At Baker McKenzie, we understand that crises can arise unexpectedly and have far-reaching impacts on your business around the world. Our global Crisis Management and Strategic Response team is equipped to guide clients through prompt and tactical decision making while providing comprehensive advice under both local and international legal regimes to minimize the impact of crises and protect your brand and business. Our global platform and unparalleled cross-border capabilities allow us to support General Counsels, C-Suites, Boards and Audit Committees across a wide range of crisis scenarios, ensuring that your organization is positioned to rapidly navigate any crisis and mitigate legal and reputational risks effectively.
Our Global Crisis Management team’s experience includes:
- Government Investigations and Inquiries. Our Investigations, Compliance & Ethics team has extensive experience in handling high-stakes investigations, including congressional and US agency investigations, as well as government inquiries, raids, and subpoenas from governments around the world. We provide strategic advice and representation to help you manage inquiries and investigations efficiently, ensuring compliance with local laws while taking into account broader geopolitical implications and impacts.
- Cyber Incidents. In the event of a cyber incident, our experts are ready to assist with immediate response and long-term recovery. As part of our wider, multi-disciplinary, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity group, we offer a robust cyber incident response plan, including forensic investigations, data breach notifications, and litigation support to protect your business and reputation.
- Dawn Raids. Our teams around the world across numerous practice areas are experts at navigating clients through dawn raids to ensure an appropriate risk-mitigating response by the company from the outset. Preparation is key to managing dawn raids effectively – we also offer tailored dawn raid guidelines, a proprietary mobile application that guides employees globally on specific local requirements and detailed response guidelines, as well as immediate on-site assistance in countries around the world to ensure your organization is ready to react promptly and appropriately to unannounced inspections and visits.
- Geopolitics and Trade. Navigating international trade has become increasingly intricate, with the heightened geopolitical tensions amplifying the risks of global business operations. Our expertise in geopolitics and trade covers numerous politically sensitive practice areas, including corruption, sanctions and export controls, import regulations, government contracting and data protection. Our global team of experts advises clients on responding to inquiries, investigations, and inspections driven by geopolitical considerations, ensuring your response factors in political realities and avoids mistakes in ensuring compliance with all relevant laws.
- Workplace Misconduct Investigations. The legal and reputational impacts of workplace misconduct investigations can be significant for multi-national organizations, and managing sensitive allegations appropriately while conducting thorough investigations is critical to mitigating those risks from the moment allegations arise. Our team provides comprehensive support globally, including regulatory investigations and inquiries, internal or external whistleblower response, and advice on managing relations with key stakeholders.
- Public Whistleblowers. Responding to whistleblower claims promptly and effectively requires sensitivity and precision. We offer strategic guidance on managing whistleblower allegations across an array of legal areas, ensuring compliance with local and global legal requirements (including expanding whistleblower protection rules) while protecting your organization's business and reputation.
- Product Liability and Product Recall. Product recalls can be complex and challenging, often spanning multiple jurisdictions and requiring a seamless global response to mitigate legal and reputational impacts. Our Product Liability and Product Recall team provides end-to-end support, from managing regulatory compliance to coordinating with stakeholders and ensuring media communications are aligned with a comprehensive risk mitigation strategy. We help you navigate the recall process smoothly, minimizing disruption and safeguarding your brand.
At Baker McKenzie, we are committed to helping you protect your brand, shareholder value, and business continuity. Contact us today to learn more about our Global Crisis Management and Strategic Response capabilities.
