This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health threats, and cyber threats. It does not...more
6/3/2025
/ Competition ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
National Security ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
State Aid ,
Trade Policy ,
Ukraine
The European Commission seeks stakeholders' views on the guidelines for the application of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR")....more
3/12/2025
/ Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Merger Agreements ,
National Security ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
The Situation: On September 17, 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new proposed College of Commissioners and announced key European Union ("EU") policy priorities for the next five years....more
9/27/2024
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Horizontal Merger Guidelines ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Trade Agreements
This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health threats, and cyber threats. It does not...more
9/25/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Joint Statements ,
Medical Devices ,
Russia ,
State Aid ,
Ukraine
The Situation: To address a perceived enforcement gap, the European Commission ("EC") has issued guidelines expanding the types of non-reportable transactions subject to its "upward referral mechanism," which permits EU...more
The Situation: The European Commission ("EC") has released its first guidance on assessing market distortions under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR")....more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, COVID-19, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
8/12/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Aid
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, COVID-19, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, COVID-19, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, COVID-19, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
The Council of the European Union ("EU") approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D") on March 15, 2024. The CS3D contains due diligence and governance obligations that will have an extensive impact...more
3/20/2024
/ Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Green Deal ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sustainability
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, COVID-19, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
The Development: On January 24, 2024, the European Commission ("EC") unveiled a package of five fresh initiatives aimed at strengthening the European Union's ("EU") economic security (the "Package"). This will likely increase...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, COVID-19, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
1/15/2024
/ Competition ,
Crisis Management ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
State Aid
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, COVID-19, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
The Council of Europe and the European Parliament announced on December 14, 2023, that they reached a political agreement on the text of the upcoming European Union ("EU") Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular, to COVID-19, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
In Short -
The Situation: The EU Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC ("PLD") was adopted nearly 40 years ago and has remained almost unchanged since its inception....more
11/13/2023
/ Burden of Proof ,
Damages ,
Distributors ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Defects ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retail Market ,
UK
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular, to COVID-19, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular, to COVID-19, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular, to COVID-19, Russia’s war of aggression on against Ukraine, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular, to COVID-19, Russia’s war of aggression on against Ukraine, and cyber threats.
...more
7/21/2023
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Emergency Response ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Medicines Agency (EMA) ,
Medical Devices ,
State Aid
In Short -
The Situation: On July 10, 2023, the European Commission ("EC") adopted the Implementing Regulation ("IR") and the corresponding notification forms (Form FS-CO and Form FS-PP), which specify the information and...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular, to COVID-19, Russia’s war of aggression on against Ukraine, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide...more
6/15/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EDPS ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
State Aid
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
This COVID-19 Update...more
4/17/2023
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Devices ,
State Aid ,
UK