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International Jurisdictions Council
Who We Help
Cross-border legal clarity.
Before decisions harden.
IJC serves the principals who carry cross-border legal responsibility — in-house, at the board level, and in private capital.
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Decision Stage Orientation
Confidential orientation — before commitments are made. No legal advice. No mandate.
Client Types
For General Counsel
Carry cross-border legal responsibility with institutional intelligence
For Boards & Founders
Understand the legal environment before capital, market entry, or structure
For Private Capital
Legal environment intelligence before commitment, exit, or investment
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Executive Orientation Desk

Confidential orientation on cross-border legal reality — before decisions harden and commitments are made. No legal advice. No mandate relationship.

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Assembly — Barcelona — Aug 2026

Assembly of Global General Counsel

Private deliberative forum for senior in-house legal leaders.

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Global Legal Readiness Index™
Observed legal reality.
Editorial independence.
Continuously updated across 80+ jurisdictions. Not a ranking — an institutional reference. Full depth access for Assembly Fellows.
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Index Dimensions
Global Legal Readiness Index™
IJC's institutional assessment of cross-border legal readiness across 80+ jurisdictions
Jurisdictional Behaviour Frameworks
How courts and regulators function beyond written law
Enforcement Behavior
How enforcement actually operates — beyond statutory frameworks
Regulatory Volatility
Stability and predictability of regulatory environments
Cross-Border Friction
Where legal systems collide, stall, or distort outcomes
Cross-Border Dispute Reality
How disputes resolve — courts, arbitration, enforcement
Global Legal Readiness Index™

Observed legal reality. Editorial independence.

Continuously updated across 80+ jurisdictions. Not a ranking — an institutional reference. Full depth access for Assembly Fellows.

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Why IJC
Three value frameworks.
One institutional standard.
IJC exists to provide the institutional infrastructure the global legal profession has lacked — bridging cross-border legal responsibility and execution.
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Value Frameworks

Foresight & Stability

Understand legal risk before exposure becomes costly — institutional early warning

Global Legal Orientation

Clear cross-border direction for boards, founders, and General Counsel

Continuity of Judgment

Legal judgment that accumulates rather than resets with each personnel change

The Value — Overview Hub

All three frameworks explained — what IJC exists to provide and why
One Designation. One Standard.

A practice is either designated — or it is not.

No tiers, no premium listings, no upgraded visibility, no referral arrangements. At any level. The standard is the value.

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The Institution
An institution.
Not a directory.
IJC was established from a conviction that the global legal profession lacked the institutional infrastructure to bridge cross-border legal responsibility and execution.
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The Institution
About International Jurisdictions Council
Mission, institutional philosophy, and why IJC was established
Institutional Structure & Governance
How IJC is governed and editorial independence maintained
Founding Director

Suman Arora

IJC was established from a conviction that the global legal profession lacked the institutional infrastructure to bridge cross-border legal responsibility and execution.

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Luke Powell

Luke Powell

Managing Partner
  • London, United Kingdom

Luke Powell is the Managing Partner at Macfarlanes LLP, based in London. He is a highly experienced corporate lawyer specializing in private capital and mergers and acquisitions, advising leading financial institutions, corporates, and private equity clients.

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Luke Powell serves as the Managing Partner of Macfarlanes LLP and is a prominent figure in the firm’s corporate practice. He has extensive experience advising on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and corporate structuring matters.

He regularly works with multinational corporations, investment funds, and high net worth individuals, delivering strategic legal solutions tailored to sophisticated business needs. Known for his commercial insight and leadership, Luke plays a key role in maintaining the firm’s reputation as one of the UK’s leading law firms.

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Luke Powell advises a broad range of clients including multinational corporations, private equity firms, financial institutions, and high net worth individuals. He is particularly known for his work with private capital clients and family-owned businesses.