Our Practice Area Groups continue to be one of the most valuable ways for members to connect, exchange expertise, and create new opportunities across the network. This quarter, members tackled emerging legal and business challenges, shared practical tools and resources, collaborated on thought leadership initiatives, and explored new ways to better serve clients across jurisdictions. Here’s a look at what each group has been working on and the key developments shaping the conversations.
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Accounting Practice Group
Global Tax Insights with Practical Impact
A truly global quarter for this group. Sessions covered the Maltese tax system and fiscal incentives for foreign investors, a landmark Indian Supreme Court decision in the Hyatt International Southwest Asia case, and Luxembourg tax structures presented by a member firm specialist, alongside a candid conversation on aggressive tax planning versus ethical responsibility. Members also used the time for firm capability spotlights, talent retention and leadership training discussions, and an open exchange on client onboarding and AML practices across jurisdictions. Each session wraps with key takeaways, so even members who can only catch part of the meeting leave with something concrete to act on.
Interested in joining a Practice Area Group or have questions about participation? Please reach out directly to the PAG Chair.
Contact:
Stephen Balzan
sbalzan@act.com.mt
Corporate Practice Group
Smarter Tools for Faster Crossborder Deals
A warm welcome to the network’s newest Bulgarian members kicked off a quarter full of momentum. The group worked through a SAFE document review and other recently surfaced templates, got an early look at a new AI software agent designed to help members combine pitches and quickly identify capabilities across different firms in the network, and received a tariffs and reclaims update covering recent cases and new legal developments. Looking ahead, the group is tackling a genuinely strategic question for the whole network: should Corporate PAG build a shared repository of standard templates, like NDAs, SPA structures, and incorporation checklists, so every member firm can move faster without reinventing the wheel.
Interested in joining a Practice Area Group or have questions about participation? Please reach out directly to the PAG Chair.
Contact:
Gernot Stenger
gstenger@stenger.legal
Labour and Employment Practice Group
Turning Collaboration into Client Solutions
This group is proving that legal and accounting expertise together is worth more than either one alone. The 14 country Gender Pay Gap comparative series is finalized and publishing in the coming weeks, and members also walked through recent ECJ decisions and newly implemented directives. A standout session paired a lawyer and an accountant discussing the same client problem from two angles, winning high value work in union negotiations and executive terminations, then costing labor proposals and valuing executive compensation packages. Other sessions tackled restructuring and downsizing, building a combined legal and financial DEI health check, and packaging a bundled Global Mobility service spanning legal policy, multi country payroll tax, and permanent establishment risk. This is a group turning trends into sellable, differentiated services.
Interested in joining a Practice Area Group or have questions about participation? Please reach out directly to the PAG Chair.
Contact:
Elisa Noto
enoto@aliantlaw.com
Litigation Practice Group
AI, Arbitration, and Crossborder Strategy
Our litigators kicked off the year with a sharp Q1 retrospective, then moved straight into the topics keeping cross-border practices busy: the future of the ALIANT Arbitration Association, a deep dive into how 0.5 meters of building space became a full-blown dispute under Austrian law, and a frank look at AI tools, with the group zeroing in on Legora and Spellbook for litigation-focused piloting. The IEEPA Tariff Refund Campaign is gaining real momentum, with members comparing notes on which offices are already fielding tariff-related inquiries. Add in a growing push on Chambers, Legal 500, and JUVE rankings strategy, plus a packed Q2 pipeline of joint client alerts, and this PAG is turning into one of the network’s most active engines for referrals and visibility.
Interested in joining a Practice Area Group or have questions about participation? Please reach out directly to the PAG Chair.
Contact:
Friedrich Helml
f.helml@aliantlaw.at
Private Client Services Practice Group
Balancing AI Innovation with Client Trust
This group dedicated its session to one of the most pressing tensions in the practice today: how far AI and automation can go before they bump up against the sacred rule of client confidentiality. Members have compared notes on how their firms are using AI for document drafting and client onboarding, and how clients themselves are adopting automated tools for asset tracking. The roundtable format meant every firm came prepared to share its own experiences, so the conversation stayed grounded in what is actually working day to day rather than theory. The group closed by flagging any individual matters needing cross-border support and locking in the next meeting date, keeping the momentum going into the next quarter.
Interested in joining a Practice Area Group or have questions about participation? Please reach out directly to the PAG Chair.
Contact:
Jacob Stein
jstein@aliantlaw.com
Real Estate Practice Group
Building Visibility, One Post at a Time
This group has gone all in on visibility. Members started by reviewing how the Norway LinkedIn post performed and walking through the network’s content calendar, then rolled straight into a live workshop drafting the next post for Italy together in real time. It was a hands-on session built around a simple idea: visibility only works if everyone is pulling in the same direction. The group wrapped up by assigning final editing tasks and setting the publishing schedule for the network, so if you want to see your firm’s work actually getting seen, this is the group building the playbook.
Interested in joining a Practice Area Group or have questions about participation? Please reach out directly to the PAG Chair.
Contact:
Claudia Bortolani
cbortolani@aliantlaw.com
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the PAG Chairs. Their commitment, time, and leadership are what keep these groups active, focused, and genuinely useful for members across the network.
Want in on the next session? Reach out to your PAG chair to join the conversation. These groups are where referrals, ideas, and friendships across the network actually happen.