Practice area
Government decisions on chips, AI, and other critical technologies now reach almost every company and investor. We help clients anticipate where the rules are heading and position themselves accordingly.
The challenge
Washington and Beijing are competing over chips, AI, and the technologies that come next, and the private sector is caught in the crossfire. Export controls, investment screening, and industrial policy that didn't exist a decade ago now shape who can build, buy and sell advanced technology. The rules keep changing, and they increasingly differ across continents.
How we help
Almost every company now depends on advanced technology somewhere, whether in the chips in its products, the cloud and AI tools it runs on, or the suppliers from which it buys. When governments restrict who can make, sell or own that technology, the effects reach well beyond the tech sector: supply gets tighter, costs rise, markets close, and deals that looked straightforward face review. For investors and acquirers, a rule change can reprice an asset after the deal has closed. Our advisors understand the rapidly changing technology landscape and help position businesses for success.
Technology companies themselves face the sharpest version of these questions, often ones their commercial teams aren't built to answer.
Regions
This practice area is advised on across Europe, Asia and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, through the firm's own relationships and its wider network of experts.
