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Our co-founder has stopped cooperating with the business
Setting up and running a company
Minority shareholders say they are being excluded from decisions
Setting up and running a company
Directors disagree over a major investment
Setting up and running a company
We need to replace a director in an overseas subsidiary
Setting up and running a company
A shareholder wants to exit but there is no agreed valuation
Setting up and running a company
Our joint venture is deadlocked
Setting up and running a company
A director faces allegations of breach of fiduciary duty
Setting up and running a company
The company has lost important statutory records
Setting up and running a company
An investor wants veto rights over business decisions
Setting up and running a company
A shareholder agreement does not reflect the current ownership
Setting up and running a company
We need to reorganise a complex group of family-owned companies
Setting up and running a company
A beneficial ownership filing has been challenged
Setting up and running a company
Our company secretary missed important filings
Setting up and running a company
A founder wants to buy back employee shares
Setting up and running a company
Shareholders are disputing dividends and related-party payments
Setting up and running a company
Our board needs an independent governance review
Setting up and running a company
We are considering buying a competitor in another country
Buying, selling and investing
A buyer has discovered liabilities during due diligence
Buying, selling and investing
We need to sell a division without selling the whole company
Buying, selling and investing
A private equity investor wants a minority stake
Buying, selling and investing
The seller has breached post-closing warranties
Buying, selling and investing
We are acquiring a distressed business
Buying, selling and investing
Our acquisition requires foreign investment clearance
Buying, selling and investing
We need to structure a management buyout
Buying, selling and investing
The earn-out calculation is being disputed
Buying, selling and investing
Our target owns businesses in several jurisdictions
Buying, selling and investing
An acquisition needs simultaneous closings in multiple countries
Buying, selling and investing
Our investor wants representations and warranty insurance
Buying, selling and investing
A founder needs advice on dilution and investor protections
Buying, selling and investing
We have been approached by a strategic foreign buyer
Buying, selling and investing
A joint venture acquisition is stalled by regulatory approvals
Buying, selling and investing
We need to integrate two groups after a merger
Buying, selling and investing
Our business cannot meet its upcoming debt payments
Disputes and arbitration
A major customer has entered insolvency
Disputes and arbitration
We need to restructure debt owed to multiple lenders
Disputes and arbitration
The business must close an unprofitable overseas operation
Disputes and arbitration
A creditor is seeking to appoint a receiver
Disputes and arbitration
We need to negotiate a standstill with lenders
Disputes and arbitration
An insolvent subsidiary has assets in several countries
Disputes and arbitration
Directors are concerned about trading while insolvent
Disputes and arbitration
The business wants to sell assets through a distressed process
Disputes and arbitration
A supplier has made a statutory demand
Disputes and arbitration
We need a turnaround plan before liquidity runs out
Disputes and arbitration
A foreign insolvency order must be recognised locally
Disputes and arbitration
Our restructuring requires workforce reductions
Disputes and arbitration
We need to recover goods supplied under retention of title
Disputes and arbitration
A shareholder wants to fund a rescue on new terms
Disputes and arbitration
Our company is preparing for an IPO
Banking and capital
We want a secondary listing on a foreign exchange
Banking and capital
A regulator has questioned a listed company's disclosure
Banking and capital
We need to raise capital through a rights issue
Banking and capital
A shareholder has crossed a public-company disclosure threshold
Banking and capital
Our financial statements are delaying a securities offering
Banking and capital
The board is considering a share buyback
Banking and capital
We need to issue convertible bonds
Banking and capital
Our company is considering a private placement
Banking and capital
A takeover bid raises mandatory offer questions
Banking and capital
Potential market manipulation has been reported
Banking and capital
An insider trading investigation has begun
Urgent Banking and capital
We need to manage a trading suspension
Banking and capital
A securities prospectus contains a disputed statement
Banking and capital
A foreign investor is acquiring a substantial listed-company stake
Banking and capital
We are planning a cross-border depositary receipt programme
Banking and capital
We want to launch a private investment fund
Banking and capital
A fund manager needs authorisation in another jurisdiction
Banking and capital
A limited partner is disputing a capital call
Banking and capital
A fund wants to invest through an offshore vehicle
Banking and capital
The manager needs a cross-border distribution assessment
Banking and capital
A private credit fund is reviewing its lending structure
Banking and capital
Investors are challenging the fund's valuation
Banking and capital
A fund wants to replace a service provider
Banking and capital
An investor needs advice on side-letter rights
Banking and capital
A fund has discovered an undisclosed conflict of interest
Banking and capital
We need independent due diligence on a fund manager
Banking and capital
A family office is selecting international fund structures
Banking and capital
A fund is approaching liquidation or extension
Banking and capital
We are considering a continuation vehicle
Banking and capital
An institutional investor requires an ESG controls review
Banking and capital
We are purchasing commercial real estate abroad
Buying, selling and investing
Our family owns assets through entities in several countries
Buying, selling and investing
We need to register a security interest over foreign assets
Buying, selling and investing
A foreign government has restricted an asset transfer
Buying, selling and investing
We want to acquire an aircraft through a leasing structure
Buying, selling and investing
A vessel is being transferred between jurisdictions
Buying, selling and investing
We need to structure ownership of an international art collection
Buying, selling and investing
An investor is buying agricultural land abroad
Buying, selling and investing
We need due diligence on mineral or mining rights
