In an AlixPartners survey (Survey) of 1,000 legal and compliance leaders around the world, over 60% of respondents said their organizations are inadequately prepared to manage a range of risks – from a surge in financial crime and corporate litigation to artificial intelligence vulnerabilities, to emerging geopolitical and regulatory hurdles. In this guest article, Susan Markel and Lisa Osofsky of AlixPartners draw on the findings in the Survey and take a closer look at the critical risk areas facing global businesses – including bans on Mexican banks and the firehose of data complicating corporate litigation – as well as high-level best practices for managing them effectively. See our two-part series “The FCPA Lives”: Targeting the TCO Ecosystem (Jul. 30, 2025), and Protecting American Interests (Aug. 13, 2025).