Geopolitical risk is now a standing board agenda item, not an annual memo

Ankura’s boardroom analysis captures the shift from episodic geopolitical monitoring to continuous scenario planning across sanctions, supply chains, cyber, trade and crisis response. For law firms and in-house teams, the practical work is building escalation protocols, contractual shock absorbers, diligence on substitute suppliers and rehearsed crisis decision rights before a flashpoint forces action.

Upcoming Events

• Inside Legal Economics — New York · Jun 25 2026: relevant for sanctions, tariffs, supply-chain disruption and investment-screening effects on matter economics and client demand.
• Legal AI: New York — Nov 11–12 2026: relevant for AI export controls, data sovereignty, cloud architecture and cross-border AI deployment.
• Legal AI: London — Dec 1–2 2026: relevant for EU and UK AI governance, investment screening, digital sovereignty and trans-Atlantic platform risk.

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