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</li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="1" class="has-child "> <a href="/what-we-do/your-people"><span>Your people</span></a> <!-- LEVEL 2 --> <ul data-level="2" class="nav-list"> <li data-level="2"><a href="/what-we-do/your-people" class="back-link"><span>Your people</span></a></li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-people/employment-reward"><span>Employment &amp; reward</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-people/diversity-inclusion-consulting"><span>Equality, diversity and inclusion consulting</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class="title"> <a href="/what-we-do/your-people"><span>All Your people</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="1" class="has-child "> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment"><span>Your risks and regulatory environment</span></a> <!-- LEVEL 2 --> <ul data-level="2" class="nav-list"> <li data-level="2"><a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment" class="back-link"><span>Your risks and regulatory environment</span></a></li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment/climate-change"><span>Climate and sustainability</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment/environmental-protection"><span>Environmental Protection</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment/eu-competition"><span>Competition, EU &amp; trade</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment/forensic-accounting-services"><span>Forensic &amp; accounting services</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment/white-collar-crime-investigations"><span>Global investigations</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment/health-safety"><span>Health &amp; safety</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment/litigation-arbitration"><span>Litigation &amp; arbitration</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class="title"> <a href="/what-we-do/your-risks-and-regulatory-environment"><span>All Your risks and regulatory environment</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="1" class="title"> <a href="/what-we-do"><span>All What we do</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="0" class="has-child "> <a href="/solutions" aria-current="page" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"><span>Solutions</span></a> <!-- LEVEL 1 --> <ul data-level="1" class="nav-list"> <li data-level="1"><a href="/solutions" class="back-link"><span>Solutions</span></a></li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/alteria"><span>Alteria - brand management and enforcement</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/automate"><span>AutoMATE - Documents automated, rapidly</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/biotech-express"><span>Biotech Express - biotech startup documentation</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/carry-scheme-automation"><span>Carry Scheme Automation</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/clm-assessment"><span>CLM Maturity Assessment - contract management maturity</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/csddd-self-check"><span>CSDDD Self Check</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/csrd-self-check"><span>CSRD Self Check</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/cyturion"><span>Cyturion - cyber readiness</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/datalis"><span>Datalis</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/dawn-raids-critical-incidents"><span>Dawn Raid and Critical Incident Tools</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/d-i-maturity-assessment"><span>ED&amp;I maturity assessment</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/electrify"><span>Electrify - multi-site development</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/employment-law-plus"><span>Employment Law +</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/medtech-express"><span>Medtech Express - medtech startup documentation</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/pay-equity-solution"><span>Pay Equity Solution</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/pensions-services"><span>Pensions Solutions</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/construction-procurement-contracts"><span>P2C: Procurement to Completion</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/schrems-ii-managed-legal-service"><span>Schrems II Managed Legal Service</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/solutions/vario"><span>Vario</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class="title"> <a href="/solutions"><span>All Solutions</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="0" class="has-child "> <a href="/locations" aria-current="page" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"><span>Locations</span></a> <!-- LEVEL 1 --> <ul data-level="1" class="nav-list"> <li data-level="1"><a href="/locations" class="back-link"><span>Locations</span></a></li> <li data-level="1" class="has-child "> <a href="/locations/africa"><span>Africa</span></a> <!-- LEVEL 2 --> <ul data-level="2" class="nav-list"> <li data-level="2"><a href="/locations/africa" class="back-link"><span>Africa</span></a></li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/locations/africa/south-africa"><span>South Africa</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class="title"> <a href="/locations/africa"><span>All Africa</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="1" class=""> <a href="/locations/americas-and-multinational-network"><span>Americas &amp; Multinational Network</span></a> </li> <li data-level="1" class="has-child "> <a href="/locations/asia-pacific"><span>Asia Pacific</span></a> <!-- LEVEL 2 --> <ul data-level="2" class="nav-list"> <li data-level="2"><a href="/locations/asia-pacific" class="back-link"><span>Asia Pacific</span></a></li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/locations/asia-pacific/australia"><span>Australia</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/locations/asia-pacific/china"><span>China</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/locations/asia-pacific/singapore"><span>Singapore</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class="title"> <a href="/locations/asia-pacific"><span>All Asia Pacific</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="1" class="has-child "> <a href="/locations/europe"><span>Europe</span></a> 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href="/locations/middle-east"><span>Middle East</span></a> <!-- LEVEL 2 --> <ul data-level="2" class="nav-list"> <li data-level="2"><a href="/locations/middle-east" class="back-link"><span>Middle East</span></a></li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/locations/middle-east/qatar"><span>Qatar</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/locations/middle-east/saudi-arabia"><span>Saudi Arabia</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class=""> <a href="/locations/middle-east/united-arab-emirates"><span>United Arab Emirates</span></a> </li> <li data-level="2" class="title"> <a href="/locations/middle-east"><span>All Middle East</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="1" class="title"> <a href="/locations"><span>All Locations</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-level="0" class=""> <a href="/people" aria-current="page" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"><span>People</span></a> </li> <li data-level="0" class="has-child "> <a href="/out-law" aria-current="page" 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