The Global Counsel Podcast

Jon Garvie, Practice lead for Policy; Denzil Davidson, Adviser; and Charley Roberts, Associate, Climate and Sustainability unpack the G7 leader’s summit, which will take place from Friday to Sunday in Carbis Bay, Cornwall. They examine the politics of the meeting; the likely policy deliverables, focusing on tax, climate, covid-19 and trade; and the implications for business. You can read our lates...

Megan Stagman, Associate in the technology, media and telecoms practice and Alexander van der Wusten, Associate in the Russia, CEE and Eurasia practice discuss the emerging tech sector in Eastern Europe. They focus on the development of IT parks, recent political developments in Ukraine and Belarus, and forecasts for the future. You can read Alex's blog about the development of the IT sector in Uk...

Singapore’s standing as a global financial hub got a boost over the last year as more foreign capital flowed into the country, even as the pandemic and political turmoil diminished investors’ confidence in other regional economies. While investors have come to trust the Singapore model for the robustness of its legal frameworks, recent news that homegrown unicorn Grab is planning a $40bn IPO on Na...

Elly Darkin, Associate in the Trade & Manufacturing Practice, and Isabelle Trick, Senior Associate in the Global Macro Practice, discuss vaccine rollout in Africa and whether a temporary intellectual property waiver for vaccines will help or hinder efforts to vaccinate Africa and the wider developing world. They focus on the challenges facing vaccination efforts in Africa and some of the potential...

How different will the world look after covid? Are we heading back to business as usual, or are we looking forward to more bumps in the road? In a bumper episode, Peter Mandelson, Global Counsel's Chairman; Jean Pisani-Ferry, French economist and public policy expert; and Bronwen Maddox, director of the Institute for Government explore France's perspective on the world and the EU after the pandemi...

Tom White, Director in GC's office in Brussels, is joined by Maarten Lemstra, Research Analyst at Global Counsel and Sophia Russack, Researcher in the Institutions unit at CEPS (@SophiaRussack).They discuss the launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe, the first major assessment of the EU's powers and institutional relationships in two decades. They focus on why it matters, what might happ...

In a bonus episode, Rishi Patel, Policy Communications Practice Lead; Alex Dawson, UK Politics and Policy Practice Lead; and Matt Bevington, Senior Associate unpack what you need to know about the impact of the 'super Thursday' elections on UK politics. They explore the prospect of a second referendum in Scotland and the future of the UK’s union; the political future of the UK’s main party leaders...

Tom White, Director; Ermenegilda Boccabella, Energy and Climate Adviser and Lilah Howson-Smith, Senior Associate discuss the UK's emerging priorities on energy policy after leaving the EU.They look at how the UK might be doing things differently in areas such as accelerating the deployment of renewable energy, new regulations and incentives for decarbonisation, and fiscal tools available in both t...

Felicity Hall, Senior Associate and Chris Rinkus, Practice Lead for US Political Due Diligence, discuss US education plicy, and the changes we are seeing under the Biden administration. They focus on the $22 bn dollar stimulus package, how this money will be spent, and opportunites for businesses and investors. They also look at the calls on President Biden to cancel student loan debt by executive...

On an event for the Global Counsel network, Giulia Corsi, Senior Associate; Dr Harpreet Sood, GC Adviser and Lilah Howson-Smith, Senior Associate discuss the opportunities for the UK life sciences sector as it diverges from the EU regulatory frameworks. They explore how the life sciences sector fits within the government’s wider post covid-19 economic plans, what regulatory changes could help driv...

Lilah Howson Smith, Senior Associate, Johnny Luk, Senior Associate; and Alex Dawson, UK Politics and Policy Practice Lead, discuss the upcoming UK elections on May 6th and why they matter. With the elections being seen as an important test for the government and the opposition in the UK post-covid, the team explore their implications for the Labour Party, the future of the union and the government...

On an event for the Global Counsel network, Elizabeth Beall, Climate and Sustainability Practice Lead and Geoffrey Norris, Senior Adviser, are joined by Lord Deben, Chair of the UK Committee on Climate Change and Former Secretary of State for the Environment. They discuss the UK’s climate leadership role as the co-host of COP26 and the first country to set a net-zero commitment into law, and how t...

