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.

Cross-border wealth with absolute discretion

WLA Co-Practice for Family Offices

Cross-border wealth.
Absolute discretion.
One co-practice team.

WLA co-practice gives family offices the Institutional legal infrastructure to manage complex cross-border wealth, succession planning, investment structuring, and philanthropy — with genuine local depth in every jurisdiction where the family has assets, handled with absolute discretion.

Partner Firms

Private Clients

Global co-practice

Engagement — all borders

Discretion

Absolute — institutional

Live Intelligence

Active

Portugal IFICI

20% flat rate — replaces NHR. WLA has prepared a full client guide.

Active

UK Non-Dom Abolition

4-year foreign income and gains exemption active — urgent review for long-term non-doms

Active

UAE Golden Visa

New categories — remote work visa extended. WLA advising Portugal-UAE combinations

Active

EU Succession Regulation

Habitual residence primary connecting factor — jurisdiction elections being made now

Active

DIFC Wills Registry

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

What WLA co-practice gives family offices

One co-practice team.
Every jurisdiction
where you have assets.

Family office legal complexity is multi-jurisdictional by nature — assets in four countries, family members in three, a trust in a fifth. WLA co-practice addresses all of it simultaneously, as one integrated advisory engagement, handled with absolute Institutional discretion.

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

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.

Absolute Discretion

WLA Institutional discretion standards — information shared only on a need-to-know basis, with explicit family office consent at every stage.

Private Clients Practice Group Lead

Private Clients Practice Group Lead

Private Clients Specialist

Partner · WLA Partner Firm · Global

Private ClientsHNWSuccessionWealth

Leads the WLA Private Clients Practice Group — coordinating HNW relocation, succession planning, and family office co-practice across multiple jurisdictions.

Profile →Firm →Global →

Live family office intelligence

HNW

Portugal IFICI

WLA has prepared a comprehensive IFICI transition guide for clients relocating to Portugal

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 Golden Visa

New categories added — WLA advising on Portugal-UAE combinations for HNW families

HNW

DIFC Wills Registry

Fully operational — non-Muslim expatriate succession planning in UAE significantly improved

WLA partner firms for family offices

The firms that co-practice
on family office mandates.

One exclusive partner firm Per Practice — each WLA-accredited, reviewed annually. Every firm handles family office matters with absolute discretion as a matter of Institutional standard.

Dr. Zubrod | Friesen PartG mbB

Frankfurt, Germany

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Intellectual Property Insolvency and Restructuring

Managing Partner

Arbitration | Full Service | Mediation

Profile → Germany →

William KW Leung & Co.

Aberdeen, Hong Kong

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Intellectual Property Global Arbitration and Mediation

Managing Partner

Corporate & Commercial

Profile → Hong Kong →

G. M. Gamma Advocates LLP

Nairobi, Kenya

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Labor and Employment Law Immigration Law

Managing Partner

Arbitration | Full service | Mediation

Profile → Kenya →

Galante & Martins

Montevideo, Uruguay

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Intellectual Property Injury and Terrorism

Managing Partner

Corporate & Commercial

Profile → Uruguay →

Leader Corporate Services Limited

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Intellectual Property Tax

Managing Partner

Corporate & Commercial

Profile → Hong Kong →

Penrose Law

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Intellectual Property Global Dispute

Managing Partner

Arbitration | Mediation

Profile → Netherlands →

Key private client practitioners

Named practitioners.
Every jurisdiction
where you have assets.

Every WLA co-practice family office mandate is held by a named practitioner who personally handles the matter alongside WLA partner firms in other jurisdictions.

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