“We dream of a world where the highest quality legal protection is democratized and easily accessible globally for each individual, company, or entity.”
Marco Buscema, founder of WILL
The WILL dream began with a traumatic event that has left its mark on the life of its founder, Italian lawyer Marco Buscema. It was in 1997, when Marco was in Turkey, and the bus on which he was travelling together with many other people went over a cliff. He survived, but the consequences suffered by the survivors—made worse by the lack of adequate legal support—have haunted him.
Marco realized that something had to be done so that people in serious situations would never again feel isolated. Step by step he has built a network of relationships with lawyers throughout the world who share his mission, namely:
WILL contributes to building a fairer world through the creation of the largest international league of legal specialists, covering more than 20 time zones. Only owners and co-owners of law firms are included, professionals who have the necessary expertise to solve problems through lateral thinking, and, at the same time, are capable of establishing a relationship of mutual trust with clients and colleagues alike. Every day we decide to be guided by our core values: leadership, accountability, collaboration, and outperformance.
This is how WILL, the Worldwide Independent Lawyers League, came to be established. The acronym refers to freedom of will, the power of choice and decision-making, and the will to succeed. The word Will has a positive legal meaning: it means legacy. WILL is also a proper noun—ideally, a trusted person you can rely on, regardless of the country you are in. In this way the differences between cultures become opportunities, and you can always count on great friends from all over the world.
