THE INSTITUTION
WHERE THE CROSS-BORDER
LEGAL WORK IS MOVING.
This diagram shows the flow of co-practice mandates between WLA's six major corridors in 2025–26. Hover any arc to see corridor details. Arc thickness represents relative mandate volume.
INDEPENDENT FIRM ALONE
VS. WLA PARTNER FIRM.
Drag the slider to compare what an independent firm looks like operating alone versus as a WLA partner firm with Institutional co-practice capability.
SEVEN YEARS OF
INSTITUTIONAL GROWTH.
Partner firms, active jurisdictions, and regulatory intelligence signals tracked since WLA's founding in 2018. Hover any data point to see the year's key milestones.
EVERY YEAR A
DEFINING CHAPTER.
THE NUMBERS THAT
DEFINE OUR YEAR.
340 more regulatory signals tracked in 2025 than in 2024 — reflecting both new jurisdiction coverage and deeper practice area intelligence across existing markets.
24 new WLA-Qualified partner firms designated in 2025, adding 12 new jurisdictions to WLA's active network — the largest single-year expansion since 2021.
All six WLA deal corridors showed positive growth in 2025, with the Gulf-CEE corridor recording +38% activity growth — the highest in WLA's history.
The WLA Intelligence Brief is now read by 8,400 legal professionals across 90+ jurisdictions every Monday — up from 4,200 at the start of 2025.
UNBOUNDED™ Barcelona 2026 is WLA's largest forum to date — 200 delegate capacity, up from 180 in Singapore 2025. 58 spots remaining as of publication.
WLA's 48-hour brief-to-specialist-match commitment was maintained at 100% across all co-practice briefs received in 2025. Average actual match time: 31 hours.
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2025–26 REPORT.
52 pages. Covers all WLA accreditation metrics, corridor flow analysis, intelligence platform growth, co-practice mandate data, UNBOUNDED™ Forum highlights, and strategic priorities for 2026–27. Free to download. No registration required.
