As of March 8, Fort Advocaten (“FORT”) joins act legal, an alliance of independent, mid-sized law firms that operate at the top-end of the market. This strategic decision reflects the trend towards internationalisation that many companies pursue and the associated demand for cross-border legal advice.

Besides Fort Advocaten act legal (www.actlegal.com) consists of AC Tischendorf (Germany), BSWW Legal & Tax (Poland), MPH (Slovakia), ŘANDA HAVEL LEGAL (Czech Republic), Vivien & Associés (France and Belgium ), WMWP (Austria) and Bán Karika (Hungary).

The alliance offers international companies operating on the European market high-quality advice, at the local and international level. This way act legal also forms (especially for American and Asian companies) an efficient one-stop shop for excellent legal support in Europe.

act legal represents a team of 280 lawyers and business experts with over 20 years of international experience in corporate law, real estate law and employment law. The professionals in the various firms collaborate intensively, using a fully integrated workflow.

act legal stands for high quality, fair pricing, efficient bespoke processes, strong partner involvement and a personal approach, all of which make it an attractive alternative to major international law firms.

Pieter Twaalfhoven, managing- and founding partner at FORT: “In recent years we have seen that our clients are increasingly going global, while demand for legal advisory in markets outside the Netherlands is growing. By joining act legal, we can address these needs even better and offer our clients advice in most of the key European countries. It’s an important step ahead, both for our clients and FORT.”

Dr. Sven Tischendorf, managing partner at AC Tischendorf Rechtsanwälte and member of act legal‘s steering committee: “We are very pleased to welcome Fort Advocaten to act legal. The professionalism, expertise and working methods of FORT fit in seamlessly with those of other act legal offices and the fact that FORT is joining act legal will further strengthen our position as renowned legal advisor to a demanding corporate clientele.”

act legal aims to further expand into other European countries in the coming years, with special focus on Southern Europe and Scandinavia.