International Relations & Public Affairs
Avisa Partners represents its clients before major international decision-makers:
- in fast-growing emerging markets where decision-making processes are complex and unpredictable,
- within public bodies and institutions to monitor and influence public policy and steer their impact on the regulatory process.
Public diplomacy
- Representing governments before multilateral institutions, in particular the European Union, the Council of Europe, the IMF, the World Bank, OSCE, OECD, NATO, the WTO, and UN agencies
- Providing advice and support on diplomatically sensitive issues (international sanctions, black and gray lists, etc.)
- Finding investors and sponsors for national and local governments, as well as for major industrial consortia
- Local branding, strategies for developing and overseeing policies to enhance the appeal of a region and promote projects
Competition and market regulations
- Supporting defendants or plaintiffs in cases concerning antitrust, state aid, anti-dumping and merger approvals (including procedural cases such as gun jumping or erroneous information)
- Advocating for or against legislation, regulation and guidelines under development
- Intervening in “hybrid” cases requiring tradeoffs between recommended competitive practices and other political and legal considerations (environment and climate change, digital platforms, energy, etc.)
- Providing assistance on trade issues (including free trade agreements and monitoring of foreign investments, etc.)
- Crafting persuasive economic arguments (developing objective arguments, mobilizing academia, anticipating how normative frameworks will evolve, and identifying key themes and shifts in the prevailing jurisprudence, etc.)
European affairs
- Monitoring and analyzing public policy developments and developments concerning European and national regulation, mapping relevant stakeholders and establishing relationships with key decision-makers, tracking the repercussions of Brexit
- Monitoring relations and contacting officials and public bodies, including ECB and financial authorities (EBA, ESMA, EIOPA, etc.)
- Providing assistance in European infringement procedures
- Evaluating European tax liabilities
Business diplomacy and intermediation
- Identifying opportunities and decision-makers, conducting market studies
- Supporting business development initiatives as well as expansions into new markets, networking and developing local networks
- Organizing consortia, positioning on calls for tenders, and optimizing the parameters of transactions or mediations
- Organizing business events to complement international promotion efforts
