What Aliant does

Aliant is an international law firm network founded in 2015 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, operating through Aliant LLP. The firm delivers cross-border legal services through member firms spanning more than 30 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, with more than 20 office locations. Its service model is differentiated by direct senior-partner engagement: each matter is led by a senior practitioner rather than delegated to junior associates. Practice areas include corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, employment law, intellectual property, and private wealth management. The firm targets international businesses, mid-sized to large corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and technology companies with cross-border legal needs.

Aliant's underlying structure is a partnership-of-firms network rather than a single integrated legal entity. Member firms operate under shared branding, marketing, and client-intake infrastructure, but maintain independent local operations. There is no disclosed proprietary technology platform, AI capability, or subscription component. Revenue mechanics follow traditional professional services conventions — hourly billing, fixed fees, and transaction-based fees for matters including M&A and private wealth engagements. No external funding rounds have been disclosed, consistent with a private partnership model in which growth is funded through member-firm contributions and operating cash flow.

The firm has accumulated third-party recognition through Chambers and Partners high-net-worth rankings, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024, and the 2025 Member of the Year award to Stenger Rechtsanwälte in Germany. Recent strategic activity has centered on deepening geographic coverage — including a 2024 partnership with IPO Pang Shenjun Law Firm in China — and producing thought leadership on cross-border issues such as the EU AI Act 2025 and a 17-country hiring strategies series. There is no evidence of productized legal technology, subscription offerings, or external investment to date.

Name

Aliant

Legal name

Aliant LLP

Website

https://aliantlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aliant is a Los Angeles-headquartered international law firm network founded in 2015, operating across 30+ countries and 20+ offices. Its senior-partner-led model serves mid-to-large corporations, international businesses, HNWI, and technology companies on cross-border legal matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Aliant generates revenue through legal fees charged to clients for legal services including corporate transactions, M&A, litigation, employment law, intellectual property, and other practice areas. Fee structures likely include hourly rates, fixed fees, and transaction-based arrangements typical of law firm billing models.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aliant is an international law firm network that provides cross-border legal services to businesses and high-net-worth individuals through affiliated member firms in multiple jurisdictions. Its core offerings span corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, employment law, intellectual property, and private wealth management, coordinated across jurisdictions to support multi-country transactions and disputes.

Product overview

Aliant is an international law firm network providing legal services across multiple practice areas including corporate transactions, litigation, employment law, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and other specialized legal domains. The firm operates as a global network of independent law firms across 20+ countries rather than as a software product company. Services are delivered through regional offices staffed by attorneys, with no distinct software products, modules, or technology platforms offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aliant+ Global Network: International network of law firms operating under the Aliant brand across multiple countries

Products and services

• Corporate Law Advisory Cross-border corporate law advice covering entity structuring, governance, and general corporate matters for businesses operating internationally.
• Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Cross-border M&A advisory and transaction support, coordinating due diligence, structuring, and execution across multiple jurisdictions.
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution Cross-border litigation and dispute resolution services coordinated across member firms in relevant jurisdictions.
• Employment Law Advisory Employment law advisory across jurisdictions, covering workforce structuring, employment contracts, and cross-border HR-related matters.
• Intellectual Property Services Intellectual property protection and enforcement across jurisdictions, covering registration, licensing, and IP-related disputes.
• Private Wealth Management Private wealth advisory for high-net-worth individuals with cross-border interests, covering wealth structuring, succession, and related matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Aliant's Singapore firm ranked as recommended firm in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Rankings in just their 2nd year of operation.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IPO Pang Shenjun Law FirmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2024IPO Pang Shenjun Law Firm is a member of the Aliant+ global law network. Managing Partner Peter Pang delivered presentation on trademark strategy for technology companies at the 24th IIPLA USA Conference in Palo Alto, California.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bird & Bird:
• Squire Patton Boggs: Squire Patton Boggs is a global law firm with a strong cross-border and sector-focused practice model, operating in 20+ countries. Its structure and emphasis on serving international clients across multiple jurisdictions is closely comparable to Aliant's network-led approach.

Broad incumbents

• Dentons: Dentons is the world's largest law firm by headcount, operating in 80+ countries with a polycentric structure that mirrors Aliant's network model. It is the most direct broad incumbent competing in cross-border legal services with local-law expertise across multiple jurisdictions.
• Baker McKenzie: Baker McKenzie is one of the original 'global law firms' with presence in 40+ countries and a strong focus on international M&A, corporate, and trade. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Aliant in cross-border transactions and large-company advisory work.
• Hogan Lovells: Hogan Lovells is a major international law firm with offices across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, serving corporate and financial institution clients on cross-border matters. Comparable to Aliant in targeting international businesses for cross-border transactions, but at much larger scale.
• DLA Piper: DLA Piper is a global law firm with offices in 40+ countries, offering cross-border transactional, litigation, and regulatory services to international businesses and HNWI. It competes with Aliant for the same mid-market to enterprise cross-border mandates.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Norton Rose Fulbright operates in 50+ countries with deep cross-border M&A, banking, and dispute resolution practices. It is a broad incumbent peer for Aliant, competing on international corporate mandates with similar geographic breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/AliantLLPinternational
• Facebookfacebook.com/AliantLawFirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aliant-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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