Advisory and regulatory

A&O Shearman’s advisory and regulatory team provides sophisticated counsel to blue-chip corporates, financial institutions and investment funds around the world.

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We have one of the world’s leading public company advisory and corporate governance groups, which supports our clients and their boards on their most sensitive and business-critical issues.

Our advisory and regulatory team has deep capabilities across a vast range of complex legal topics. Our employment, compensation and benefits practice is world-renowned , and we also have market-leading antitrust, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, foreign direct investment, tax, financial services, public law, modern slavery, sanctions, data protection, cybersecurity, supply chain due diligence, sustainability and environmental regulatory practitioners located in key markets across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

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We act as trusted counsel to our clients, helping them to navigate an increasingly complex global regulatory environment.

Antitrust

Data privacy and data protection

Environment and climate change

Global employment and compensation

Public company advisory and corporate governance

Tax

White collar defense and global investigations

Sanctions and international trade

Administrative and public law

Business and human rights

Family office

Foreign direct investment and CFIUS

Private client

Artificial intelligence

Cybersecurity

Financial services advisory and regulatory

Funds and asset management

Restructuring, insolvency and capital solutions

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