The Trade and industrial policy team of experts, working across GC offices, offers insight and advice to international and internationalising clients on risk mitigation tor cross-border operations. This includes advice on navigating a constantly evolving matrix of geopolitical risks, a growing readiness to tax or recondition international trade and screen foreign investments, and an emerging set of cross-border compliance frameworks linked to economic security, industrial policy, and climate and sustainability policies. The team combines industry expertise on technical regulations, cross-border compliance frameworks and market access regimes, with the political and policymaking insight of former government officials.
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How we help clients
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Policy and regulatory insight and analysis
Our team monitors and interprets political, policy and regulatory developments as they happen in the EU, UK, Asia, the Americas and at the multilateral level. We support clients on anticipating and tracking regulatory and policy changes with the potential of creating risks or opportunities for cross border operations, from the inception of policy initiatives, through the legislative and implementation stages. This work is carried out at domestic, regional and multilateral levels and is bespoke to client interests and needs both in terms of scope and regularity of services.
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Strategic advice to mitigate and shape policy
Through the support of our local teams and senior advisers, we help our clients engage with policymaking processes across different jurisdictions and at a multilateral level. Our support includes the development of tailored advocacy engagement strategy, political brand and narrative to maximise impact with relevant audiences as trusted and credible partners in the policymaking process. Our work is bespoke to client needs, working at all levels of the corporate ladder, from government relations and public policy functions to C-suite.
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Technical support to address cross-border supply chain issues
We support clients in preparing and adapting cross-border supply chains and production to regulatory change. This entails working alongside different business units and functions – including supply chains, customs, government relations – to support alignment of the business model to new regulatory requirements and frameworks.
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Policy and political due diligence
Working alongside GC’s investor services team, we work with investors and internationalised companies to assess how evolving policy, political and regulatory landscape can impact the value of specific assets or sectors as they assess potential investment opportunities. Through our global team and network of senior advisers, we provide clients with clear insight on policy tailwinds and headwinds, as well as practical and actionable advice on mitigation strategies.
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Our people
The trade and industrial policy team are specialists with expertise in trade policymaking and its commercial implications. Our team leverages experience from government, trade departments, politics, think tanks, international organizations, and business to advise clients at all levels, including C-Suites, boards, and government/public affairs and operational teams.
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Daniel
Capparelli
Daniel leads on cross-border policy client work, particularly from a supply chain and distribution network perspective in wide-ranging sectors including food and drink, pharmaceutical & life sciences, automotive, ICT and financial services.
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Stephen
Adams
Stephen operates across the trade, investment, and financial services practices, working with clients on supply chain resilience, UK trade policy, and providing expert training for the UK civil service.
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Denzil
Davidson
Denzil advises on engagement with the EU institutions and EU multilateral policy and politics, as well as providing firms with insight on trends in financial regulation.
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Alessandro
Gangarossa
Alessandro advises clients on policy, regulatory and political developments at the EU level and across members states, in particular helping navigate policy risks affecting their assets' supply chains.
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James
Bigley
James works with pharmaceutical, life sciences and manufacturing clients to navigate evolving trade policies and priorities in the UK and globally.
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Vasilia
Anayiotos
Vasilia supports clients on EU health and trade policy, providing regular analysis to clients on EU trade policy developments and trade deals, supporting clients with strategic insight on EU trade and health policy developments, and designing advocacy strategies for clients.
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Jiayu
Li
Jiayu works with GC’s clients to analyse macroeconomic policy developments, specialising in the China market.
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Giulia
Pasquali
Giulia works with corporate and investor clients across a range of sectors to navigate practical barriers to trade and to engage with senior policymakers on trade-related issues in the EU, UK and globally.
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Alexander
van der Wusten
Alexander advises technology companies and financial services clients on regulatory and political developments across Europe, with a particular focus on the Nordics, Benelux and Eastern Europe.
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Varsha
Shankar
Varsha supports clients across a range of sectors on understanding political and regulatory developments in US trade policy.
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Kian Ming
Ong
Dr. Ong's areas of policy interest includes trade and investment flows, the convergence of technology & industrial development and the intersection between public policy and politics.