On June 2, 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced that it had fined food delivery companies Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of €329 million for participating in a cartel in the online food delivery sector in violation of…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it published a concept release to solicit public comment on the definition of foreign private issuer (FPI). FPIs benefit from a number of accommodations…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
This latest edition features articles on succeeding in the current life sciences funding market, strategic and legal considerations in digital health combinations, the corporate practice of medicine and guidance for healthcare…
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/ Finance & Banking, Health, Intellectual Property
When a company detects potential criminal misconduct, it must decide whether to self-disclose the misconduct to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This decision—while always complicated—is even more difficult during…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Criminal Law
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) recently announced that it will require Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys) and Ansys, Inc. (Ansys) (together, “the parties”) to divest certain assets to resolve antitrust concerns…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
On May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) unanimously ruled that President Trump exceeded his legal authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) when…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
We are pleased to share the May 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social,…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Securities Law
U.S. venture capitalists investing at the early stages (Seed and Series A) in a UK (or other non-U.S.) company often require that the company “flips” its corporate structure and establishes a U.S. (most commonly Delaware)…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the House Bill).1 The House Bill will next be considered by the U.S. Senate, and the administration has set a…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the House Bill). The House Bill will next be considered by the U.S. Senate, and the administration has set a…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On May 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced that it will create a “fast-track pilot program” for certain foreign investors. The stated goal of the program is to streamline investment reviews by the…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the House Bill).1 The House Bill will next be considered by the U.S. Senate. The House Bill includes a number of…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Taxation
In January 2025, Square Enix, the video game publisher behind famous role-playing game franchises such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, released its new customer policy addressing customer harassment against its employees,…
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/ Business Torts, Communications & Media Law, Labor & Employment Law
Following the introduction and partial rescission of the “Liberation Day” tariffs last month, the latest U.S. government actions have largely—though not universally—continued down the path of an easing tariff burden. Of…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, International Law & Trade
On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will host a Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements on June 26, 2025. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins issued a statement on the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Securities Law
