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Geopolitics for Law Firms
Practical strategy, client service and leadership in a fragmented world
Geopolitics now shapes legal work directly — through sanctions, export controls, investment screening, data and technology restrictions, and the movement of people across borders. Geopolitics for Law Firms is a practical strategy guide for partners, practice leaders and firm management who need to turn that uncertainty into sound decisions for clients and for the firm itself. It shows how to map the firm's exposure across entities, revenue, people and technology, build an intelligence process that produces decisions rather than news, and work across diverging jurisdictions. It covers sanctions and client acceptance, cross-border transactions and investment review, mobility and office footprint, and information, data and AI boundaries. Later chapters address client advisory services, the financial resilience of the firm, scenario planning, crisis response, leadership and governance in the partnership, and building a lasting geopolitical capability.
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- December 2026
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