Buying, selling and investing
We want exposure to overseas infrastructure assets
Buying, selling and investing
A foreign-owned asset is caught in an inheritance dispute
Buying, selling and investing
Our investment property generates income in multiple countries
Buying, selling and investing
An offshore holding company is no longer suitable
Buying, selling and investing
We need an independent valuation of privately held assets
Buying, selling and investing
Our carbon-credit investment requires title and validity review
Buying, selling and investing
We are considering fractional ownership of an overseas asset
Buying, selling and investing
A foreign bank has refused to open our corporate account
Banking and capital
Our bank is unexpectedly closing our business relationship
Banking and capital
We need funding for an overseas acquisition
Banking and capital
A lender is seeking enforcement of a personal guarantee
Banking and capital
We are negotiating a syndicated loan
Banking and capital
Our loan covenant has been breached
Banking and capital
A borrower has defaulted on cross-border debt
Banking and capital
We need to refinance a major commercial property
Banking and capital
A bank has frozen our business account pending review
Banking and capital
Our export business needs trade finance
Banking and capital
A security package spans more than one jurisdiction
Banking and capital
We need to negotiate mezzanine financing
Banking and capital
A lender wants due diligence on foreign collateral
Banking and capital
We are assessing project-finance bankability
Banking and capital
Our credit facility needs restructuring before maturity
Banking and capital
A bank is disputing compliance with documentary credits
Banking and capital
Our international supplier payment has been held
Payments and currency
Money is trapped in a foreign subsidiary
Payments and currency
A foreign-exchange restriction prevents dividend repatriation
Payments and currency
We need to hedge a large future currency exposure
Payments and currency
Our payment service provider has suspended settlements
Payments and currency
Cross-border royalties are triggering withholding questions
Payments and currency
A cryptoasset custodian has frozen withdrawals
Payments and currency
We want to assess licensing for a digital-asset business
Payments and currency
A stablecoin payment raises regulatory and tax questions
Payments and currency
We need to centralise cash management across subsidiaries
Payments and currency
A foreign counterparty has sent funds to the wrong account
Payments and currency
Our bank is questioning the source of incoming investment funds
Payments and currency
We need to review cross-border intercompany loans
Payments and currency
An international payment was diverted through invoice fraud
Payments and currency
We want independent review of treasury controls
Payments and currency
A digital wallet operator has received a compliance notice
Payments and currency
We have received a major corporate tax assessment
Tax and structuring
The tax authority has challenged our deductible expenses
Tax and structuring
Our business is under a VAT or GST investigation
Tax and structuring
An overdue tax filing has triggered penalties
Tax and structuring
We need to contest an alleged permanent establishment
Tax and structuring
A tax audit has begun in a foreign subsidiary
Tax and structuring
An asset sale has created an unexpected tax bill
Tax and structuring
We need to review the tax consequences of dividends
Tax and structuring
A business owner faces a personal income tax reassessment
Tax and structuring
We want to settle a long-running tax dispute
Tax and structuring
An employee stock option plan has unexpected tax effects
Tax and structuring
We have an indirect tax refund stuck with the authorities
Tax and structuring
A foreign tax credit has been denied
Tax and structuring
We need to review withholding tax on royalties or services
Tax and structuring
A tax authority has challenged the valuation of a transaction
Tax and structuring
We need recurring tax compliance across many subsidiaries
Tax and structuring
Our international payroll taxes do not reconcile
Tax and structuring
A tax amnesty or disclosure opportunity requires evaluation
Tax and structuring
Our related-party pricing is being challenged
Tax and structuring
We need transfer pricing documentation for a new market
Tax and structuring
Our overseas sales model could create taxable presence
Tax and structuring
We are relocating an intellectual property holding structure
Tax and structuring
We want to reorganise an international holding company
Tax and structuring
Global minimum-tax rules may affect our group
Tax and structuring
We need treaty analysis before paying foreign dividends
Tax and structuring
A cross-border merger has complex tax consequences
Tax and structuring
Our business is migrating tax residency
Tax and structuring
An executive's relocation has created double taxation
Tax and structuring
We need advance pricing or tax ruling support
Tax and structuring
A restructuring may trigger exit taxes
Tax and structuring
An international financing structure faces interest-limitation rules
Tax and structuring
Our group wants to align tax policy with actual operations
Tax and structuring
A foreign investment requires tax-efficient but compliant structuring
Tax and structuring
We need to understand controlled foreign corporation exposure
Tax and structuring
A subsidiary has fallen behind on its annual accounts
Accounting and annual filings
Our books do not reconcile across countries
Accounting and annual filings
We need monthly management reporting for overseas entities
Accounting and annual filings
We are moving from local accounting rules to group reporting
Accounting and annual filings
A regulator has rejected our statutory accounts
Accounting and annual filings
Our consolidated accounts contain unexplained differences
Accounting and annual filings
The company needs bookkeeping support in a new country
Accounting and annual filings
A payroll provider has made repeated calculation errors
Accounting and annual filings
Our finance team needs a multi-country close process
Accounting and annual filings
Accounting for revenue recognition is being questioned
Accounting and annual filings
Intercompany balances have grown out of control
Accounting and annual filings
We need to prepare for an accounting standards change
Accounting and annual filings
Our e-invoicing process is not compliant locally
Accounting and annual filings
We need independent review of financial reporting controls
Accounting and annual filings
A group company has not filed required beneficial ownership information
Accounting and annual filings
We need to rebuild accounting records after an acquisition
