What we do

Rock Creek Global Advisors provides specialized advice and insights from a team of recognized experts in diplomacy, trade, and financial regulation

We help clients understand national and global policy developments relating to geopolitics, trade policy, financial regulation, climate and sustainability, national and economic security, and the digital economy

We meet regularly with senior government officials and other key stakeholders around the world to share views on policy developments

How we help our clients

Identify emerging policy and regulatory trends

Synthesize disparate global developments and interests of diverse stakeholders

Assess political, policy, legislative and regulatory challenges in specific markets and options for responding to them

Prepare clients to advance their interests with senior government officials and in international groups

Assist in the resolution of “doing business” or market access challenges

Areas of focus

Geopolitics

Advise clients on geopolitical developments and their economic policy implications in the global marketplace, such as:

  • G7, G20, UN, APEC, ASEAN, and other major international bodies  

  • US-China and EU-China relations 

  • Transatlantic relations 

  • Indo-Pacific relations  

  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 

Trade policy

Advise clients on trade policies and negotiations, such as:

  • bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade negotiations and dialogues

  • international trade and investment disputes 

  • World Trade Organization (WTO) policy and reform 

  • domestic trade remedies and other domestic trade tools 

  • post-Brexit UK trade policy and UK-EU trade relations 

  • country-specific market access barriers and “doing business” problems (e.g., tax, licensing, regulatory, IP)

  • economic coercion 

  • trade and sustainability

Financial regulation

Advise clients on financial regulation and other policies in key jurisdictions and international bodies affecting:

  • banking, asset management, insurance, and other financial services

  • financial market infrastructures

  • sustainability disclosures, net-zero commitments, and ESG-related products and services 

  • crypto-assets, stablecoins, and non-fungible tokens 

  • central bank digital currencies 

  • financial technology and third-party service providers

  • domestic and cross-border payments 

  • operational and cyber resilience  

  • international policymaking at the FSB, BCBS, and IOSCO

  • US-EU and US-UK regulatory cooperation dialogues

  • cross-border equivalence, mutual recognition, and substituted compliance 

Climate and sustainability

Advise clients on climate change and energy transition as well as other environmental, social, and governance policies, arising from:

  • international climate and sustainability negotiations at the UN, G7, G20, ISSB, and international financial institutions

  • energy supply chains and security 

  • electric vehicle and other clean technology supply chains 

  • disclosure, corporate governance, and taxonomies 

  • ESG products, ratings, and data services 

  • implications of climate-related risk for financial stability 

  • climate-related development finance 

  • net-zero commitments 

  • carbon pricing and carbon border measures 

  • mandatory and voluntary carbon markets  

National and economic security

Advise clients on how national security-related measures affect trade, technology, data, and investment flows, including:

  • inbound and outbound investment review frameworks 

  • export control regimes 

  • sanctions 

  • cybersecurity 

  • data transfers 

  • ICTS transactions 

  • supply chain security and resilience  

  • telecom licensing 

Digital economy

Advise clients on international data and technology policy, including:

  • bilateral, regional, and multilateral digital trade negotiations  

  • digital economy priorities in G7, G20, OECD, and APEC

  • cross-border data flows and data localization 

  • data governance and interoperability of privacy regimes 

  • operational resilience and cybersecurity at the national and international levels 

  • regulation of artificial intelligence