Founded in 1980, ALFA is the oldest and largest American based non-profit association of law firms operating worldwide.
Membership is by invitation only.
In addition to approximately 6,800 lawyers, the firms have over 8,600 employees. One of the real underlying strengths of ALFA, and of utmost importance to the clients who use ALFA firms, is the carefully conducted process of new candidate firm screening undertaken in evaluating prospective member firms. In every case, the process begins with personal recommendations by an existing member firm resulting from personal knowledge of the recommended firm through other relationships, such as membership in major bar and professional organizations or from the service provided to mutual clients. Personal recommendations also originate many times from clients. ALFA International is designed to help its members offer uniform quality legal service worldwide.