Accounting and annual filings
Our business requires its first statutory audit
Audit
An audit opinion has been qualified
Audit
The audit committee needs an independent controls review
Audit
A lender wants assurance over financial information
Audit
Our overseas subsidiaries need coordinated audit work
Audit
A transaction requires audited carve-out financial statements
Audit
We need assurance on an agreed set of financial procedures
Audit
There are unexplained inconsistencies in inventory records
Audit
Our charity needs an independent financial audit
Audit
A donor is questioning the use of programme funds
Audit
We need a review of segregation-of-duties failures
Audit
A company needs sustainability reporting assurance
Audit
An investor has requested a quality-of-earnings review
Audit
A business requires fraud-risk control testing
Audit
A regulator wants assurance over financial reconciliations
Audit
Our organisation needs an independent internal audit assessment
Audit
We need financial due diligence before buying a company
Buying, selling and investing
An investment target has weak financial records
Buying, selling and investing
We suspect manipulation of inventory or revenue
Buying, selling and investing
A shareholder buyout requires an independent valuation
Buying, selling and investing
An investor wants a source-of-wealth review
Buying, selling and investing
We need integrity due diligence on an overseas partner
Buying, selling and investing
A lender has requested a forensic funds-flow analysis
Buying, selling and investing
A transaction target may have hidden tax liabilities
Buying, selling and investing
We want to verify ownership of material business assets
Buying, selling and investing
A court dispute needs an expert financial damages report
Buying, selling and investing
A business needs valuation of its intellectual property
Buying, selling and investing
A project needs environmental and social due diligence
Buying, selling and investing
We are reviewing sanctions exposure in a proposed investment
Buying, selling and investing
A family office needs due diligence on private investments
Buying, selling and investing
We need to investigate related-party transaction irregularities
Buying, selling and investing
We are assessing the quality of earnings of an acquisition target
Buying, selling and investing
A senior employee has joined a direct competitor
Employment, payroll and immigration
Our workforce alleges unpaid overtime
Employment, payroll and immigration
We need to dismiss an executive in another country
Employment, payroll and immigration
A whistleblower has alleged workplace retaliation
Employment, payroll and immigration
A discrimination complaint has reached management
Employment, payroll and immigration
Our employee stock option plan is being challenged
Employment, payroll and immigration
A collective bargaining negotiation has broken down
Employment, payroll and immigration
We need to classify overseas contractors correctly
Employment, payroll and immigration
An executive's restrictive covenant may be unenforceable
Employment, payroll and immigration
We are facing a workplace harassment allegation
Employment, payroll and immigration
Employees are being transferred after a business acquisition
Employment, payroll and immigration
A remote worker may have created tax or employment exposure abroad
Employment, payroll and immigration
Our international bonus policy is being disputed
Employment, payroll and immigration
We need to manage an overseas redundancy programme
Employment, payroll and immigration
A labour inspector has alleged noncompliance
Employment, payroll and immigration
The business wants a cross-border employee privacy policy
Employment, payroll and immigration
A key executive's work visa has been refused
Employment, payroll and immigration
We need to relocate a technical team to another country
Employment, payroll and immigration
An employee is working remotely from an unapproved location
Employment, payroll and immigration
A founder wants investor or entrepreneur residency
Employment, payroll and immigration
A family's residence permit is approaching expiry
Employment, payroll and immigration
A professional qualification is not recognised abroad
Employment, payroll and immigration
Our company needs intra-company transfer support
Employment, payroll and immigration
An employee has overstayed a visa unintentionally
Employment, payroll and immigration
A dual-national family needs citizenship status clarification
Employment, payroll and immigration
A student wants to transition to a permitted work route
Employment, payroll and immigration
We need cross-border social security coordination
Employment, payroll and immigration
A permanent residency application has been delayed
Employment, payroll and immigration
A business traveller may be performing work without authorisation
Employment, payroll and immigration
A relocation creates tax residence and payroll obligations
Employment, payroll and immigration
A foreign national wants to acquire property and relocate
Employment, payroll and immigration
We need to address an immigration compliance inspection
Employment, payroll and immigration
An applicant is facing a deportation or removal proceeding
Urgent Employment, payroll and immigration
A family requires dependent visas across countries
Employment, payroll and immigration
A family member has died owning assets in several countries
Contracts and commercial law
The heirs are contesting a will
Contracts and commercial law
We need to structure succession of a family-controlled company
Contracts and commercial law
A cross-border divorce involves properties and investments
Contracts and commercial law
Parents disagree about international child custody
Urgent Contracts and commercial law
A family needs an estate plan across two legal systems
Contracts and commercial law
A foreign will may not be recognised locally
Contracts and commercial law
A trustee faces a dispute with beneficiaries
Contracts and commercial law
We need advice on family trusts and beneficiary rights
Contracts and commercial law
A spouse suspects hidden overseas marital assets
Contracts and commercial law
A family wants to create a charitable foundation
Contracts and commercial law
An elderly relative needs guardianship arrangements
Contracts and commercial law
A family office requires consolidated wealth reporting
Contracts and commercial law
A gift of overseas assets has unexpected tax consequences
Contracts and commercial law
An heir needs help administering a foreign probate estate
Contracts and commercial law
A family constitution is being disputed
Contracts and commercial law
A child relocation may breach an existing court order
Urgent Contracts and commercial law
A vulnerable family member may have been financially exploited
