Political Change

Political, regulatory and legal environments are becoming increasingly complex, creating more business challenges than ever. How businesses engage in the political and legislative process can be critical to their success.

It is not enough to simply react to regulatory developments. Rather, businesses must be proactive in understanding, anticipating and engaging with the political and legal processes affecting their global operations.

Clifford Chance will help you understand key political trends and the legal and reputational impacts these could have on your business globally and in-country. We work with the world's leading businesses on economic, legal and political policies and provide strategic advice on anticipating, understanding and influencing legislative and regulatory developments worldwide.

Be clear on political change

5 questions to ask yourself

How does our business monitor geopolitical trends?

Are you aware of the key geopolitical trends that affect your global business? Do you have processes and policies in place to identify and monitor geopolitical trends and engage with relevant regulatory and industry bodies? Do you have internal positions about how to mitigate the impact of policy shifts on your business?

Do we fully understand the geopolitical risks facing the business?

Are we ready for the next global crisis?

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Why Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance was the first international law firm to set up a dedicated Public Policy Practice with expertise in European institutional and public affairs. The Firm continues to be instrumental in shaping the debate on corporate and public policy reform. At Clifford Chance, public policy is built in to everything we do, not bolted on.

A dedicated public policy group

Our lawyers and public policy advisers are regarded as outstanding experts, and are regularly engaged as trusted advisers to the world's leading corporates, financial institutions, governments, regulators and NGOs.
We regularly engage in the public debates of greatest relevance to our clients in influential forums globally, such as the World Economic Forum in Davos, and in-country, for example the UK party political conferences.
We frequently comment on the key issues facing our clients in print and broadcast media.

Global reach and local insight

We have a public policy practice of significant strength, breadth and depth, spanning the UK, the EU, the US and Asia Pacific.
Our market-leading practice – with a global team based in London, Brussels, Paris, Frankfurt, Washington DC and Singapore – is ready to advise on both national and international policy and regulation, including EU law and how to navigate the EU institutions.

Unrivalled engagement with industry

Our relationship with leading think tanks, regulators and policymakers remains unmatched.
We have an established track record of working alongside governmental and regulatory bodies on a wide range of regulatory issues.
We are recognised for our thought leadership and collaboration with industry associations.

Established international trade law practice

We have significant experience in advising companies and states on international trade and related public international law issues.
We bring strong trade expertise from across our global network.
Our team has advised on a wide range of matters, from customs and rules of origin to national security and government regulation of foreign direct investment, and the interpretation and effect of bilateral and multilateral international trade and investment agreements and treaties.