We advise top consumer goods and retail companies globally, helping them tackle challenges at every stage of the business cycle. From regulatory compliance and supply chain issues to M&A, IP, and digital transformation, the team delivers integrated legal solutions to consumer goods and retail clients navigating complex cross-border environments.

Our multidisciplinary global team helps energy producers, investors and users forge their energy transition journey. The team advises across the full energy and infrastructure spectrum — from conventional oil and gas and power and utilities to renewable energy, clean technology, and major infrastructure projects — combining deep sector expertise with local market knowledge across more than 70 jurisdictions.

We provide financial institutions with sector-specific, pragmatic advice on licensing and supervisory regulation. The team serves banks, insurers, asset managers, capital markets participants, and other financial institutions with integrated legal counsel spanning regulatory compliance, M&A, digital finance, and cross-border transactions.

Healthcare and life sciences breakthroughs offer opportunities to meet patient needs and create value. The team advises healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and medical device manufacturers on regulatory, transactional, IP, and compliance matters across global markets.

Our global network of hotels, resorts, and tourism professionals is dedicated to guiding hotel brands, developers, financiers, investors and service providers through legal landscapes, helping them capitalize on opportunities while complying with regulations and minimizing market risk. Our experienced lawyers offer comprehensive services, including franchising, licensing, brand collaborations, acquisitions, real estate, corporate, employment, advertising, contactless technology, automation, and sustainability issues.

Baker McKenzie guides clients through legal and commercial opportunities and risks in transformation, market expansion, and investments. The team advises industrial manufacturers, transportation companies, and logistics providers on M&A, regulatory compliance, supply chain, trade, employment, and cross-border transactions across global markets.

With more than 280 lawyers, our Global Real Estate Group assists institutional and private equity investors, multinationals, banks, hotels and REITs with all of their global real estate needs, from buying, selling and leasing property to financing and constructing major projects. As a one-stop shop for real estate legal services across key markets, the team develops world-class transactional strategies, provides corporate real estate services, and advises on the full spectrum of real estate matters including construction, development, and sustainability.

Our global specialists connect across markets, providing deep sector expertise to an unrivalled portfolio of technology clients. The team advises technology companies, telecoms operators, and media businesses on M&A, IP, data privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation across the full technology, media, and telecommunications landscape.

Advising clients on competition law compliance, merger control, cartel investigations, and regulatory matters across jurisdictions. The firm provides comprehensive guidance on antitrust risk identification, regulatory filings, and defense strategies in merger reviews and competition investigations globally.

Providing legal advice on banking transactions, financial regulation, lending, and structured finance. The firm advises on complex financial instruments, regulatory compliance for financial institutions, and transaction structuring across global capital markets.

Providing legal, regulatory, and tax advice on executive compensation, share-based incentive programs, employee benefits, and global mobility. The firm delivers full-service domestic and international compensation advisory integrating legal compliance, regulatory requirements, and tax optimization across jurisdictions.

Helping companies identify and manage governance risk, advising on legal, reputational, and operational risk across the company life cycle. The firm provides comprehensive governance advisory covering board effectiveness, risk management frameworks, and compliance integration throughout organizational operations.

Advising clients on data protection compliance, cybersecurity risk, and privacy regulations across jurisdictions. The firm combines expertise in CFIUS reviews, trade compliance, and data privacy to provide integrated national security and privacy risk management across regulatory frameworks.

Representing clients in international arbitration, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. The firm provides full-service dispute management across jurisdictions, including strategy development, evidence management, and resolution execution.

Advising employers on labor law, workforce management, employment contracts, and cross-border HR matters. The firm provides comprehensive employment law guidance including regulatory compliance, workforce restructuring, and international mobility planning, with annual North America Employer Review tracking employment law developments.

Providing legal counsel on energy projects, mining transactions, and large-scale infrastructure development across emerging and developed markets. The firm advises on PPP structures, privately financed projects, regulatory compliance, and transaction execution across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific regions.

Advising clients on environmental regulation, compliance, and sustainability-related legal matters. The firm provides guidance on environmental risk management, regulatory compliance, and sustainability strategy integration across industries and jurisdictions.

Advising on IPOs, secondary offerings, equity-linked transactions, and complex debt transactions across global capital markets. The firm operates a dedicated team of over 300 lawyers in more than 40 locations providing comprehensive capital markets advisory on equity and debt issuances.

Guiding clients through insolvency, debt restructuring, and financial distress situations. The firm provides comprehensive restructuring advisory including balance sheet restructuring, debt negotiation, and operational restructuring in complex financial distress scenarios.

Advising franchisors and brand owners on structuring, operating, and expanding franchise and distribution systems globally. The firm advises brands from start-up through mature systems on franchise structuring, distribution network design, and international brand expansion strategy.

Advising insurers, reinsurers, and policyholders on regulatory, transactional, and dispute matters. The firm provides comprehensive insurance law guidance covering regulatory compliance, transaction structuring, and dispute resolution across the insurance industry.

Managing global IP portfolios, enforcement programs, and IP litigation across technology, pharma, media, and luxury sectors. The firm operates the world's largest full-service IP litigation practice, providing strategic IP portfolio management, enforcement strategy, and litigation across multiple industries and jurisdictions.

Advising on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, due diligence, and post-closing integration. The firm provides end-to-end M&A advisory including transaction structuring, regulatory clearance, due diligence execution, and post-closing integration planning, as demonstrated by advising BizLink on the USD 850 million acquisition of Interplex Datacom.

Advising clients on sanctions, export controls, CFIUS reviews, government enforcement, and national security compliance. The firm provides comprehensive national security advisory with a team including former Deputy Attorney General and senior DOJ, SEC, and NSC officials, covering sanctions compliance, export control requirements, CFIUS transaction reviews, and government enforcement matters.

Providing legal advice to private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and investors on fund formation, investments, and exits. The firm advises on fund structuring, investment transactions, portfolio company governance, and exit strategies across the private equity lifecycle.

Advising on real estate transactions, development, financing, and investment across global markets. The firm provides comprehensive real estate advisory including transaction structuring, development counsel, financing arrangements, and investment strategy across multiple jurisdictions.

Providing comprehensive domestic and international tax advice, including transfer pricing, tax controversy, and digital services taxes. The firm delivers strategic tax planning and dispute resolution, as evidenced by winning a landmark US Tax Court victory for Altera Corp and recognition at the International Tax Review Asia Pacific Awards 2025.

Advising on technology outsourcing, IT contracts, and complex technology agreements across industries worldwide. The firm provides full-service technology transaction advisory covering employment implications, privacy requirements, tax considerations, and outsourcing arrangements in technology-enabled business models.

Advising on international trade regulation, customs, export controls, sanctions, and cross-border commercial matters. The firm advises multinationals on customs compliance, trade regulation, sanctions adherence, and export control requirements across jurisdictions.

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