WALA was established in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 2007, where destiny gathered lawyers from airport operators in different countries worldwide. At that moment the delegates agreed about the fact that air/aeronautical law in each of their countries was outdated to face the new reality of airport service and operation, which required specialized legal knowledge. Consequently they agreed about the need to create and promote worldwide a forum, a meeting place in which airport lawyers and all others that might be interested can develop, share and debate relevant issues in their field of law. Seven months later WALA became a reality with the first edition of WALA annual conference taking place in Spain.

• To promote and assist in cooperation among legal advisors and other public and private sectors of the worldwide airport, aviation and aeronautical industries.
• To act and to provide a networking channel for airports legal and non legal areas
• To promote, organize, coordinate and disseminate AIRPORT LAW in all its different features and create opportunities for its appropriate analysis, development, specialization and systematization
• To instigate education and the legal expertise, promote, organize and participate in events and activities aimed at education, training and legal expertise in AIRPORT LAW
• To promote cooperation and exchange between public sectors as well as in the private sectors, whether national or international
• To disseminate experiences through specialized reports, statistical reports, compilations, publications and all kinds of educational, informational materials, research, analysis or academic references
• To establish institutional relationships with entities and organizations, national and international, which keep close relations with Airport themes.

• Diego Gonzalez, WALA President & Legal Counsel - Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, Argentina
• Michael Siebold, WALA Vive President & Partner-Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany
• Alan Meneghetti, WALA Vice President & General Counsel, Ipeco, United Kingdom
• Elizabeth Albergoni, WALA Member & Partner- Morrison & Co, Australia