International development body, 12-jurisdiction programme
How WLA co-practice works
01
Institutional brief
Describe the programme jurisdictions, the mandate scope, and the Institutional standards required. WLA reviews within 24 hours.
02
Co-practice team assembled
WLA identifies the WLA Qualified specialist in each programme jurisdiction and confirms the team in writing within 48 hours.
03
Single Institutional framework
One co-practice engagement covering all programme jurisdictions — the same Institutional standard applied everywhere.
04
Ongoing programme support
WLA maintains the co-practice team for the life of the programme — one point of accountability, all jurisdictions.
WLA partner firms for Institutional mandates

The specialists in this group.

WLA Qualified firms meeting Institutional quality standards — one exclusive partner Per Practice.

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G. M. Gamma Advocates LLP
Nairobi, Kenya
Transactional Practice GroupLabor and Employment Law GroupImmigration Law Group

Who We Are G.M Gamma Advocates LLP is a full-service law firm operating from the Kenyan…

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Galante & Martins
Montevideo, Uruguay
Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInjury and Terrorism Group

Tradition Galante & Martins was founded in 1951 as a firm strongly based on the personality…

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Aaron Suero & Pedersini
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInjury and Terrorism Group

Today’s clients expect competent and highly effective legal representation. Our law firm focuses on developing exceptional…

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Amber Legal & Business Advisors Sl
Barcelona, Spain
Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring Group

Independent firm of legal tax and business advisors. We have over 15 years’ experience of our…

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Altacit Global
Chennai,
Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring Group

Firm Overview: Altacit Global, established in 2003, is an ISO 9001–certified and CRISIL-rated full-service law firm…

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Jeo-Adams & Madison Consulting
Conakry, Guinea
Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring Group

PRESENTATION OF OUR FIRM Joe-Adams & Madison Consulting, abbreviated J&M Consulting, is a company registered with…

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WLA Co-Practice Protocol

Brief WLA on your Institutional mandate.

No cold calls. No procurement. WLA assembles the co-practice team in 48 hours — one engagement, all markets, jointly held.