Sector expertise for regulated markets
Understand operating landscapes. Position industrial interests. Unfold effect.
Our advice is in particular demand in highly regulated industries and sensitive markets, where the political framework is decisive for commercial success.
Sectors
Telecommunications
Network rollout, spectrum policy and data protection rules decide how much room to invest remains.
Europe’s telecoms sector faces fundamental shifts: the efficient rollout of ultra-fast broadband infrastructure, new mobile standards, and the reform of European data protection policy. At the same time digitalisation is becoming the decisive factor for any business location.
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- Broadband and fibre rollout
- Spectrum and mobile
- ePrivacy and data protection
- Network and market regulation
Energy & Infrastructure
Decarbonisation, grid expansion and the redesign of the electricity market are happening at once.
Alongside decarbonisation at high speed, the digitalisation and decentralisation of energy supply and the regulatory redesign of the European internal electricity market confront the sector with major challenges.
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- Renewables build-out and permitting
- Electricity market design
- Grid tariffs and financing
- Security of supply
Financial Services & Insurance
Supervisors in Vienna, Brussels and Basel reach directly into day-to-day business.
As part of the systemically relevant sector par excellence, financial services providers face growing regulatory pressure. Regulators have direct influence on daily operations and on the room banks and insurers have to manoeuvre.
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- Banking regulation
- Capital Markets Union
- Deposit guarantee schemes
- Sustainable finance
Health & Life Sciences
A growth sector carrying heavy societal responsibility and a correspondingly dense rulebook.
Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and healthcare are among the classic growth sectors of the European economy. Beyond the economics, these fields carry substantial societal and ethical responsibility.
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- Reimbursement and pricing
- EU pharmaceutical package
- Clinical research and authorisation
- Digital health and health data
Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Supply chains, packaging and labelling have become political questions.
Retail and consumer goods operate under cost pressure, international competition and rising consumer expectations. At the same time packaging, labelling and supply chain regulation are shifting the ground rules.
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- Packaging and circular economy rules
- Supply chain due diligence
- Labelling and advertising restrictions
- Retail and e-commerce
Platform Economy & Technology
The DSA, DMA, AI Act and data law help define the business model itself.
Digitalisation means disruption. New technologies open up highly innovative business models and demand a willingness to change from companies and governments alike. The right communication and the ability to build new alliances is a critical success factor.
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- Digital Services Act
- Digital Markets Act
- AI regulation
- Data and cloud policy
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