Contracts and commercial law
I am moving countries and need to understand tax residency
Tax and structuring
My overseas rental property income is being taxed twice
Tax and structuring
I want to bring inherited funds into my home country
Tax and structuring
My bank has asked for the source of my family wealth
Tax and structuring
I want to leave assets to family members in different countries
Tax and structuring
My offshore account has generated a disclosure obligation
Tax and structuring
I need a review of tax on foreign pension income
Tax and structuring
I am selling shares in a company based abroad
Tax and structuring
My citizenship and domicile create estate-planning concerns
Tax and structuring
I want independent due diligence on a private wealth adviser
Tax and structuring
My family investment vehicle needs a governance review
Tax and structuring
I need to assess residence requirements before buying property overseas
Tax and structuring
My foreign employer is paying me in several currencies
Tax and structuring
I need to regularise an undeclared international investment
Tax and structuring
Customs has detained our goods at the border
Customs, trade and export controls
We are accused of misclassifying imported products
Customs, trade and export controls
An anti-dumping investigation is affecting our exports
Customs, trade and export controls
Our products require export control licences
Customs, trade and export controls
A shipment has been blocked by sanctions screening
Customs, trade and export controls
We need to verify country-of-origin claims
Customs, trade and export controls
A distributor is selling goods in restricted markets
Customs, trade and export controls
A customs valuation audit has begun
Customs, trade and export controls
Our supplier may be using prohibited forced labour
Customs, trade and export controls
A tariff increase threatens the profitability of an import contract
Customs, trade and export controls
We need to restructure a multi-country supply chain
Customs, trade and export controls
A trade agreement preference has been denied
Customs, trade and export controls
A government has imposed sudden import restrictions
Customs, trade and export controls
We need to negotiate a new international distribution agreement
Customs, trade and export controls
Our goods have been seized over suspected counterfeit documentation
Customs, trade and export controls
An export contract raises dual-use technology questions
Customs, trade and export controls
A shipping delay has created major demurrage costs
Customs, trade and export controls
A foreign customer's ultimate ownership is unclear
Customs, trade and export controls
A key supplier has suddenly stopped delivering
Customs, trade and export controls
Our business needs to recall a defective product
Customs, trade and export controls
Customers are alleging a dangerous product defect
Customs, trade and export controls
A global retailer has demanded new supplier certifications
Customs, trade and export controls
We suspect counterfeit components in our supply chain
Customs, trade and export controls
A supplier refuses to meet contracted quality standards
Customs, trade and export controls
A consumer regulator is investigating misleading claims
Customs, trade and export controls
An overseas warehouse operator has lost valuable inventory
Customs, trade and export controls
Our product labelling does not meet local requirements
Customs, trade and export controls
A distributor has breached territory restrictions
Customs, trade and export controls
We need to trace the origin of high-risk raw materials
Customs, trade and export controls
A logistics provider is disputing cargo responsibility
Customs, trade and export controls
A manufacturer wants to assess product liability exposure abroad
Customs, trade and export controls
Our supply chain has experienced a serious labour-rights allegation
Customs, trade and export controls
We need to verify supplier cybersecurity before integration
Customs, trade and export controls
A customer's warranty claim affects several markets
Customs, trade and export controls
The competition authority has announced a dawn raid
Urgent Licences, permits and regulators
Competitors may be coordinating prices
Licences, permits and regulators
Our exclusive distribution agreement is being challenged
Licences, permits and regulators
A planned acquisition may require merger control clearance
Licences, permits and regulators
A dominant supplier is refusing to deal with us
Licences, permits and regulators
Our sales team may have exchanged sensitive competitor information
Licences, permits and regulators
We need advice on resale price restrictions
Licences, permits and regulators
An online marketplace is accused of discriminatory access
Licences, permits and regulators
A trade association meeting created cartel concerns
Licences, permits and regulators
A company is accused of predatory pricing
Licences, permits and regulators
A state aid or subsidy issue affects an investment
Licences, permits and regulators
A regulator is investigating misleading comparative advertising
Licences, permits and regulators
An agency agreement could breach competition rules
Licences, permits and regulators
We need to review restrictive clauses in a joint venture
Licences, permits and regulators
Our franchise model is being challenged as anti-competitive
Licences, permits and regulators
A whistleblower reports market-sharing arrangements
Licences, permits and regulators
We need to evaluate whether a new country is commercially viable
Licences, permits and regulators
Our foreign investment requires prior government approval
Licences, permits and regulators
A sector regulator has refused our operating licence
Licences, permits and regulators
We need to obtain a permit before opening a facility
Licences, permits and regulators
Our company needs a local representative to operate legally
Licences, permits and regulators
We are entering a country with uncertain ownership restrictions
Licences, permits and regulators
A public authority has changed the rules after investment
Licences, permits and regulators
A proposed government contract raises procurement concerns
Licences, permits and regulators
We need to assess political and regulatory exposure before investing
Licences, permits and regulators
A professional services business needs local licensing clarification
Licences, permits and regulators
We want to bid for an infrastructure concession
Licences, permits and regulators
Our company needs to register with multiple regulatory authorities
Licences, permits and regulators
An investment incentive has been withdrawn unexpectedly
Licences, permits and regulators
A foreign entity is barred from owning certain assets
Licences, permits and regulators
