WLA co-practices the US to EUROPE corridor on both sides simultaneously. One brief activates the origination-side specialists and the destination-side execution team, jointly holding the matter under one Institutional framework from brief to close.
ONE BRIEF.
BOTH JURISDICTIONS HELD.
The defining WLA advantage: partner firms on both sides jointly hold the matter simultaneously — aligned strategy from day one, no handoff gap, no information asymmetry between sides.
WLA US partner firms managing the US origination of transatlantic transactions — US PE carve-outs, US strategic acquisitions of European companies, CFIUS on inbound European investment, and US securities law.
FIND ORIGINATION SPECIALIST →WLA European partner firms across Germany, France, UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, and Spain managing the European execution including EU merger control filings, Works Council consultation, and FDI screening.
FIND EXECUTION SPECIALIST →THREE THEMES DRIVING
THIS CORRIDOR IN 2026.
US private equity carving out European divisions of US multinationals — the highest-volume transaction type on this corridor. Requires simultaneous US and European legal execution across employment, IP, tax, and competition.
US companies with EU subsidies now face FSR notification obligations on M&A above EU thresholds. WLA co-practices the FSR filing in Brussels alongside the US deal execution.
US technology acquisitions of European AI and data companies triggering EU AI Act compliance alongside US deal execution. WLA co-practices the US M&A and EU AI Act compliance simultaneously.