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Fixed scope, a fee in writing and appointed partners in every country involved.
Nineteen practice groups. One appointed partner in each, per jurisdiction.
Business corridors and jurisdictions, with the partner firms in each.
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Every admitted firm is a WLA Partner Firm and presents all its verified practices. In each jurisdiction, one partner firm is the Appointed Partner for each practice group, at USD 995 a year per group.
All admitted firms are WLA Partner Firms. Appointed Partners lead a practice group in their jurisdiction; Specialist Appointed Partners lead a specialist practice.
Annual contribution confirmed on review
Every admitted firm.
USD 995 a year
Per practice group, per jurisdiction.
Annual contribution confirmed on review
Per specialist practice, per jurisdiction.
See whether a practice group already has an appointed partner in your jurisdiction. Where a current partner firm leads a broad group, the related groups stay with that firm while WLA confirms the mapping with them.
Choose a jurisdiction and a practice group.
Each group states the work it covers and the related work led by another group, in the language Chambers, Legal 500 and full-service firms already use.
Company law, corporate governance, commercial agreements, joint ventures and general corporate advisory.
Led by another group: M&A transactions (02), private equity and funds (03), financing (04).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Acquisitions, disposals, mergers, business combinations and transaction due diligence.
Led by another group: Fund formation (03), acquisition financing (04), merger control (09), tax structuring (08).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Private equity and venture capital investments, venture transactions, fund formation and asset management.
Led by another group: Strategic corporate M&A (02), lending (04).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Lending, structured finance, securities, financing and capital-markets transactions.
Led by another group: Fund formation (03), project development (15).
Check your jurisdiction ↑International trade, investment entry, FDI approvals, customs and cross-border market establishment.
Led by another group: Tax structuring (08), merger control and investment screening (09).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Domestic and international commercial disputes, arbitration, and judgment and award enforcement.
Led by another group: Criminal defence and investigations (07), tax disputes (08), IP enforcement (11), employment disputes (12).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Corporate tax, cross-border tax, tax structuring, transfer pricing, indirect taxes and tax disputes.
Led by another group: Succession and estate planning (18).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Antitrust, merger control, regulatory approvals and regulated business compliance.
Led by another group: White-collar investigations (07), data protection (10).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Technology transactions, privacy, data transfers, cybersecurity and AI regulation.
Led by another group: Patents, trademarks and IP enforcement (11).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Financial crime defence, fraud, anti-corruption, internal investigations and corporate criminal liability.
Led by another group: Civil commercial disputes (06).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, licensing and IP enforcement.
Led by another group: Technology transactions and data (10).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Employment advisory, collective labour matters, workplace disputes and executive employment.
Led by another group: Immigration and work permits (13).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Business immigration, work visas, residence, citizenship, employee relocation and immigration compliance.
Led by another group: Employment contracts and disputes (12).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Oil and gas, power, renewables, mining, utilities and energy regulation.
Led by another group: Construction and PPPs (15), environmental permitting and climate (16).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Project development, PPPs, infrastructure contracting, construction and project disputes.
Led by another group: Energy regulation (14), project lending (04).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Environmental permitting, pollution, environmental litigation, climate regulation and carbon markets.
Led by another group: Energy sector regulation (14).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Property acquisitions, development, leasing, property finance and real estate matters.
Led by another group: Construction contracts (15).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Private client advice on trusts, wills, probate, inheritance, estate administration and family disputes.
Led by another group: Private wealth structuring and family offices (19), corporate tax (08).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Advice for individuals, entrepreneurs and families managing private wealth across borders, including family governance, asset structuring, private investments and succession planning.
Led by another group: Trusts, estates and probate (18), international tax (08), immigration and global mobility (13).
Check your jurisdiction ↑Ship finance, charterparties, bills of lading, marine insurance, cargo claims, ship arrests, maritime arbitration and vessel registration.
Check your jurisdiction ↑Aviation finance and leasing, aircraft registration, airline regulation, aviation disputes and aerospace contracting.
Check your jurisdiction ↑Club ownership, athlete contracts, sports arbitration, broadcasting rights, sponsorships, governance and integrity.
Check your jurisdiction ↑Insurance regulation, underwriting agreements, claims, coverage disputes, reinsurance and insurance M&A.
Check your jurisdiction ↑Clinical trials, healthcare transactions, medical-device and drug regulation, life-sciences IP and healthcare data.
Check your jurisdiction ↑The appointed partner position is exclusive because its scope is precise. A full-service firm leads one group and presents everything else it does well.
Each group lists the work it covers and the related work led by another group, so every appointed partner knows its scope.
Overlaps are set out on every group: acquisition financing sits with Banking, merger control with Competition, tax structuring with Tax.
Your firm presents all its verified practices as a WLA Partner Firm, and leads its group as the Appointed Partner in your jurisdiction.
A short first step: your firm, the partner leading the group, the group and your jurisdiction. The WLA team reviews it against the published standards and replies within three working days. The annual contribution is invoiced only after approval.
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