We need compliant engagement with a public-sector decision-maker
Licences, permits and regulators
A regulated business needs help with licence renewal
Licences, permits and regulators
A customer is refusing to pay a substantial invoice
Disputes and arbitration
Our supplier breached an exclusivity agreement
Disputes and arbitration
We need an urgent injunction to prevent loss of assets
Urgent Disputes and arbitration
A contract dispute involves three different governing laws
Disputes and arbitration
We are considering international arbitration
Disputes and arbitration
A foreign arbitral award needs enforcement locally
Disputes and arbitration
A distribution agreement has been terminated without notice
Disputes and arbitration
Our counterparty is threatening litigation in another country
Disputes and arbitration
We need to recover money from a foreign debtor
Disputes and arbitration
A shareholder dispute has reached the courts
Disputes and arbitration
The contract's force majeure clause is being contested
Disputes and arbitration
A business needs emergency preservation of evidence
Disputes and arbitration
A commercial settlement agreement is not being honoured
Disputes and arbitration
A construction delay has triggered liquidated damages
Disputes and arbitration
An international mediation may preserve a valuable relationship
Disputes and arbitration
We need to enforce a foreign court judgment
Disputes and arbitration
Our business is facing a class or collective claim
Disputes and arbitration
A foreign counterparty is hiding assets from creditors
Disputes and arbitration
An employee is suspected of diverting company funds
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A regulator has opened a bribery investigation
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
Our company has received a corporate search warrant
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A senior executive is accused of accounting fraud
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
We need an internal investigation of a whistleblower report
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A third-party intermediary is suspected of improper payments
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
Our accounts show unexplained related-party transactions
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A financial institution suspects money laundering activity
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A procurement contract may have been obtained corruptly
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
We need to preserve electronic evidence for an investigation
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
An employee faces allegations of securities fraud
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
An auditor has flagged possible false invoices
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
We need to assess potential self-reporting obligations
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A director is facing cross-border fraud allegations
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A suspicious payment may involve an offshore shell company
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A business wants a defensible investigation protocol
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A victim wants recovery of assets lost through investment fraud
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
Our company needs a remedial compliance programme after misconduct
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A bank has flagged a payment linked to a sanctioned person
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
Our international customer may be controlled by a sanctioned entity
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
We need a sanctions exposure review before an acquisition
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A nonprofit's international transfers have been blocked
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
An NGO is questioned about counter-terrorist financing controls
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
We need to investigate a potential terrorist-financing red flag
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A company faces a government asset-freeze order
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
Our business partner has appeared on a restricted-party list
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A regulator requests a review of anti-money-laundering controls
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
We need enhanced due diligence on a politically exposed person
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A shipping route crosses jurisdictions with conflicting sanctions rules
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A business needs a lawful response to a suspected illicit-finance incident
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
Security threats are affecting overseas staff and operations
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
An investor needs assessment of national-security screening risks
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A compliance team needs controls for high-risk humanitarian payments
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A company is reviewing kidnapping, extortion and crisis response arrangements
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
Our company has suffered a ransomware attack
Urgent Data protection and cyber
Customer information has been exposed in a data breach
Data protection and cyber
A supplier's cyber incident has interrupted our operations
Data protection and cyber
We need to decide whether regulators must be notified of a breach
Data protection and cyber
Someone has impersonated our CEO to divert payments
Data protection and cyber
A former employee has stolen confidential files
Data protection and cyber
Our overseas data transfers may breach privacy rules
Data protection and cyber
A regulator is investigating our website's consent practices
Data protection and cyber
We need legal review of an AI system used for recruitment
Data protection and cyber
A chatbot has published defamatory or false statements
Data protection and cyber
A software vendor will not disclose its security incident
Data protection and cyber
We need to negotiate a cross-border cloud services agreement
Data protection and cyber
Our biometric data system has raised privacy objections
Data protection and cyber
An online service has removed our business account without explanation
Data protection and cyber
An AI-generated image may infringe third-party rights
Data protection and cyber
A deepfake is being used to impersonate a company executive
Data protection and cyber
Our organisation needs an independent cyber governance assessment
