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Research & Consulting

At Lawcrosse, our consulting work focuses on helping law firms, professional services companies and organisations investing in legal services expand internationally and design effective cross-border strategies. We advise on market entry, partnership development and regulatory positioning, helping clients navigate the complex legal, regulatory and business landscape of Europe and beyond.

Our expertise builds on deep knowledge of EU law, international economic law and the regulation of the legal profession across European jurisdictions. This includes the rules governing law firm structures, ownership models, professional mobility and the conditions under which legal services can be delivered across borders. It extends to the adoption of AI in the legal profession, where professional rules and regulatory frameworks determine how new technologies can be deployed and how legal services can be delivered. This foundation allows us to combine legal precision with strategic insight for organisations seeking to grow, restructure, adopt AI or enter new markets.

We also undertake applied research and policy analysis on topics shaping the future of professional services: from the regulatory implications of AI adoption and digitalisation to sustainability, globalisation and the evolving geopolitical and geoeconomic context of legal work.

Whether supporting a firm's international strategy, advising on regulatory frameworks for new service delivery models or contributing to broader industry studies, our goal is to help the legal sector operate more globally, intelligently and collaboratively.

Our focus areas

  1. Regulatory and market access advisory for the legal sectorproviding legal and strategic insight on EU internal market rules, professional services regulation, the regulation and adoption of AI in legal services, international trade frameworks and the rules governing law firm structures and ownership across jurisdictions
  2. AI strategy for legal operatorshelping law firms, legal tech companies, legal departments and public entities build their AI strategy, classify legal sources for legal AI development and advising on sourcing legislation across jurisdictions
  3. Cross-border legal operationsadvising on how to structure and manage international workflows, knowledge-sharing, and client service delivery across jurisdictions with different professional regulatory regimes
  4. Policy and sector researchconducting applied research, regulatory analysis, and impact studies on issues shaping the legal sector, including AI adoption, digitalisation, law firm governance and geopolitical shifts
  5. EU and international economic law expertisedelivering specialised legal advice and analysis on trade, market access, and external relations law to support strategic, regulatory and policy-oriented projects