On a call for the Global Counsel network, Erin Caddell, President of GC USA, Chris Rinkus, Practice Lead for US Political Due Diligence, and Miranda Lutz, Senior Associate, unpack the first 100 days of Joe Biden's presidency. They examine what the Democrats are looking to now that the stimulus has been passed, and what may become of the filibuster. You can read Chris's blog on the recent stimulus...

Elizabeth Beall, Climate and Sustainability Practice Lead and Giorgio Corbetta, Energy Senior Associate, look at stranded assets and the EU's industrial strategy. They unpack why it's important, what you need to know, and what's the way forward for this important issue. You can read Giorgio's blog on the topic, mentioned in the podcast, here: https://bit.ly/3qSV8NyFor more insights, blogs and anal...

Denzil Davidson, Adviser and Thomas Gratowski, Practice Lead, Global Macro discuss Germany's states elections, ahead of the federal elections in September, what the state elections tell us about the future of German politics and what it means for the EU.You can read more insights from our Europe team here: http://bit.ly/3vukdBYThe views expressed in this podcast can be attributed to the named part...

This week, Trade and Manufacturing Practice Lead Daniel Capparelli is joined by Senior Associate in our US office Miranda Lutz, and Brussels office Associate Alessandro Gangarossa. They discuss the Biden administration's approach to trade as Katherine Tai, his nominee for USTR representative, nears confirmation from the Senate. You can read more insights from our trade and manufacturing team here:...

On a call for the Global Counsel network, Stephen Adams, Senior Director, Alex Dawson, UK Politics and Policy Practice Lead and Rebecca Park, Financial Services Practice Lead examine the newly-announced UK Budget for 2021 and what it means for businesses and investors. They focus on key questions on the future of covid support schemes like furlough and business loans, additional interventions to b...

GC Senior Director Stephen Adams and Financial Services Practice Lead Rebecca Park discuss why trade in financial services is different and what this difference means for UK trade policy, UK-EU relations and the Bank of England’s stance on life after Brexit. The discussion draws on the conclusions of a report produced in collaboration with UK Finance that aims to provide a strategic overview of th...

Global Macro Practice Lead Thomas Gratowski, and Senior Associates Isabelle Trick and Brigitta Kinadi examine how Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are approaching covid-19 vaccines and look at how well different emerging markets are positioned to achieve vaccine targets. They also explore how countries have handled the transmission of cases and and when we might be able to travel again - with or withou...

Senior Associate, Jens Presthus, and Associate, Frederick Michell, look at internet regulation in China and Russia. They explore how digital companies, both foreign and domestic, could be affected by future regulation and how each country plans to tackle misinformation. Their discussion highlights that the two countries, whilst appearing similar, have sizeably different capabilities and ambitions...

Senior Associates Miranda Lutz and Max von Thun join Senior Director Stephen Adams to analyse what anti-trust law proposals in the US, UK and the EU mean for tech companies operating in each of these respective jurisdictions and question whether reform can truly be meaningful without international collaboration. The views expressed in this podcast can be attributed to the named participant(s) only...

With UK-based distributors in retail and other sectors facing EU tariffs on products originating outside the EU, UK Politics and Policy Practice Lead Alex Dawson and Senior Director Stephen Adams examine how Rules of Origin requirements will affect eligibility for tariff-free access after Brexit and what this means for businesses. In this podcast, they discuss:1.The conventional nature of the Rule...

This conversation is based on publicly available information and previous draft texts at 5pm on Christmas Eve 2020. Stephen Adams, Senior Director and Denzil Davidson, Practice Lead, Financial Services and EU Institutions unpack what we know so far about the Brexit deal between the UK and the EU, examining key gateway issues, main provisions and the ratification process. The views expressed in thi...

Stephen Adams, Senior Director, Tom White, Director, and Miranda Lutz, Senior Associate, discuss the tensions in the EU's published strategy for rapprochement with the incoming Biden administration, what it means for businesses and why there is more than a little sense of catharsis in Brussels' response to the new administration. The views expressed in this podcast can be attributed to the named p...

Tom White, Director, Ana Martinez, Practice Lead for EU Policy and Denzil Davidson, Practice Lead for Financial Services and EU Institutions examine the EU’s policy of open strategic autonomy, what it means in practice and how it is likely to evolve. The views expressed in this podcast can be attributed to the named participant(s) only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.