Insights: Results

When the Levy Breaks

by Warren Friedman

Tariffs against China on construction materials are capricious, unpredictable, and often spectacularly ill-timed. How can the industry prepare?

Contracts and Translations

by Christian Ray Pilares

Working with manufacturers in China can be profitable but challenging. Third party services like law firms and translation services can be helpful.

Compliance Confidence

by Jeffrey E. Stone, John Huang, and Michelle Gon

Turning risk into opportunity.

Will the Year of the Fire Monkey Burn Corporate Australia's Ambitions in 2016?

by Stephanie Daveson

The ancient Chinese belief is that the characteristics of the prevailing animal and element in a lunar year will heavily influence people’s behaviour and wider events in that year.

Uncertainty, Construction, and Withstanding Tariffs

by Warren Friedman

The impact of Trump's tariffs on the construction industry cannot be understated. Make sure your construction and real estate contracts are protected from the volatility sweeping through the industry.

Critical Period

by Armelle Royer and Maryne Gouhier

How the green-energy raw materials chase is rewriting geopolitics

A Trump Administration Is a Reality. So, Now What?

by John W.H. Denton AO

"How do we make intelligent choices and decisions now when US policy is unclear? Inauguration Day is 20 January 2017. It is useful to look at the key policy approach identified in the campaign."

Global Trade in the 2020s: An APAC Perspective

by Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

The importance of global trade policy seems certain to explode for companies in the decade ahead. Mercantilism, nationalism, dispute-settlement mechanisms: What does it all augur for businesses throughout the Asia-Pacific region?

The Future of Trade is Digital

by Alan de Rochefort-Reynolds and Jo Feldman

Digital information increasingly drives bilateral and multilateral trade throughout the Indo-Pacific region. It behooves countries to devise agreements governing the use and exchange of the enormous amounts of vital data generated every day.

How Corporate Law in France Is Navigating the Trade Wars

by Best Lawyers

Bertrand Cardi and Cyril Bonan discuss M&A, protectionism, and the trade wars' impact in France.

Misinformation Age

by Gregory Sirico

As AI weaponizes lies, can global law, corporate business practices and legal associates adapt to the growing threat?

Russian Rubles are Going Digital

by Rebecca Blackwell

Russia is moving toward the ever-expanding trend of digital currency.

The Paris Agreement: A Global Turning Point in Climate Action

by Marie-Léonie Vergnerie

When the world (almost) united to fight climate change.

Debt-Finance: The Five Things our Private Equity Client are Thinking about Going into 2017

by Simon Reid

So, what should business borrowers – private equity or otherwise - keep front of mind right now when it comes to financing debt?

A Globalized Sprint: How Japan’s Insolvency Practice Is Expanding and Preparing for the Future

by Best Lawyers

Emerging legal trends are a relished opportunity for reorganization, while natural disasters present an opportunity for innovation.

Protect Your Intellectual Property From Patent Trolls

by Best Lawyers

Michael Ritscher discusses how he advises clients to better protect their trade secrets.