Global Archives

In ESG

Global Sustainable Buildings Guide

May 30, 2024 by Juan Bernardo (JB) García and Ben Farnell 1 Min Read

Now in its third edition, Baker McKenzie’s Global Sustainable Buildings Guide provides an updated overview of key topics that will be relevant to you on your journey to net-zero. Written by our Real Estate experts from across the globe, the Guide takes a comparative look across 34 jurisdictions at issues such as: certification models that are recognized in different jurisdictions; energy performance standards; available government subsidies and national targets; and regulatory measures and risks.

In Corporate Compliance

Customs and FTAs week: key trending customs and compliance developments

May 28, 2024 by Nicole Looks, Thomas Kukanza, Sylvain Guelton, Esmee Kooke, Jennifer F. Revis, Virusha Subban, Laya Aoun-Hani, Carolin Insel, Kelvin Hong, Albert Arenas, Jessica Mutton, Lionel Van Reet, Chandri Navarro, Adriana Ibarra-Fernandez and Alexandra Lambert 6 Mins Read

For the third week, we continued our Annual Compliance Conference with key customs developments impacting on businesses today. Specifically, we discussed the reform of the Union Customs Code in the EU, key trending customs developments in EMEA, and different methods of driving significant financial savings in global supply chains.

For the second week of our Annual Compliance Conference, we discussed key trade compliance issues impacting our clients globally. Specifically, we discussed the trade policy response of the US, EU and U.K. to ever increasing geopolitical disruption, global strategies for handling sanctions regulators and enforcement, and key global sanctions and export controls developments.

In Antitrust / Competition

Global: Field Guide to going global

The latest edition of our Field Guide to Going Global helps you examine foreign law issues for taking business models, products and technology international. Our guidance should be helpful whether you are working for a start-up company or a large multinational enterprise that is broaching new frontiers.

In Anti-Corruption

Global: Latest edition of FCPA Handbook published

May 11, 2024 by Peter P. Tomczak 2 Mins Read

Baker McKenzie Partner Peter Tomczak has co-authored the sixth edition of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Handbook, a sought-after guide for in-house counsel at multinational companies seeking guidance and clarity on FCPA risks globally. The Handbook is published by the American Bar Association.
The Handbook has been fully updated and expanded, offering a comprehensive analysis of FCPA developments as updated from the previous 2018 edition, and anti-bribery and anti-corruption implications for transactions and compliance programs, offering practical guidance on how to address these issues.

In Corporate Compliance

Antitrust Compliance week: Managing antitrust risk in vertical agreements and in M&A transactions

May 9, 2024 by Mara Ioana Ghiorghies, Laura Liu, Léna Sersiron, Katharina Spenner LL.M., Roma McCool, James Robinson, Geoff Martin, Ash Chandhok Tiwari, Eva Massai Warden, Ashley Eickhof, Avni Degan and Samuel Ashford 3 Mins Read

This week we kicked off our Annual Compliance Conference with key antitrust compliance topics that are impacting businesses today. Specifically, we discussed antitrust risk and enforcement in relation to vertical agreements, and how to manage compliance risk in the context of transactions.

In Corporate Compliance

Global: Mid-Year Trade Compliance Sessions: Virtual Annual Compliance Conference

April 30, 2024 by Alison J. Stafford Powell and Janet K. Kim 3 Mins Read

Our popular Annual Compliance Conference, which attracts over 4,000 in-house senior legal and compliance professionals every year from across the world, will be taking place from 30 April – 6 June. We will be delivering our cutting-edge insights and guidance virtually on key global compliance, investigations and ethics trends.

In ESG

Global: A Practical Guide to Greenwashing for Financial Institutions

April 25, 2024 by Adam B. Farlow and Eva-Maria Ségur-Cabanac 1 Min Read

Financial institutions face growing exposure over greenwashing. Sustainability-related communications range from the publication of nonfinancial statements to the referencing of such terms in financial product names. This guide considers what is greenwashing, the developing legal landscape and how financial institutions may mitigate the risk of reputational damage.

In Employment

Global: Contingent Workforce

April 24, 2024 by Julia M. Wilson, David Jamieson, Ludmilla Maurer, Gillian Parnell and Robin Samuel 2 Mins Read

Contingent workforce and flexible working continue to be a dominant issue in the current employment landscape. The laws in this area are still evolving, as governments adapt to modern workforce models, which companies are increasingly engaging with in order to help “futureproof” their businesses.
Recognizing this issue, our multipractice team of industry specialists have come together to provide resources that guide organizations through essential considerations and risks that come with these flexible working models and less traditional forms of worker engagement.

In AML & Financial Services Regulatory

Global: The next decade in fintech

April 17, 2024 by Andre Gan, Karen H.Y. Man, Bradford Newman, Ashlin Perumall, Elizabeth Roper and Mark Simpson 1 Min Read

While not new, AI is one of the key drivers of change and could boost productivity and cut costs. The use of distributed ledger technology is creating new products and services such as central bank digital currencies that could bring the unbanked to the financial mainstream. And the use of biometrics authentication promises to enhance the security available to users. While quantum computing remains beyond the next decade, it could have wide-ranging benefits to financial institutions but also leave the sector exposed to a higher level of cyberattacks.