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WLA CO-PRACTICE FRAMEWORK · All Nine WLA core practices · 90+ JURISDICTIONS

GLOBAL EXPERTISE.
LOCAL EXECUTION.
ONE CO-PRACTICE
FRAMEWORK.

Six core practice areas. One exclusive WLA Qualified partner firm per practice per jurisdiction. 90+ jurisdictions. One brief activates every specialist you need — simultaneously, under one Institutional co-practice framework.

6
Core practice areas
90+
Jurisdictions
1
Firm per practice per jurisdiction
48H
Specialist matched
THE NINE CORE PRACTICES

ONE EXCLUSIVE FIRM.
EVERY PRACTICE.
EVERY JURISDICTION.

WLA designates one exclusive partner firm per practice per jurisdiction — no competing designations, no referral network, no directory. The designation means the firm is the WLA co-practice partner for that practice in that jurisdiction. Period.

01
PRACTICE 01 OF 09
Corporate, Commercial & Transactional
Deals · acquisitions · JVs · project finance · restructuring

WLA co-ordinates cross-border M&A, corporate structuring, joint ventures, and private equity transactions across 90+ jurisdictions. Partner firms jointly hold the matter from term sheet to close — one team, shared accountability, no seams.

Cross-border acquisitions · Mergers · JVs · PE · Project Finance · Restructuring · Due Diligence
02
PRACTICE 02 OF 09
DISPUTES & ARBITRATION
ICC · SIAC · DIAC · LCIA · HKIAC · commercial litigation

Cross-border dispute resolution across all major arbitral institutions — ICC, HKIAC, LCIA, SIAC, DIAC, and ICSID. WLA dispute specialists co-ordinate complex multi-party, multi-jurisdictional proceedings with a single point of accountability.

International Arbitration · Commercial Litigation · Mediation · Enforcement · ICSID · Emergency Relief
03
PRACTICE 03 OF 09
TAX
International tax · transfer pricing · Pillar Two · holding structures

International tax advisory, Pillar Two domestic minimum top-up analysis, transfer pricing, and cross-border holding structure design. WLA tax specialists co-ordinate multi-jurisdiction tax strategy simultaneously across all corridor jurisdictions.

Pillar Two · Transfer Pricing · M&A Tax · Holding Structures · Private Wealth Tax · VAT · Tax Treaties
04
PRACTICE 04 OF 09
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patents · trademarks · copyright · IP licensing · enforcement

Global IP strategy, patent prosecution, trademark registration, and brand protection across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously. WLA IP specialists hold the EU UPC, CNIPA, USPTO, and 80+ national filing strategies as one coordinated programme.

Patents · Trademarks · Copyright · Licensing · Brand Protection · IP Litigation · EU UPC
05
PRACTICE 05 OF 09
IMMIGRATION
Work permits · investor visas · residence · workforce mobility

Global mobility, golden visa programmes, executive relocation, and workforce immigration co-ordinated across every jurisdiction where your people need to move — co-practiced with the local immigration specialist in each country simultaneously.

Executive Mobility · HNW Residency · Golden Visas · Workforce Mobility · Citizenship · IFICI Portugal
06
PRACTICE 06 OF 09
EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR
Works Councils · cross-border HR · executive arrangements

Cross-border workforce management, senior executive arrangements, redundancy and restructuring, and employment compliance — in every jurisdiction where your people work, simultaneously, under one Institutional framework.

Works Councils · TUPE · Pay Transparency · Executive Arrangements · Cross-Border Redundancy · DORA
07
PRACTICE 07 OF 09
TECH & AI
AI governance · data privacy · SaaS · emerging tech regulation

AI governance, data privacy compliance, SaaS agreements, and emerging technology regulation. WLA tech specialists co-ordinate cross-border digital compliance, EU AI Act readiness, and technology transactions across all active jurisdictions simultaneously.

EU AI Act · GDPR · Data Privacy · SaaS · Cloud Contracts · Digital Compliance · AI Governance
08
PRACTICE 08 OF 09
ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE
Renewables · PPPs · energy transition · project finance

Renewable energy projects, public-private partnerships, energy transition financing, and critical minerals infrastructure. WLA energy specialists co-ordinate cross-border project development, financing, and regulatory approvals across every active corridor.

Renewable Energy · PPPs · Project Finance · Energy Transition · Critical Minerals · Infrastructure M&A
09
PRACTICE 09 OF 09
REAL ESTATE
Acquisitions · development · leasing · portfolio management

Cross-border real estate acquisitions, development projects, leasing, and portfolio management. WLA real estate specialists co-ordinate multi-jurisdiction transactions, due diligence, and investment structuring across all active markets simultaneously.

Cross-Border Acquisitions · Development · Leasing · Portfolio Management · Real Estate Finance · Zoning
HOW PRACTICES CO-OPERATE ACROSS CORRIDORS

ONE BRIEF.
ALL PRACTICES.
BOTH SIDES.

A single WLA brief activates every practice you need across every corridor jurisdiction simultaneously. The Corporate M&A specialist, the Employment specialist, and the Tax specialist are all briefed together — not sequentially, not via referral, but simultaneously from day one.

01
WLA RECEIVES ONE BRIEF

You describe the matter — in plain language. The jurisdictions. The practice areas. What you need done. Two sentences is enough. WLA Central Command does the rest.

02
WLA ASSEMBLES THE TEAM

WLA identifies the right WLA Qualified specialist in every required practice in every required jurisdiction — briefed simultaneously as one co-practice team.

03
48-HOUR WRITTEN RESPONSE

Written confirmation of the co-practice team within 48 hours — specialists named, credentials provided, approach confirmed. Both sides. All practices. One team.

ONE BRIEF.
EVERY PRACTICE.
BOTH SIDES.