Chambers Global Practice Guides State of the Market

In this Chambers State of the Market podcast, Isabel Herring of Veirano Advogados discusses Brazil’s fast-growing fashion law market, explaining how the practice has expanded beyond IP and counterfeiting to cover ESG, labour, consumer protection, data privacy, influencer partnerships and AI. She also flags Brazil’s digital-first fashion economy, warning brands to engage early in their trade mark p...

Florian Späth, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell in Frankfurt, brings deep private and public M&A expertise to venture capital and sponsor-led deals. He unpacks today’s shift to investor-friendly protections, explaining when terms like liquidation preferences, anti-dilution and drag rights matter most and how to future-proof term sheets through realistic downside modelling. Späth also flags l...

In this podcast, Mark Rosman, partner at Proskauer, discusses the state of the market regarding cartels. Mark is ranked Band 1 in Chambers Global and USA for Antitrust: Cartel, and is the contributing editor for the Chambers Cartels 2025 Global Practice Guide. He has over 30 years of experience as an antitrust litigator, and focuses on cartel defence.

Ulf Wauschkuhn, contributing editor to the Chambers Commercial Contracts Global Practice Guide and partner at Baker McKenzie, examines the impact of geopolitical tensions, regulatory developments and supply chain disruption on contract negotiations. He highlights trends in technology regulation and AI as well as the growing use of arbitration, noting that liability caps and force majeure provision...

In this edition of the Chambers State of the Market podcast series, Olivia Rumble, director of Climate Legal, a boutique legal consultancy based in South Africa, provides fantastic insight into climate change regulation from an international standpoint. She compares perspectives, considering the points of view of developing countries versus those of developed nations. Topics discussed include regu...

Nils Lölfing of Bird & Bird brings more than a decade of experience as a tech, AI, and data lawyer to this conversation, marking the launch of the Chambers Artificial Intelligence Global Practice Guide. Topics covered include the EU AI Act's impact on businesses, how to navigate GDPR obligations when developing and using AI, commonly overlooked AI risks, and reconciling differing regulator...

Andy Shoyer, a partner at Sidley Austin whose practice focuses on the implementation and enforcement of international trade and investment agreements, and the contributing editor of the Chambers International Trade Global Practice Guide, discusses the impact of President Donald Trump’s “America First” strategy on global trade. He also explores how companies are navigating increased tariffs and sup...

In this podcast, Adrian Ang, co-head of Allen & Gledhill’s fintech and ESG & public policy practices, and contributing editor for the Chambers Fintech 2025 Global Practice Guide, discusses the state of the market with respect to fintech. Mr Ang is a regulatory expert with experience at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and is ranked Band 1 in Chambers FinTech 2025. Market sources have d...

Dr Lincoln Tsang, head of Ropes & Gray’s European life sciences practice, is something of an outlier in that he trained as a pharmacist before taking up the law, and served for nearly 13 years at the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority, having headed the biologicals and biotechnology brief. In this time, he was also appointed to various advisory roles by the Council of Eu...

Chambers Global Practice Guides State of the Market introduces, Dr Lincoln Tsang of Ropes & Gray who discusses key trends in life sciences law, including regulatory harmonisation and the UK’s evolving post-Brexit framework, AI and the EU’s risk-based approach to so-called “real-world evidence”, biologics pricing, pandemic preparedness, and antimicrobial resistance.

Chambers Global Practice Guides State of the Market podcast provides a view of the world of trade mark and copyright law. Lawyer Dale Cendali from the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, emphasises the need for a global perspective in IP strategy and predicts continued technological disruptions, stressing the importance of adaptability and collaboration in navigating evolving legal challenges and more.

Andreas von Falk, a leading patent litigator at Hogan Lovells, highlights transformative developments in the patent litigation landscape. Falk discusses global trends, including the rising role of emerging markets, the interplay of antitrust concerns with patent strategies.

Gary Born of WilmerHale, shares insights into global litigation trends, including the rise of cryptocurrency and cybersecurity disputes, the impact of regulatory frameworks and the challenges of adapting legal systems to emerging technologies such as AI. Born also examines the growing role of cross-border litigation, emphasising the importance of predictability and procedural integrity in both nat...

Thiago Jabor Pinheiro, a crisis management expert from Mattos Filho, highlights the evolution of crisis management in Brazil, focussing on its interdisciplinary nature. He discusses the rising complexity of crises, driven by areas as diverse as data protection, workplace misconduct and climate events, and how public scrutiny and a rapid news cycles amplify challenges. Pinheiro also stresses the im...

Pablo Sorj of the law firm Mattos Filho provides a comprehensive overview of Brazil's evolving project finance market. With Chambers Global Practice Guides State of the Market, learn about the influence of the Brazilian Development Bank’s changing risk appetite and the rise of infrastructure debentures, the conversation emphasises how international sponsors and lenders are shaping the sector. This...

In this Chambers Global Practice Guides State of the Market podcast we dive into the evolving landscape of private wealth management with Sullivan & Cromwell's renowned experts, Basil Zirinis and Elizabeth Kubanik. This episode unpacks the post-pandemic shifts in ultra-high-net-worth individual mobility, examining the driving forces behind global wealth relocation. Our distinguished guests off...

In this Chambers Global Practice Guides State of the Market podcast Gary Born from the law firm WilmerHale shares a fascinating look at the global legal market relating to international arbitration. Alongside Chambers and Partners, he addresses market trends, concerns about the future and the fairness in arbitration and the suitability of arbitration for resolving public interest questions. This u...

Chambers Global Practice Guides shares a State of the Market podcast episode on Healthcare M&A. Guest speaker, Frank Aquila, senior M&A partner at Sullivan & Cromwell unpacks his career-defining deals: From Monsanto-G.D. Searle to Amgen-Horizon Therapeutics and shares an insight into the driving forces behind healthcare's consolidation wave. Discover how innovation and patent cliffs sh...

Join Chambers Global Practice Guides and Linklaters for a fascinating look into the cutting-edge world of technology M&A. This discussion looks into the 2024 global M&A resurgence and how the US and Europe lead the charge on the shift in the market. Guest speaker, George Casey shares an insight into the regulatory hurdles reshaping deal landscapes, the economic factors fueling – and hinder...

Join Chambers Global Practice Guides for an in-depth conversation on the state of the corporate mergers and acquisitions. Hosted by Chambers USA Research Manager Matthew Court, our guest speaker is Frank Aquila, senior M&A partner at Sullivan & Cromwell. This episode explores the current state of mergers and acquisitions in the United States, offering valuable insights for professionals an...