Legal Alert · Geopolitics
Sanctions Divergence: Managing Conflicting Regimes in 2026
As the US, UK and EU regimes drift apart, multinational groups face contradictory obligations. We map the practical compliance perimeter.
12 July 2026
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Counsel for matters that cross borders, markets and regimes.
We represent multinational enterprises, sovereign institutions and private capital in the transactions and disputes that define their trajectory — with the precision of a boutique and the reach of a global partnership.
- 38
- Jurisdictions advised
- $140B+
- Transaction value
- 6
- Global offices
- 1998
- Established
Expertise
Five practices, one integrated file
Complex mandates rarely respect practice boundaries. Our teams are assembled around the problem, not the org chart.
All practice areas01
Corporate & M&A
Cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures and capital markets work for sovereign, institutional and founder-led clients.
Read more02International Dispute Resolution
Arbitration and litigation before the leading institutions, tribunals and commercial courts worldwide.
Read more03Regulatory & Compliance
Sanctions, antitrust, anti-corruption and sectoral regulation for globally exposed enterprises.
Read more04Intellectual Property
Protecting and monetising the technology, brands and data that carry enterprise value.
Read more05Tax & Wealth Management
Structuring for multinational groups, family enterprises and private capital across treaty networks.
Read moreJudgement
Partner-led teams. No matter is delegated beyond the person accountable for it.
Reach
Six offices, one file. Coordinated advice across common law, civil law and Gulf systems.
Advocacy
Trial and tribunal strength that shapes negotiation from the first meeting.
Discretion
Confidentiality architecture built for sovereign and family-enterprise mandates.
Global Reach
Six hubs, continuous coverage
London
European headquarters
1 Fetter Lane, London EC4A
New York
Americas
500 Park Avenue, New York NY
Dubai
Middle East
DIFC, Gate Village 10, Dubai
Cairo
North Africa
Nile City Towers, Cairo
Singapore
South-East Asia
One Raffles Quay, Singapore
Hong Kong
Greater China
Two IFC, Central, Hong Kong
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Regulators now interrogate data concentration and ecosystem effects. A framework for pre-notification strategy in eleven jurisdictions.
28 June 2026
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Custody, settlement finality and investor protection questions raised by on-chain fund structures across DIFC, Singapore and Luxembourg.
9 June 2026
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