Working together
The European Law Group (ELG) is a network of independent law firms across Europe, and the Middle East providing seamless cross-border legal solutions for companies doing business throughout the continent.
Our clients benefit from lawyers who combine local expertise with an international perspective. ELG member firms not only understand the legal and regulatory frameworks in their jurisdictions, but also act as trusted guides, ensuring that clients navigate each country’s unique legal landscape efficiently and confidently.
By working with independent local lawyers who understand market conditions, culture, and business practices, ELG clients can trust that their legal matters are handled effectively, transparently, and with a commercial mindset.
All member firms are dedicated to delivering responsive, skilled, and cost-effective legal services. They emphasize open communication, collaboration, and a deep understanding of each client’s business objectives. Through ongoing cooperation and shared insights across the network, our members enhance client service quality and ensure a consistent cross-border experience.
While collaboration is at the heart of ELG, each member firm remains fully independent, with the freedom to engage any external firm – within or outside the network – whenever it best serves the client’s interests.
How we can help your business
The European Law Group supports companies of all sizes, especially medium and growing businesses expanding across Europe and in Israel, with a full range of commercial and corporate legal services, including:
Corporate and commercial law – from business formation and M&A to shareholder agreements and cross-border contracts
Real estate and property law – including environmental, construction, and planning advice
Intellectual property – trademarks, patents, copyrights, and protection of know-how
Technology, IT, and e-commerce – covering data protection, digital compliance, and online business regulations
Competition and antitrust law
Commercial litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Corporate and personal insolvency
Immigration and nationality law
Employment and labour law – advising on contracts, compliance, and workplace issues
European and national tax law – optimizing cross-border operations and compliance
With trusted legal partners in key Europe and the Middle East (Israel), ELG helps businesses expand, invest, and operate internationally with confidence—offering practical, business-oriented solutions and personalized legal support.
Examples of ELG work
Acquisition of IT businesses across Europe
ELG firms assisted one of Europe’s leading IT service providers – with a £200 million turnover and offices in 10 countries – in its objective of developing a stronger presence in Europe through the purchase of a systems integration division. Member firms in France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and the UK linked together to advise on this complicated transaction involving the acquisition of businesses in five different European countries to ensure that the client’s needs were met.
Creating overseas subsidiaries
Our London and Paris based members combined to assist a French financial services organisation wanting to establish a UK subsidiary. Working together they were able to give the organisation a thorough understanding of UK company, financial services and taxation law, as well as the regulatory procedures and requirements. The French client was immediately able to have confidence in a law firm which could advise on the most efficient way of setting up a UK subsidiary.
Our Scandinavian members have regularly advised overseas clients on the legal and fiscal issues of establishing subsidiaries in their respective countries, so enabling the clients to decide upon the most appropriate jurisdictions for their needs.
Cross-border litigation
Good communication between our member firms and their thorough understanding of the relevant areas of the law benefited an Italian manufacturer who was involved in litigation in the UK over the terms of a sales contract. Our Italian and UK lawyers liaised closely to ensure the client understood exactly how the proceedings would work and had constant access to a multi-lingual team providing complex advice in a clear way.
This is one of many examples of cross-border litigation carried out by one or more member firms in co-operation with others.
Arbitration
A number of the member firms’ partners are arbitrators in their own right. Recommendations for arbitrators and places of arbitration are made with the utmost confidence. Advice on dispute resolution – during contract drafting stages and at the time of disputes – can be given with the knowledge gained from practical experience.
Commercial issues
ELG firms have dealt with intellectual property issues including trademarks, copyright and domain names. They have handled registrations at their own trade marks registries, the European Community trade marks office in Alicante and the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva. IT contracts, website agreements and e-commerce issues are advised upon cross-border by member firms with increasing frequency. In addition, they continue to handle more traditional commercial contracts such as distribution and agency, supply and franchise agreements.
Beyond Europe
While our members are all based in Western Europe, we have also established a world-wide network. We have links with law firms across all corners of the globe – from the United States, Canada and Australia, through Africa, the Middle and Far East, to Central and South America. In addition, we have developed close working relationships with contacts in Central and Eastern Europe. These international connections mean that we can offer you a high level of legal expertise in most jurisdictions of the world.