Beyond the pandemic
Rethinking the supply chain
Supply-chain risk has been rising up the boardroom agenda in recent years, with trade wars driving moves to ‘reshore’ production and the development of digital technologies such as AI enabling huge efficiency gains through process optimisation.
But the disruption caused by COVID-19 has ratcheted up the pressure on manufacturers and added a new dimension to supply chain management.
In this report, we examine the trends driving manufacturers to look more closely at their supply chains, the questions they need to ask and the legal issues they will face as they structure their supply chains for the future.
Beyond the pandemic
Rethinking the supply chain
- Why supply chains are on the agenda
- Supply-chain legal issues
- Transactions
- Collaborations
- Insolvency
- Contracts
- Technology and data
- Regulatory compliance
- Workforce
- Tax
- Renegotiating long-term contracts
- Informal renegotiation
- Escalation
- Litigation/arbitration
- Contract-renegotiation law in nine key jurisdictions – a summary
Meet the team
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Dr. Stephan Waldhausen Partner
Düsseldorf
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Rafique Bachour Global Managing Partner
Brussels
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Georgia Dawson Senior Partner
London, Singapore
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Lori D. Goodman Partner
New York