Data protection and cyber
We have discovered unauthorised access to our payment system
Urgent Data protection and cyber
A competitor is using a confusingly similar brand name
Trade marks, patents and brands
Our trademark has been filed by someone else in another country
Trade marks, patents and brands
Counterfeit versions of our products are being sold online
Trade marks, patents and brands
A marketplace has removed our genuine products after an IP complaint
Trade marks, patents and brands
We need to protect a new brand before international launch
Trade marks, patents and brands
An overseas distributor is misusing our trademark
Trade marks, patents and brands
A domain name resembling our brand is being used for fraud
Trade marks, patents and brands
Our brand licence has been breached
Trade marks, patents and brands
We received a trademark opposition notice
Trade marks, patents and brands
A customs authority has seized goods bearing our mark
Trade marks, patents and brands
Our company needs coordinated trademark registrations abroad
Trade marks, patents and brands
A competitor has copied distinctive product packaging
Trade marks, patents and brands
A franchisee refuses to stop using our brand after termination
Trade marks, patents and brands
We need due diligence on the trademark portfolio of an acquisition
Trade marks, patents and brands
A celebrity endorsement has triggered brand rights questions
Trade marks, patents and brands
Someone is using our business identity on social media
Trade marks, patents and brands
A competitor is commercialising technology covered by our patent
Trade marks, patents and brands
We need a freedom-to-operate review before product launch
Trade marks, patents and brands
An inventor claims ownership of a company-developed invention
Trade marks, patents and brands
A foreign partner has disclosed confidential know-how
Trade marks, patents and brands
We want to license our technology in multiple countries
Trade marks, patents and brands
Our patent application has been challenged
Trade marks, patents and brands
We need to value patents before a financing transaction
Trade marks, patents and brands
A research collaboration has unclear IP ownership provisions
Trade marks, patents and brands
An employee has taken confidential technical information
Trade marks, patents and brands
Our business wants to monetise a patent portfolio
Trade marks, patents and brands
A manufacturer may be infringing a design right
Trade marks, patents and brands
A university spinout needs invention assignment documentation
Trade marks, patents and brands
Our software licensing model is being disputed
Trade marks, patents and brands
We need cross-border enforcement of a technology licence
Trade marks, patents and brands
A patent owner has sent us a cease-and-desist notice
Trade marks, patents and brands
An international joint venture needs trade-secret protections
Trade marks, patents and brands
Our online content is being reproduced without permission
Trade marks, patents and brands
A publisher is disputing royalties under an international agreement
Trade marks, patents and brands
An AI provider may have used our copyrighted work
Trade marks, patents and brands
We need to license music for distribution in several countries
Trade marks, patents and brands
A broadcaster is using footage beyond agreed rights
Trade marks, patents and brands
A creator's image is being exploited without consent
Trade marks, patents and brands
A software company is accused of open-source licence noncompliance
Trade marks, patents and brands
We need to negotiate film or content distribution rights
Trade marks, patents and brands
A photographer's work has been used in advertising without permission
Trade marks, patents and brands
An influencer has breached an endorsement contract
Trade marks, patents and brands
A media company faces an online defamation claim
Trade marks, patents and brands
A publisher wants to clear rights for an international release
Trade marks, patents and brands
Our proprietary training materials have been copied
Trade marks, patents and brands
A streaming contract is disputing territory restrictions
Trade marks, patents and brands
A game developer needs advice on character and content ownership
Trade marks, patents and brands
A buyer has discovered a defect in property title
Contracts and commercial law
A landlord is attempting to terminate a commercial lease
Contracts and commercial law
Our construction contractor has abandoned the project
Contracts and commercial law
A foreign investor needs to check land ownership restrictions
Contracts and commercial law
A property development needs environmental approval
Contracts and commercial law
A building defect has emerged after handover
Contracts and commercial law
Our project is facing a major cost overrun
Contracts and commercial law
A tenant is withholding rent following a service dispute
Contracts and commercial law
A lender is enforcing mortgage security
Contracts and commercial law
We need to negotiate an international hotel management contract
Contracts and commercial law
A contractor has lodged an unexpected payment claim
Contracts and commercial law
Our project requires a land acquisition and resettlement review
Contracts and commercial law
A boundary dispute affects a valuable site
Contracts and commercial law
We are acquiring a portfolio of commercial buildings abroad
Contracts and commercial law
A developer needs due diligence on permits and zoning
Contracts and commercial law
A property owner faces an eminent-domain or compulsory purchase issue
Contracts and commercial law
An international construction contract is moving to arbitration
Contracts and commercial law
We want to establish a real estate investment vehicle
Contracts and commercial law
A renewable energy project needs licensing and permits
Licences, permits and regulators
Our solar project is facing a land-rights challenge
Licences, permits and regulators
An energy supply contract is being renegotiated
Licences, permits and regulators
A mine requires environmental and community due diligence
Licences, permits and regulators
We need to structure financing for a power project
Licences, permits and regulators
A government concession is being terminated early
Licences, permits and regulators
Our infrastructure project faces political or currency risk
Licences, permits and regulators
A carbon market project needs independent legal review
Licences, permits and regulators
A wind farm has encountered grid-connection delays
Licences, permits and regulators
An oil and gas joint venture is in dispute
Licences, permits and regulators
A foreign investor is buying interests in a regulated utility
Licences, permits and regulators
A power purchase agreement contains disputed price adjustments
