Antitrust, Competition & Foreign Direct Investment
The Antitrust, Competition & Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Group brings together lawyers who specialize in a comprehensive spectrum of antitrust and competition-related domains.
Banking & Finance
The Banking & Finance Practice Group comprises lawyers who advise banks, financial institutions, and multi-national corporations on both advisory and transactional matters. They host virtual meetings to exchange knowledge and share regulatory and market updates.
Board of Directors
WLG’s Board of Directors oversees all network activities, as well as the WLG Staff Team. The Board is comprised of nine members and led by the president.
Business Development Committee
The Business Development Committee facilitates building strategic relationships, identifying business opportunities, and sharing best practices related to business development.
Compliance & Investigations
Members of the Compliance & Investigations Group focus on anti-corruption and anti-bribery, white-collar crimes, anti-money laundering, internal investigations related to the aforementioned topics, and compliance programs. They meet regularly via virtual meetings to share insights and best practices, and collaborate on webinars and guides.
Corporate Social Responsibility Forum
The Corporate Social Responsibility Forum offers WLG lawyers and professionals a platform to discuss and share internal strategies surrounding firm CSR; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and beyond.
Corporate Transactions
The Corporate Group comprises lawyers that provide comprehensive counsel to companies related to corporate dealings such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, IPOs, and more. They meet virtually and in person to discuss experiences and exchange insights.
Dispute Resolution
Members of World Law Group's Dispute Resolution Group collaborate for cross-border clients across industries and sectors, and together have achieved victories in court and settlements out of court. They host virtual meetings to discuss developments and share experiences.
Energy & Infrastructure
World Law Group's Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group brings together lawyers who advise clients across a spectrum of critical sectors including energy & renewables, mining, oil & gas, CleanTech, infrastructure, and public-private projects. They meet regularly via virtual meetings and at in-person industry events.
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Members of the Environmental, Social & Governance Group counsel clients across practice areas and industries in ESG-related issues that present risks or opportunities and convene regularly to share knowledge in this evolving area.
Intellectual Property
Members of the Intellectual Property Group advise clients on transactional, dispute, and administrative matters related to protecting patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, designs, and other intangible assets. They exchange knowledge and updates via virtual meetings and in person at the annual INTA Conference.
Key Contact Partners Forum
Key Contact Partners are the main relationship managers between the network and its firms. They are responsible for managing their firm's participation in the network, educating their firm on WLG’s diverse offerings, and identifying opportunities to collaborate and connect with other member firms.
Labor & Employment
World Law Group's Labor & Employment Group meets regularly both virtually and at industry conferences to exchange information about emerging HR issues, challenges, and global solutions for multinational clients. They work together to produce collaborative global guides, podcasts, and webinars.
Marketing & Business Development Professionals Forum
The Marketing & Business Development Professionals Forum is a resource for individuals in these roles to exchange ideas, share best practices, and discuss challenges and opportunities. They meet quarterly via virtual meetings and in person at the Legal Marketing Association Conference.
Member Firm Leaders Forum
WLG’s Member Firm Leaders Forum is a place for firm management to share best practices, discuss elements of firm leadership, and learn more about leveraging network benefits.
Membership Committee
WLG's Membership Committee is an advisory board which reports to the Board of Directors. Their primary goal is to monitor the quality of member firms and their engagement in the network, recruit new member firms, and make recommendations on member-related issues.
Practice Group Leaders Forum
The Practice Group Leaders Forum is for WLG's Practice & Industry Groups to share best practices for leading their groups and identify opportunities for collaboration.
Privacy & Data Protection
World Law Group’s Privacy & Data Protection Group members advise clients on all matters related to the collection, use, storage, and sharing of personal information. They often collaborate on cross-border matters and meet regularly via virtual meetings and in person at industry conferences.
Real Estate & Construction
The Real Estate & Construction Group is for lawyers who represent owners, developers, lenders, investors, contractors, and other stakeholders in real estate transactions and construction projects. They meet quarterly via virtual meetings and in person at industry events.
Restructuring & Insolvency Resolution
World Law Group's Restructuring & Insolvency Resolution Group brings together litigators and transactional lawyers who advise clients in distressed situations. They meet virtually to discuss legal developments, emerging trends, and opportunities to collaborate.
Tax & Private Wealth
Members of the Tax & Private Wealth Group apply in-depth expertise to a range of complex challenges relating to both international corporate taxation and the taxation of private wealth. They meet regularly via virtual meetings to exchange knowledge and stay abreast of major tax developments globally and in person at the International Fiscal Association Congress.
Technology
The Technology Group brings together lawyers who specialize in various aspects of technology law, spanning from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to HealthTech, GreenTech, CleanTech, and Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT). They meet regularly via virtual meetings and in person at industry conferences such as ITechLaw.
Trade
Lawyers in the Trade Group help clients navigate regulatory, compliance, and policy issues related to trade. They meet regularly via virtual meetings and in-person international and regional conferences.
Women of WLG (WOW)
Women of World Law Group is a forum for female lawyers and professionals in the network to network, celebrate successes, and problem-solve challenges.
Young Lawyers Forum
The Young Lawyers Forum is dedicated to young lawyers and legal professionals who are in the early stages of their legal careers. This group includes law students, recent law graduates, and practicing attorneys who are within their first fifteen years of practice.