In a complex and evolving regulatory environment, our pragmatic and commercial advice enables you to operate with confidence in key markets, reduce risk exposure, preserve commercial reputation and identify where competitors, customers or suppliers may be non-compliant.
Large global businesses and SMEs in all sectors value our technical excellence in key areas of law, track record in cross-border matters and experience working with and for regulatory agencies.
How we help
- Navigating regulatory investigations and dawn raids, including managing the media.
- Complying with critical regulatory regimes, including consumer and data protection law, health and safety and anti-bribery and corruption.
- Addressing competition law risks, including merger control and market dominance issues.
- Managing export controls and sanctions across multiple jurisdictions.
- Setting up and implementing compliance programmes and training.
- Running internal enquiries and investigations.
- Responding to information requests.
- Making complaints to regulators.
- Handling third-party claims and due diligence assessments.
Our experience includes:
- Advising two Chinese companies on National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI, the UK’s foreign direct investment regime) requirements in relation to life sciences acquisitions.
- Co-ordinating international and EU merger filings for a technology brand.
- Providing trade and sanctions law advice to a variety of international technology businesses.
- Advising an energy company on implementation of anti-bribery schemes.
- Assisting a global motor vehicle manufacturer on various compliance related initiatives and related training.
- Defending companies and directors in the context of CMA and other regulatory investigations.