Long-form analysis from the bench. The pieces we write when the matter warrants more than a note.
Federal and state regulators are converging on a recognisable AI-oversight baseline. Boards should not wait for the precise contours of that baseline to clarify before adapting their oversight cadence.
The Department of Justice’s 2026 corporate-enforcement memorandum signals a meaningful recalibration of FCPA priorities. Multinational clients should reassess voluntary-disclosure posture in light of the framework.
Federal prosecutors have signalled a recalibration of charging priorities, plea practice, and corporate cooperation expectations.
Recent USCIS guidance, prevailing-wage adjustments, and H-1B cap-season changes mean multinational employers need to reconsider workforce-mobility strategies.
Most published incident-response playbooks fail at the moment they are needed most. Five design principles separate playbooks that work from those that gather dust.
Regulatory scrutiny of horizontal and vertical transactions has lengthened deal timelines. Deal-protection terms need to reflect this reality.
Sustained pressure on commercial office values has surfaced a new generation of restructuring strategies.
Family-business succession planning sits at the intersection of corporate, tax, estate, and personal-law disciplines.
Data-breach response has matured into a recognisable discipline with established sequences, vendor archetypes, and regulatory expectations.
Parallel proceedings increasingly characterise major matters. Defence co-ordination across tracks is now the discipline that separates outcomes.
Bilateral investment treaties provide a powerful but underutilised tool for corporates facing sovereign action affecting cross-border investments.
Investigations touching three or more jurisdictions present co-ordination challenges that defy simple checklists.