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Antitrust, Competition and Trade
The CMS Antitrust, Competition and Trade (ACT) group is one of the largest specialist competition and trade teams in the world. More than 225 CMS experts advise clients in more than 40 countries worldwide...
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Banking & Finance
The banking sector is changing at an ever-increasing pace. Changes in the organization of companies and the evolution of digitalization on an unprecedented scale are driving a series of related technologies...
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Capital Markets
The dynamics of the modern economy requires in-depth knowledge of the markets and their mechanisms. Changes in the organization of companies and the evolution of digitalization on an unprecedented scale...
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Commercial
In today's economy, a large part of the value of business is based on the relationships established between the parties. Commercial law plays a fundamental role in society and in obtaining a competitive...
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Consumer Products
Recent times have brought new challenges to all areas of the consumer products sector. The new post-pandemic reality, changing consumer tastes, increasing regulatory burden, pressures on margins and supply...
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Corporate / M&A
The life of a business never remains static. Corporate activity drives the business world and attracts ever increasing scrutiny and regulation. The outlook for M&A is changing and the biggest issue is...
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Dispute Resolution
Litigations can arise from a wide range of areas, including data protection, cyber security, external contracts and intellectual property, and class actions. Each litigation is different and requires...
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Employment & Pensions
The labour market is changing at an ever-increasing pace. Changes in the organization of companies and the evolution of digitalization and remote work on an unprecedented scale, are driving a series of...
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Energy & Climate Change
The energy sector is used to change, but it has never faced greater adjustment than it does today. The biggest issue of our time is how to meet our energy needs in a way that sustains the future of the...
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Hotels & Leisure
The Hotels & Leisure sector faces huge challenges within an increasingly global and competitive market. The dynamic of hotel markets makes experience and celerity in the answer, critical elements for...
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Infrastructure & Projects
Infrastructure projects encompass a variety of energy, waste, and health-related transactions in both the public and private sphere. Changes in the organization of companies, the necessary stimulus to...
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Insolvency & Restructuring
In today's economy, globalization continues to change business and the relationships between companies and individuals. As we emerge into a new post-pandemic reality, companies in all industries face...
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Insurance
Some recent changes have been reshaping the insurance industry. The global pandemic has forced the development of innovative digital solutions and services to maintain and expand business both in selling...
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Intellectual Property
In a ever-changing market with innovative and disruptive technologies, Intellectual Property is increasingly occupying a prominent place. Being informed and knowing how to defend trade secrets is vital...
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Life Sciences & Healthcare
In a ever-changing world, with new regulatory requirements, in which technology plays an increasingly important role in the development of global strategies, the area of health, medical devices, pharmaceuticals...
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Private Equity
Private equity investors face daily challenges, including fundraising, origination, valuation, execution, performance, exit strategies and regulation. Traditional tools of private equity for generating...
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Public Law
Public sector plays a fundamental role in a global economy in which the regulatory framework is increasingly complex and in which companies operate in jurisdictions with different legal systems. Changes...
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Real Estate
Globalisation, political changes, changing standards of living, increased digitalisation, changing consumer behaviour and remote working are just some of the issues that are transforming the demands on...
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Tax
Tax behaviour is now a major feature of corporate reputation with instant communication putting intense pressure on international companies to publish information on how they meet their tax obligations...
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TMC - Technology, Media & Communications
Alongside the myriad of business opportunities, technological evolution has triggered new legal and regulatory challenges that need to be taken into account in sustainable growth strategies. Digital platforms...
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