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.

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WLA Private Clients Practice Group

Cross-border wealth.
Family succession.
Handled with discretion.

WLA Private Clients co-practice handles the full complexity of cross-border HNW lives — succession law in multiple countries, tax residency, and family business governance across generations — as one coherent advisory engagement, with absolute discretion.

80+

Private client jurisdictions

Discretion

Absolute standard

IFICI · UAE · UK

Key destinations

Co-practice

Not referrals

Live Intelligence

Active

Portugal IFICI

20% flat rate for qualifying income — replaces NHR. WLA Lagoa has prepared a comprehensive client guide.

Active

UK Non-Dom Abolition

4-year foreign income and gains exemption now in force — urgent review required for long-term non-doms.

Active

UAE DIFC Wills Registry

Fully operational for non-Muslim expatriates — succession planning significantly improved.

Active

EU Succession Regulation

Habitual residence as primary connecting factor — key jurisdiction elections being made by EU-resident non-EU nationals.

What WLA delivers

Cross-border wealth.
Family succession.
Handled with discretion.

WLA co-practice means one coordinated team addressing your cross-border legal needs simultaneously — genuine local depth in every jurisdiction, under one institutional framework.

Multi-Jurisdiction Wealth Structuring

Cross-border holding structures, trust and foundation planning, jurisdiction-optimised wealth vehicles — co-practiced with private client experts in each relevant territory simultaneously.

HNW Relocation Co-Practice

Residence planning, tax regime analysis, IFICI, UAE Golden Visa, UK non-dom — co-practiced with the local private client expert in each destination jurisdiction.

International Succession & Estate Co-Practice

Cross-border estate planning, succession regulation navigation, multi-jurisdiction probate — co-practiced with the right specialist in each jurisdiction simultaneously.

Family Office Legal Infrastructure

Governance frameworks, family constitutions, investment vehicle legal structures — co-practiced across every jurisdiction where the family has significant assets.

Philanthropy & Foundation Co-Practice

Cross-border charitable structures, foundation governance, and compliance — co-practiced with private client specialists in every relevant jurisdiction.

Live intelligence

HNW

Portugal IFICI

WLA Lagoa (AM-Almeida Monteiro) has prepared a comprehensive IFICI transition guide for clients

HNW

UK Non-Dom Abolition

4-year foreign income and gains exemption active — long-term non-doms with UK ties require urgent review

HNW

UAE DIFC Wills Registry

Fully operational for non-Muslim expatriates — succession planning significantly improved

HNW

Swiss Succession Law

Revised forced heirship shares — new planning opportunities for Swiss-resident HNW families

Practice Group Lead

WLA Private Clients Practice Group Lead

Guadalupe De Almeida

Managing Partner · AM-Almeida Monteiro · Lagoa, Portugal

Private Clients HNW Real Estate Immigration

Guadalupe De Almeida leads the WLA Private Clients Practice Group — co-ordinating HNW relocation, succession planning, and family office co-practice. IFICI and Golden Visa specialist.

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AM-Almeida Monteiro

Private Clients Practice Group Lead firm — Portugal

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WLA Tax Practice Group

HNW tax planning and structuring

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WLA Immigration

HNW relocation and global mobility

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WLA Intelligence

Live HNW and private client intelligence

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WLA partner firms in this practice

The firms that co-practice
in this discipline.

One exclusive partner firm Per Practice — each WLA-accredited, reviewed annually.

SGA Law Africa

Pretoria, South Africa

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring GroupTax Group

Sizwe Gcayi

Founding Director

SGA Law Africa is a South African based corporate commercial and international business law firm. We are client-centric,…

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Altacit Global

Chennai,

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring Group

Shankar Ravichandran

Senior Legal Associate-IPR

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

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Law & More B.V.

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring GroupGlobal Dispute Group

Tom Meevis

Managing Partner

With Law & More you choose a result-oriented law firm We are a dynamic law firm with an…

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Levitt Robinson Solicitors

Sydney, Australia

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupGlobal Dispute GroupLabor and Employment Law Group

Stewart Levitt

Principal & Managing Partner

Firm Overview – Levitt Robinson Solicitors Levitt Robinson Solicitors is a leading litigation firm founded in 1983 by…

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Advokatni kancelar Petras Rezek s.r.o.

Akáki, Cyprus

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupInsolvency and Restructuring Group

Mgr. Filip Petras

Partner

We are a team of legal specialists ready to help you in any situation, whether it concerns business…

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Afschrift Tax & Legal

Geneva, Switzerland

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice GroupIntellectual Property GroupTax Group

Typhanie Afschrift

Managing Partner

Welcome to AFSCHRIFT Tax & Legal For nearly 30 years, we have been assisting, defending and innovating for…

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More jurisdictions available

35+ jurisdictions still open for WLA designation in this practice.

Key practitioners

Named practitioners.
Every jurisdiction.

Every WLA co-practice matter in this practice is led by a named practitioner who personally holds the mandate alongside WLA partner firms in other jurisdictions.