An international alliance of independent law and professional services firms.

We help international organisations make the most of their people wherever they are in the world by providing the best integrated multidisciplinary legal and tax services through a common approach to client service and shared values.

CELIA Alliance

We are dedicated to helping international businesses make the most of their people.

As a non-exclusive alliance, CELIA members are also retained by other professional services firms (including some of the world’s largest law firms) to deliver the expert services expected by their clients.

What we do

The rationale for CELIA is to deliver high-quality, integrated multi-disciplinary international services dedicated to serving our clients’ International HR function.

Services range across the full range of Compensation and Benefits, Employment and Labour law, and International Assignments (hence the name CELIA) as well as complementary legal and tax services. CELIA also offers comprehensive international assignments and global mobility, tax and social security compliance services.

CELIA can help you make the most of employing, organising, paying, incentivising, and moving your people within and across borders.

Our values

We are dedicated to helping international businesses make the most of their people. As a non-exclusive alliance, CELIA members are also retained by other professional services firms (including some of the world’s 100 largest law firms) to deliver the expert services expected by their clients.

Client service

Providing a truly responsive, reliable first class service to our clients and fellow Alliance members and taking a commercial approach to our clients’ requirements.

Innovation

Always questioning and searching for improvements to the content and delivery of what we do.

Teamwork

Working with our clients and colleagues in a relationship which fosters mutual trust and respect.

Excellence

Delivering excellence in technical and commercial analysis, presentation and delivery.

Where we are

Alliance members are present throughout Europe, Asia and North America and have relationships across the globe (see Global Reach below). Please contact any principal CELIA Alliance member in one of these countries by selecting one of the following:

How we work

Whether you require a one-off international project, a longer term cross-border service, or simply a referral to a local lawyer, all CELIA members are flexible on how the retainer is organised.

CELIA members have many years’ experience coordinating and delivering international projects and ongoing client care.

Contracting and invoicing is either arranged through one member, or from each CELIA firm to whichever of your Group companies suits you.

If you already have a preferred supplier of legal and tax services in any jurisdiction then that is not an obstacle. CELIA is a non-exclusive alliance – all CELIA members already happily work with many third party advisers as part of their commitment to work in whichever way best meets their clients’ needs.

Working with other advisors

Our CELIA members already provide services to some of the world’s largest law firms. These instructions reflect the high standard of service Alliance members offer.

As a non-exclusive alliance, all CELIA members are committed to making Alliance resources available to other professional advisers, wherever they are located.

Non-member professional services firms and other third parties are also free to reproduce CELIA newsletters as long as articles are reproduced on a free of charge basis and in full (together with the contact details, logos and disclaimer as shown on each article).

Become a Member

If you would like to become a member and benefit from being part of a worldwide network of law firms providing the best integrated, multi-disciplinary legal and tax services to their clients, then click the button below.
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