Global Strategic Engagement Team

The Global Strategic Engagement Team advises individuals, companies, and sovereign governments on high‑stakes matters at the intersection of geopolitical risk, economic statecraft, national security, international trade, and regulatory compliance.

We help clients anticipate risk, respond decisively, and convert uncertainty into advantage. In an era where innovation cycles are accelerating and global power structures are shifting, we provide the insight and strategic foresight needed to stay ahead.

Our multidisciplinary team deliver proactive solutions that protect, defend, and advance our clients' interests worldwide, while also creating opportunities for growth, innovation, and strategic advantage in an ever-changing global landscape.

What We Do

Strategic Advisory

We advise C‑suite leaders, boards, and sovereign decision‑makers on issues at the intersection of law, geopolitics, national security, and business strategy. Our counsel supports decisions where regulatory exposure, market access, governance, security, and reputation are tightly connected.

We help organizations assess whether their controls, resourcing, and compliance frameworks align with their risk profile and evolving regulatory expectations, and we support rapid responses to government and regulator inquiries.

Services include:

• C‑suite and board‑level advisory
• Sovereign and state-owned entity advisory, including politically sensitive cross-border disputes and sovereign immunity strategy
• Governance and enterprise risk alignment, including direct decision‑maker engagement across government and regulators to accelerate outcomes in sensitive, high‑profile matters
• US trade and national security regimes, including export controls, OFAC sanctions, ITAR, and complex delistings
• National security and strategic sectors advisory

Regulatory and Policy Navigation

We guide clients worldwide through complex and fast‑moving trade, investment, and national security regimes. Our work spans defense, technology, financial services, energy, and critical minerals.

We engage directly with US executive‑branch agencies and, where appropriate, Congressional offices to advance client objectives. Drawing on deep government experience, we help clients navigate government procurement with an emphasis in defense and national security, tariffs, sanctions, export controls, and foreign direct investment reviews with speed, precision, and pragmatism.

Capabilities include:

• International trade and market access
• CFIUS and foreign direct investment reviews
• Export controls and economic sanctions
• Government contracting for national security and defense sectors
• Preventative sanctions defense, including vulnerability assessments and early‑stage engagement with regulators
• US government affairs and policy advocacy

Risk, Crisis, and Integrity Management

Clients turn to us when the stakes are highest. Our cross‑functional team serves as incident counsel and crisis advisor, helping resolve political, operational, reputational, and legal challenges with speed and discretion. We unpack problems, map stakeholders, and execute strategies designed to achieve durable, real‑world outcomes.

Backed by former US government attorneys, senior military and intelligence leaders, and a global network of trusted advisors, we bring the reach and experience required to manage complex challenges worldwide.

Our work includes:

• Crisis and incident management
• Global reputational and compliance due diligence
• Bespoke political and commercial risk analysis to inform decision-making
• Vetting of business partners, vendors, and acquisition targets
• Insider‑threat investigations, including leaks, fraud, theft, and sabotage
• Deployment of trusted on‑the‑ground resources across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East

Global Access and Strategic Engagement

Our attorneys work closely with former senior intelligence, national security, and government leaders to deliver confidential legal advice supported by actionable intelligence, security best practices, and political and market insight.

Through an international network of trusted partners, we facilitate introductions and help clients reach key political, economic, and commercial decision‑makers. We also vet potential partners, identify investment opportunities and capital sources, and support outcome‑driven engagement where influence, timing, and discretion matter.