Navigating the Global Economic Security Landscape

The rules governing international business have shifted fundamentally: economic security considerations now routinely impact both M&A/PE transactions and commercial contracting. Sanctions regimes have expanded, export controls have become instruments of industrial policy, and investment screening has intensified across major jurisdictions, from CFIUS in the U.S. and the NSIA in the UK to new EU frameworks including the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. Outbound investment controls have arrived in the U.S., with other jurisdictions likely to follow.

Join Sidley for a timely discussion examining what these developments mean in practice and what businesses need to do to stay ahead.

• Current Intelligence – Guidance on the evolving U.S., UK and EU regulatory landscape, including enforcement trends and recent U.S. agency actions of particular relevance to non-U.S. market participants.
• Transaction Focus – Practical frameworks for identifying, scoping, and managing economic security risk in M&A/PE, joint ventures, financings, and commercial arrangements.
• Forward-Looking – Pending rulemakings, legislative proposals, and policy signals that may reshape trade compliance requirements in the near term.

Speakers

• Boyd Greene, Partner, Sidley, Washington, D.C.
• Sven De Knop, Partner, Sidley, Brussels
• Jen Fernandez, Partner, Sidley, Washington, D.C.
• Christopher Lock, Partner, Sidley, London
• James Mendenhall, Partner, Sidley, Washington, D.C.
• Maura Rezendes, Partner, Sidley, Washington, D.C.