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Trade Sanctions

The key challenge with sanctions ... is how quickly they change. Sanctions react almost immediately to geopolitical events.

Daniel Martin, David Savage
Holman Fenwick Willan
Trade & Investment

Supply chain security is the number one concern.

Sabine Naugès
McDermott Will & Schulte
Trade Regulation

Geneva is one of the biggest global policy hubs, home to over 40 international organizations ... from trade to human rights.

Jan Walter
Akin
Russian Sanctions

Our guide is now 130 pages long!

Satish Kini, Alan Kartashkin
Debevoise
Imports

If an anti-dumping investigation occurs in one jurisdiction, it often soon leads to investigations in other jurisdictions.

Bregt Natens
King & Spalding
Subsidies

If none of these apply, my company is probably fine. If any do, I would assemble a small team to assess the FSR's impact.

Andreas Reindl, Catherine Gordley
Van Bael & Bellis
National Security

CFIUS administers a 'Mother May I' approach that affords the Committee broad discretion.

Rod Hunter
Baker McKenzie
Subsidies

Competition drives businesses to offer lower prices, better quality and more choice, benefitting citizen's welfare.

Elżbieta Glowicka, Anselm Mattes
E.CA Economics
Geopolitics

There is dramatic volatility ... politics, technology and the law are all changing in seismic, unpredictable ways.

Sean West
Hence Technologies
Anti-Bribery

Bribery remains illegal under local laws, with uneven but growing enforcement in Asia (e.g., Singapore’s AML focus, Indonesia’s energy audits). Non-U.S. enforcement persists despite the DOJ pause.

Khushaal Ved
Hogan Lovells
Strait of Hormuz crisis, Force Majeure

A pandemic delays supply. War destroys it — and boards must act before the shortage arrives.

Errol Bong
Trade Compliance

Trade compliance isn't a cost centre. Done right, it's a strategic lever for revenue.

Ted Ganten
Siemens Heathineers
M&A

In emerging markets, getting to signing takes longer than you think — bureaucracy is the real deal risk.

Ayşe Dirik
Turcas & Aksoy Holding
Geopolitics

You can't predict the future. You can prepare for several of them.

Sebastian Vos
FGS Global
Financial Regulation

Regulators care about supervision, not geopolitics — until geopolitics threatens their ability to supervise.

Stuart Davis, Gabriel Lakeman
Latham & Watkins
Governance

Core corporate values stay universal, even in a fragmented world. Lead for impact, not optics.

Adam Hunt
Lime
Trade & FDI

Four tariff scenarios, one certainty: the response of foreign governments will shape the fallout.

Simon Evenett
IMD Business School
Geopolitics

'Indo-Pacific' replaced 'Asia-Pacific' for a reason — security, economics and politics are now inseparable.

Robin Hu
Milken Institute

Selected articles

Strait of Hormuz crisis, Force Majeure

War and supply disruption: the Board’s path to declaring force majeure

Errol Bong

War and supply disruption: the Board’s path to declaring force majeure

Trade Compliance

From Red Tape to Revenue: Unlocking the Strategic Power of Global Trade Compliance

Ted Ganten

Siemens Heathineers

From Red Tape to Revenue: Unlocking the Strategic Power of Global Trade Compliance

M&A

Executing Investment in Transitional Economies

Ayşe Dirik

Turcas & Aksoy Holding

Executing Investment in Transitional Economies

Anti-Bribery

Pausing FCPA enforcement – What this means for companies operating in Asia

Khushaal Ved

Hogan Lovells

Pausing FCPA enforcement – What this means for companies operating in Asia

Geopolitics

How to build geopolitical resilience? Prepare, don’t predict

Sebastian Vos

FGS Global

How to build geopolitical resilience? Prepare, don’t predict

Geopolitics

An Unruly World: Why Traditional Strategies No Longer Work

Sean West

Hence Technologies

An Unruly World: Why Traditional Strategies No Longer Work

National Security

CFIUS and China: You say de-risking, I say decoupling

Rod Hunter

Baker McKenzie

CFIUS and China: You say de-risking, I say decoupling

Subsidies

Foreign Subsidies: Benefit or Threat?

Elżbieta Glowicka, Anselm Mattes

E.CA Economics

Foreign Subsidies: Benefit or Threat?

