How is co-counsel different from a referral on B2B.ID?

A referral hands the client to another lawyer. Co-counsel means both lawyers work the matter together. B2B.ID supports both — you choose the relationship the matter needs.

Can I be found as co-counsel?

Yes. Declare co-counsel availability, local-counsel coverage and the roles you take on your B2B ID, and lawyers who need what you offer can find you and request a meeting.

Does B2B.ID set co-counsel terms or fee arrangements?

No. Roles, responsibilities and any fee arrangements are agreed between the lawyers involved under the rules that apply to them. B2B.ID provides the discovery, the B2B IDs and the structured request.

Does B2B.ID vet co-counsel?

No. B2B.ID displays what a lawyer or firm provides on their B2B ID, plus verification where supported. Evaluating fit and standing remains your professional judgement.

Co-counsel

Find the right co-counsel for the matter.

Some matters need more than one firm — a specialist, local counsel, extra capacity, an appellate bench, a transaction team. Find lawyers and firms whose experience complements yours, understand their B2B ID, and start the appropriate professional conversation.

Create Your B2B ID & Find Co-Counsel See How It Works

Search by expertise & admission
Evaluate the B2B ID
Request Meeting, not cold email

Find co-counsel

Commercial litigationTexasLocal counsel · co-counsel

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Alvarez & Whitfield PLLC
Law Firm · 9 lawyers
Commercial LitigationLocal Counsel Houston, TX Energy, Manufacturing
Available for co-counsel · Local counsel in S.D. Tex.
View B2B IDRequest Meeting
NL
Northbridge Litigation Group
Boutique · 6 lawyers
Commercial LitigationAppellate Dallas, TX Financial Services, Real Estate
Referral relationship with 3 NY firms · Appellate capacity
View B2B IDRequest Meeting
OK
Okafor Law
Solo practitioner
Commercial Litigation Austin, TX Technology
Additional capacity this quarter · Publishes case notes
View B2B IDRequest Meeting

Demonstration search results — illustrative firms, not real listings

What co-counsel solves

Keep the client. Add what the matter needs.

Specialist expertise

Tax, IP, regulatory, employment, immigration — depth your matter needs for one issue or one phase.

Local counsel

Admission and presence in the court, state or country where the matter sits.

Additional capacity

More hands for a large dispute, a fast transaction or a document-heavy phase.

Litigation support

Trial, appellate, e-discovery and motion-practice capability alongside yours.

Transaction support

Deal counsel, financing, real estate, employment and regulatory pieces of a corporate matter.

Complementary practice expertise

Firms that serve the same client from a different angle — and can share the matter, not just refer it.

Starting the conversation

The appropriate professional conversation — with context.

Request Introduction

Ask to be introduced to a lawyer, firm or business — with your B2B ID and the reason attached, so the other side can evaluate before responding.

“Introduce me to a NY employment lawyer for a client's executive separation.”

Request Meeting

Propose a conversation about a matter, a referral relationship or a co-counsel arrangement. Both sides see context first.

“20 minutes to discuss local-counsel coverage in Texas.”

Request Partnership

Start a formal professional relationship — referral, co-counsel, local counsel or complementary practice — from a structured request rather than a cold message.

“Ongoing co-counsel on complex commercial disputes.”

How co-counsel discovery works

Find, evaluate, request a meeting.

Also for firms that want to be brought in

Declare co-counsel availability on your B2B ID
Be found by lawyers who need your expertise or admission
Receive Request Meeting with the matter context attached
Build relationships with firms that refer complex work

Create Your B2B ID & Find Co-Counsel

1
Describe the role
Practice area, jurisdiction, matter type, timing and the role you need filled.
2
Search B2B IDs
Filter by expertise, admission, industry, experience and declared co-counsel availability.
3
Evaluate before you call
Representative work, proof, relationships and what they're looking for — all on the B2B ID.
4
Request a meeting
A structured request with your B2B ID and the matter context attached.
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Agree the arrangement
Roles, responsibilities and terms are yours to agree under your professional-conduct rules.

Questions

Common questions

Also on B2B.ID

Related ways lawyers do business here

Referral relationshipsWhen handing the matter off is the right call.Find lawyers & law firmsSearch by what matters, then view the B2B ID.OpportunitiesCo-counsel and local-counsel needs posted by other lawyers.

B2B.ID for Lawyers & Law Firms

Bring in the right co-counsel — or be brought in.

Create your B2B ID, declare what you offer and what you need, and find the lawyers whose experience complements yours.