Presentations

Evolvement of FDI National Security Review Regimes in a Segmented World

The rise of new FDI national security review regimes globally reflects growing geopolitical tensions and fragmentation. Lawyers face unprecedented complexity due to diverging laws, broad definitions of “national security,” and overlapping regulatory processes. Effective legal counsel now requires sophisticated cross-border strategies and early risk identification. Harmonization efforts remain limited; forum shopping and compliance challenges persist. Ultimately, stricter regimes may hinder investment and innovation, requiring nuanced legal guidance.

Presenters

Till Kosche

Dr. Till Kosche

Partner, Noerr PartG mbB

Frankfurt

Till Kosche advises German and foreign financial and strategic investors on complex M&A and private equity transactions. He has extensive expertise in multinational transactions. With respect to corporate matters, he has particular experience in complex joint ventures and restructurings (including cross-border restructurings). He also regularly advises Asian clients with significant in-bound investments in Germany.

Timur Akhundov

Timur Akhundov

Partner, Birch Legal

Saint-Petersburg

Timur Akhundov is a Partner at BIRCH LEGAL (formerly the Russian offices of Eversheds Sutherland) with almost 20 years of practice. He focuses on cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, corporate structuring, joint ventures, restructuring and regulatory matters.

He is actively working with the firm’s clients from across the Asia-Pacific region, including India, Korea, China and Japan, on multi-jurisdictional and cross-border projects.

Timur has been recommended both by international and domestic ratings (Legal 500, Pravo-300) and recognised as a Rising Star for his work in corporate and M&A matters.

Hong Bui

Hong Bui

Partner, Lnt & Partners

Ho Chi Minh

Hong is a Partner at LNT & Partners, one of the Big Four Vietnamese law firms. Having advised foreign investors in Vietnam for nearly 30 years, Hong focuses on M&A, Corporate and Commercial matters. He advises on joint ventures, acquisitions, restructuring, merger control and complex contractual arrangements.

Mr. Hong has been consecutively recognized by the In-House Community as “Commended External Counsel of the Year” for 8 times consecutively (2017–2025), and is widely regarded for his thought leadership on foreign investment and corporate governance in Vietnam.

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Marco Nicolini

Partner, Chiomenti Studio Legale

Rome

MARCO NICOLINI joined Chiomenti in 1995 and became a Partner in 2006. In 2002-2003 he was a Foreign Associate with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP in Chicago. Marco advises Italian and international clients on corporate – M&A, real estate, and energy matters with a focus on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial contracts. Head of the Asia Desk in the Italian office, Marco worked at the Hong Kong office for four years (2010-2014) where his practice focused on advising Asian investors on outbound investments from Asia to Italy. Marco has been ranked as a leading lawyer by prominent international legal guides such as Chambers.

Ira A. Eddymurthy

Ira A. Eddymurthy

Senior Partner, SSEK Law Firm

Jakarta

Ira A. Eddymurthy is a founding partner of SSEK Law Firm and one of Indonesia’s most experienced and highly regarded corporate lawyers, with more than 35 years of experience advising multinational and leading domestic companies. Her practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, capital markets, and complex regulatory matters. Ira is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Asialaw, and IFLR1000, and was named to Hukumonline’s 200 Club of Indonesia’s most influential lawyers. She represented Indonesia within the IPBA from 2002 to 2008.