Financial Regulation

Financial Regulation: A Stable Zone Amid Global Frictions?

Stuart Davis, Gabriel Lakeman

Latham & Watkins

Financial Regulation: A Stable Zone Amid Global Frictions?

Data

When data is crossing borders

Lothar Determann

Baker McKenzie

When data is crossing borders

Governance

Ethics & Compliance: Doing the Right Thing, Everywhere?

Adam Hunt

Lime

Ethics & Compliance: Doing the Right Thing, Everywhere?

Trade & FDI

Tariff Scenarios for 2025: Triggers and Fallout for Trade & FDI

Simon Evenett

IMD Business School

Tariff Scenarios for 2025: Triggers and Fallout for Trade & FDI

Geopolitics

6 reasons the Indo-Pacific became a battleground for US-China influence

Robin Hu

Milken Institute

6 reasons the Indo-Pacific became a battleground for US-China influence

Subsidies

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Prepare to Succeed

Andreas Reindl, Catherine Gordley

Van Bael & Bellis

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Prepare to Succeed

Trade & Investment

Regulating Trade and Investment in the Aerospace, Security and Defence (ASD) Industries: Key Concerns & Common Misconceptions

Sabine Naugès

McDermott Will & Schulte

Regulating Trade and Investment in the Aerospace, Security and Defence (ASD) Industries: Key Concerns & Common Misconceptions

Russian Sanctions

Sanctions on Russia: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Satish Kini, Alan Kartashkin

Debevoise

Sanctions on Russia: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Imports

Anti-Dumping: The Ripple Effect Across Global Markets

Bregt Natens

King & Spalding

Anti-Dumping: The Ripple Effect Across Global Markets

Trade Sanctions

Adapting to Fast-Evolving Trade Sanctions

Daniel Martin, David Savage

Holman Fenwick Willan

Adapting to Fast-Evolving Trade Sanctions

Trade Regulation

What happens in Geneva?

Jan Walter

Akin

What happens in Geneva?
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authors & editorial committee

Contributing Authors
Adam Hunt
Head of Risk & Compliance, Lime
Alan Kartashkin
Partner, Debevoise
Andreas Reindl
Managing Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
Anselm Mattes
Director, E.CA Economics
Ayse Dirik
Chief Legal Officer, Turcas & Aksoy Holding
Bregt Natens
Partner, King & Spalding
Catherine Gordley
Counsel, Van Bael & Bellis
Daniel Martin
Partner, HFW
David Savage
Partner, HFW
Elżbieta Glowicka
Director, E.CA Economics
Errol Bong
Gabriel Lakeman
Partner, Latham & Watkins
Gil Ohana
Counsel, Davis Polk
Jan Walter
Senior Policy Advisor, Akin
Khushaal Ved
Partner, Hogan Lovells
Lothar Determann
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Robin Hu
Asia Chair, Milken Institute
Rod Hunter
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Sabine Naugès
Partner, McDermott
Satish Kini
Partner, Debevoise
Sean West
Co-founder, Hence Technologies
Sebastian Vos
Partner, FGS Global
Simon Evenett
Professor of Geopolitics & Strategy, IMD Business School
Stuart Davis
Partner, Latham & Watkins
Ted Ganten
Global Head of Export Control & Customs, Siemens Healthineers
Editorial Committee
Alexandra Rotter
Anne Vogdt
Anselm Rodenhausen
Arwa Hamdieh
Başak Köklü
Carsten Kraus
Daniel Sohn
Daniel van Geerenstein
Francine Godrich
Friederike Anna Dratwa
Heiko Roth
José Eduardo Tinen
Kirstie Nicholson
Krischan Schmitt
Kully Thandi
Larisa Angstenberger
Laura Aznar Belda
Laura Lißner-Hölschermann
Lucia Loyo
Margarita Yao
Martyn Cuff
Matthias Thom
Michael Astle
Natalie Gutteridge
Peter Ruttmann
Rabia Sattar
Rahman Nayil
Rok Lasan
Sarah Nashaat
Scott Rissmiller
Shanti Ariker
Shirley Fodor
Solomon Osagie
Sophie Levy
Susann Wolfgram
William Woong Chul Park
Yemisi Oni

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