Licences, permits and regulators
We need advice on a cross-border energy trading agreement
Licences, permits and regulators
An environmental regulator has ordered operations to stop
Licences, permits and regulators
A natural resources licence is approaching renewal
Licences, permits and regulators
A contractor disputes a major infrastructure milestone
Licences, permits and regulators
A factory has received an environmental violation notice
Licences, permits and regulators
Our business is facing a pollution compensation claim
Licences, permits and regulators
We need an independent environmental impact assessment review
Licences, permits and regulators
A regulator is investigating hazardous-waste disposal
Licences, permits and regulators
Our sustainability report may contain inaccurate emissions data
Licences, permits and regulators
An investor wants climate-risk due diligence on an asset
Licences, permits and regulators
A product's green claims have been challenged
Licences, permits and regulators
A carbon offset project faces questions about credit validity
Licences, permits and regulators
Our supply chain is linked to alleged deforestation
Licences, permits and regulators
A business needs an environmental remediation agreement
Licences, permits and regulators
We are evaluating exposure to carbon border measures
Licences, permits and regulators
A community group has challenged a project's permit
Licences, permits and regulators
Our enterprise needs mandatory sustainability reporting support
Licences, permits and regulators
A plant faces water withdrawal or wastewater compliance issues
Licences, permits and regulators
A lender requests independent ESG or sustainability assurance
Licences, permits and regulators
A major asset faces physical climate-risk exposure
Licences, permits and regulators
Our insurer has denied a significant business interruption claim
Business insurance
A major cargo loss involves several insurers
Business insurance
We need to assess directors and officers insurance coverage
Business insurance
A cyber insurance policy may not respond to a breach
Business insurance
We need insurance for a cross-border construction project
Business insurance
A product liability claim may trigger several policies
Business insurance
A property insurer is disputing damage valuation
Business insurance
A warranty and indemnity policy claim has arisen
Business insurance
An executive liability claim affects the company and directors
Business insurance
We need to review insurance requirements for overseas subsidiaries
Business insurance
A marine insurance claim is stalled
Business insurance
A company has discovered gaps in its global insurance programme
Business insurance
A life insurance beneficiary designation is being contested
Business insurance
Our captive insurance structure requires regulatory review
Business insurance
A professional indemnity claim has been made against our firm
Business insurance
An athlete is negotiating a contract with a foreign club
Contracts and commercial law
A sports transfer fee is being disputed
Contracts and commercial law
A player wants to protect international image rights
Contracts and commercial law
A sponsor has terminated a major endorsement agreement
Contracts and commercial law
A federation is investigating an anti-doping allegation
Contracts and commercial law
A sporting body has imposed a disciplinary sanction
Contracts and commercial law
A club is facing a financial sustainability compliance review
Contracts and commercial law
An athlete needs tax advice on international tournament earnings
Contracts and commercial law
A sports event organiser is negotiating broadcasting rights
Contracts and commercial law
A dispute has arisen over agent commissions
Contracts and commercial law
A sports investment fund is acquiring an interest in a club
Contracts and commercial law
An athlete's visa is being delayed before a competition
Contracts and commercial law
A club faces allegations of match manipulation
Contracts and commercial law
An international sports arbitration proceeding is being considered
Contracts and commercial law
A stadium project has complex sponsorship and construction contracts
Contracts and commercial law
A sports academy is managing cross-border recruitment of young athletes
Contracts and commercial law
A medical device is not approved for sale in a target market
Licences, permits and regulators
A pharmaceutical product faces a patent challenge
Licences, permits and regulators
A clinical trial needs cross-border regulatory review
Licences, permits and regulators
A healthcare acquisition requires licensing diligence
Licences, permits and regulators
A hospital group wants to expand internationally
Licences, permits and regulators
A healthtech provider needs a patient data privacy assessment
Licences, permits and regulators
A manufacturer is responding to a product safety recall
Licences, permits and regulators
A laboratory faces an accreditation or quality audit
Licences, permits and regulators
A medical distributor has breached territorial restrictions
Licences, permits and regulators
A company needs a licensing review for telemedicine services
Licences, permits and regulators
A life sciences joint venture has disputed research IP rights
Licences, permits and regulators
A health regulator has suspended a facility's licence
Licences, permits and regulators
A hospital seeks financing for a new overseas facility
Licences, permits and regulators
A healthcare provider is facing a major procurement investigation
Licences, permits and regulators
A biotech startup is negotiating an international licensing deal
Licences, permits and regulators
An international university programme needs accreditation
Licences, permits and regulators
A foundation must document foreign charitable grants
Licences, permits and regulators
A nonprofit is undergoing a donor expenditure audit
Licences, permits and regulators
An educational institution is establishing a foreign campus
Licences, permits and regulators
A charity's bank has suspended an international transfer
Licences, permits and regulators
A university needs advice on research collaboration IP rights
Licences, permits and regulators
An institution faces allegations of procurement irregularities
Licences, permits and regulators
A school is reviewing safeguarding and data protection policies
Licences, permits and regulators
An NGO is opening an overseas country office
Licences, permits and regulators
A public institution needs review of an international partnership
Licences, permits and regulators
A donor seeks independent assurance on programme expenditure
Licences, permits and regulators
A university endowment is investing in foreign assets
Licences, permits and regulators
