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Italy: bureau Plattner included in prestigious Class CNBC and Milano Finanza rankings of Italian Legal & Tax Excellence 2025
We are pleased to share wonderful news from our member firm, bureau Plattner, today: We are honoured and delighted to announce that bureau Plattner, together with our Marcello Pollio, has once again been included in the prestigious Class CNBC and Milano Finanza rankings of Italian Legal & Tax Excellence 2025. This recognition is a testament […]
David Vardanyan is awarded the Jorge Mañá Award 2025!
The WLN Board are delighted to announce the second winner of the Jorge Mañá Award 2025! Congratulations to David Vardanyan (Mikinski and Partners Law Office, Sofia). The winner’s grant will support David in spending time with fellow WLN member firm Bufete Mañá-Krier-Elvira in Barcelona. We thank all applicants for their time and efforts and encourage those unsuccessful […]
Poland: Peculiarities of Applying the General Anti-Tax Avoidance Clause
The general anti-tax avoidance clause was introduced into the Polish legal system by the Act of 13 May 2016 and has been in force since 15 July 2016. It is set out in Articles 119a–119f of the Tax Ordinance. The clause allows tax authorities to disregard the tax consequences of actions deemed artificial and aimed […]
WLN Employment Law Focus Group Updates
We are excited to share the next two meeting dates of the WLN Employment Law Focus Group! Chair of the group, Amie Flowers Carmack (Morningstar Law Group), invites you to join her and the group to discuss the employment contracts guide and to share important updates from our various jurisdictions ⚖️ If you’re an employment […]
WLN Real Estate Focus Group Launch!
We are very pleased to announce the first meeting date and the chair of our new WLN Real Estate Focus Group. As with all our focus groups, the opportunity to meet with fellow lawyers to share experience and legal updates will be invaluable, in addition to building connections with members in different jurisdictions. Christian Beye will […]
WLN Restructuring Focus Group Launch!
We recently announced the launch of the WLN Restructuring Law Focus Group with a brilliant kick-off meeting. As with all our focus groups, the opportunity to meet with fellow lawyers to share experience and legal updates will be invaluable, in addition to building connections with members in different jurisdictions. Sebastiaan Meeuwens (Legalis advocaten) is the […]
NL: More security for flex workers: what does the new bill mean?
On 19 May 2025, the Bill on More Security for Flex Workers (Wetsvoorstel meer zekerheid voor flexwerkers) was submitted to the House of Representatives by the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment. The aim of the bill is to offer flexible workers, such as employees with a fixed-term employment contract and on-call and temporary workers, more […]
Italy: 10 years of collaboration with bureau Plattner!
We are celebrating 10 years of collaboration with bureau Plattner, our member firm in Bolzano and Milano! WLN Director and Partner at bureau Plattner, Carlo Gurioli, shares the firm’s history with our network and why they choose to be a part of the WLN family: “It was the beginning of 2015 when, after a couple […]
NL: Bill on the implementation of the Wage Transparency Directive for men and women
On 7 June 2023, the European Wage Transparency Directive entered into force. Member States of the European Union, including the Netherlands, must implement this directive in their own legislation. The intention is to regulate this implementation by means of the bill ‘Implementation of the Wage Transparency Directive for Men and Women’. Content of the bill […]
WLN Tax Law Focus Group Updates
On Monday 5th May, members of the WLN Tax Law Focus Group and ASEAN Legal Alliance met to discuss the current situation with US tariffs and how this can impact us as tax lawyers. Marcin Gorazda led the meeting and was joined by David Elvira Benito, Abhishek Hans, Jacob Shwergold, András Reinhardt, Peter Van Eysendeyk, Thomas Paoletti and Khor […]