And the law firm located in São Paulo will have these services with the same level of quality as that of the São Paulo law firm of which it is a client and with the indispensable knowledge of regional cultures and the local administrative and judicial bodies that the law firms of the Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay have, being able to choose to directly relate to such law firms, becoming their client, or leave this relationship to the São Paulo law firm of which it is already a client.

Alliances are not service providers. This provision and the corresponding billing are the responsibility of each member law firm. In the case of the example above, billing can be done directly by the law firms in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay or centrally by the law firm in São Paulo, which, in this case, will be responsible for sharing the income obtained with the law firms in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay.

And speaking of earning income leads us to other objectives of alliances besides the main objective of expanding the possibilities of serving their customers in other cities, states and even countries.

Obviously, working in alliance generates new businesses, new clients for the member law firms and, consequently, an increase in their income.

Additionally, it creates a network for the exchange of experiences and consultations and discussions on legal theses in the abstract and specific cases, in addition to making it possible to hold events, seminars and congresses with shared costs among the allied law firms.

Alliances can be national only, serving a single country, regional or international. ALAE is a regional alliance.