An international scholarship programme raises immigration questions
Licences, permits and regulators
A nonprofit faces a dispute over governance and trustee appointments
Licences, permits and regulators
An investor's asset has been expropriated by a government
Licences, permits and regulators
A foreign state has stopped paying a commercial contract
Licences, permits and regulators
Currency controls prevent repatriation of investment proceeds
Licences, permits and regulators
A government has revoked a critical project concession
Licences, permits and regulators
Civil unrest threatens staff and business continuity
Urgent Licences, permits and regulators
We need to assess investor-state treaty protections
Licences, permits and regulators
A company needs lawful operations during a sanctions change
Licences, permits and regulators
A foreign judgment faces enforcement obstacles in a difficult market
Licences, permits and regulators
An arbitration involves a state-owned enterprise
Licences, permits and regulators
Our local partner is politically exposed
Licences, permits and regulators
We need enhanced third-party screening in a high-risk jurisdiction
Licences, permits and regulators
A border closure has stranded high-value cargo
Licences, permits and regulators
A business is preparing for an abrupt licensing or regulatory change
Licences, permits and regulators
An investment project is affected by a disputed territorial boundary
Licences, permits and regulators
Foreign ownership restrictions have changed unexpectedly
Licences, permits and regulators
An international contract needs political-risk allocation
Licences, permits and regulators
Our overseas office has received credible security threats
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A company executive faces extortion while travelling
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
An international event needs legal and security risk assessment
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A business needs to respond to a kidnapping threat lawfully
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A security contractor's licensing is being questioned
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A facility has suffered sabotage or serious theft
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A company needs incident response after a violent workplace event
Urgent Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
We need to protect sensitive information during a crisis
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
An international supply route has become unsafe
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A business continuity plan failed during civil disruption
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
Our organisation is facing a serious reputational attack
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A company needs independent review of security procurement
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A family office wants advice on personal security arrangements
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A major sports event needs crowd-risk and insurance coordination
Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance
A client has alleged negligence by a professional adviser
Disputes and arbitration
A law firm is facing a conflict-of-interest complaint
Disputes and arbitration
An auditor's independence has been questioned
Disputes and arbitration
A professional partnership is splitting up
Disputes and arbitration
A professional licence is at risk of suspension
Disputes and arbitration
A regulator has started disciplinary proceedings against a practitioner
Disputes and arbitration
A firm needs to review client-money controls
Disputes and arbitration
An accountant is accused of improper financial reporting advice
Disputes and arbitration
A consultancy contract has created an unexpected liability
Disputes and arbitration
A regulated adviser needs an independent conduct investigation
Disputes and arbitration
A professional indemnity insurer has reserved rights
Disputes and arbitration
A client disputes professional fees and deliverables
Disputes and arbitration
A professional firm is merging with a foreign practice
Disputes and arbitration
A whistleblower alleges failure to maintain professional standards
Disputes and arbitration
I have lost money to an international investment scam
Urgent Disputes and arbitration
A bank transfer was redirected to a fraudulent account
Urgent Disputes and arbitration
My broker has restricted access to my investments
Disputes and arbitration
A relative may have been pressured into transferring assets
Disputes and arbitration
I invested in a scheme that appears to be fraudulent
Disputes and arbitration
I need to trace assets moved to another country
Disputes and arbitration
A digital-asset exchange has ceased withdrawals
Disputes and arbitration
An overseas property investment has collapsed
Disputes and arbitration
My investment adviser failed to disclose key risks
Disputes and arbitration
A scammer has used my identity to obtain credit
Disputes and arbitration
An international inheritance payment may have been intercepted
Disputes and arbitration
I need to enforce a judgment against assets held abroad
Disputes and arbitration
A frozen account is preventing access to legitimate savings
Disputes and arbitration
An investment app is refusing to honour withdrawal requests
Disputes and arbitration
We need an independent market-entry feasibility study
Market research and partner checks
Our board is assessing expansion into an unfamiliar country
Market research and partner checks
We want to identify acquisition targets in a new market
Market research and partner checks
A competitor has entered our most profitable territory
Market research and partner checks
We need to assess demand before building a new factory
Market research and partner checks
A business wants independent screening of potential distributors
Market research and partner checks
Our international pricing strategy needs local market insight
Market research and partner checks
We want to understand procurement opportunities in a new sector
Market research and partner checks
An investor needs an industry outlook before committing capital
Market research and partner checks
A company wants to compare regulatory cost across jurisdictions
Market research and partner checks
We need to validate a potential joint venture partner
Market research and partner checks
An exporter is reconsidering which markets to prioritise
Market research and partner checks
We want a commercial assessment of a distressed acquisition
Market research and partner checks
A family business is considering international diversification
Market research and partner checks
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