Dec 182024

Post-Election Landscape: New Risks, New Opportunities

Data Matters Contributors
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Sidley thought leaders explored risks and opportunities of a second Trump administration in a “lightning round”, covering key practice areas. Change is coming and along with it, new and fast-paced risks and opportunities.

Topics:

  • Trade and Tariffs
  • Private Equity and M&A
  • Banking
  • Capital Markets
  • Investment Funds
  • Antitrust
  • Tax
  • Financial Services Government Enforcement
  • CFIUS and Foreign Direct Investment
  • Blockchain and Crypto
  • AI and Privacy
  • Government Strategies
  • Supreme Court

For questions or more information, please contact chevents@sidley.com.

SPEAKERS

  • Kwaku A. Akowuah, Partner, Supreme Court, Appellate, and Litigation Strategies
  • Michael E. Borden, Partner, Government Strategies
  • Colleen Theresa Brown, Partner, Privacy and Cybersecurity
  • Paul L. Choi, Partner, M&A
  • Brian J. Fahrney, Partner, M&A
  • Joel D. Feinberg, Partner, Banking and Financial Services
  • Nathan Greene, Partner, Investment Funds
  • Lara Shalov Mehraban, Partner, Securities Enforcement and Regulatory
  • James Mendenhall, Partner, Global Arbitration, Trade, and Advocacy
  • Benjamin R. Nagin, Partner, Antitrust and Competition
  • Bridget R. O’Neill, Partner, Tax
  • Bartholomew A. Sheehan, III, Partner, Capital Markets
  • Andrew Shoyer, Partner, Global Arbitration, Trade, and Advocacy
  • Lilya Tessler, Partner, Fintech and Blockchain

This post is as of the posting date stated above. Sidley Austin LLP assumes no duty to update this post or post about any subsequent developments having a bearing on this post.

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