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5 Questions with Celeste Saravia: The Shifting Landscape of Antitrust

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We interview Celeste Saravia, cohead of Cornerstone Research’s antitrust and competition practice, to gain her insights on antitrust in the digital era. Dr. Saravia discusses the evolution of antitrust as new digital markets...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Addressing Gaps and Inconsistencies in the EU Sanctions’ Enforcement: The Commission Urges Member States to Transpose Directive...

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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union has adopted 18 packages of sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus, with the latest on July 19, 2025. In total, the EU has about 40 different sanctions...more

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SFDR Update: A Step Up in Scrutiny

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In recent weeks, EU regulators have issued several updates clearly indicating that, while the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) remains subject to review and likely substantial revision at the end of 2025,...more

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EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation & M&A: Latest Developments and Implications for Deal Strategy

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The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) has now been in force for over a year, introducing a new layer of regulatory oversight for companies engaging in M&A transactions within the EU. Designed to address...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

French Competition Enforcement in the New EU Paradigm

Like in the United States, competition enforcement in Europe is in flux. The European Commission has appointed new leadership (Teresa Ribera) and set new policy directives. While one could not be blamed for focusing all...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024 #4

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Stablecoin Initiatives Announced by Fintech Companies, DeFi Protocols - Major U.S. payments firm recently announced plans to enable “disbursement partners” to use the PYUSD stablecoin to settle cross-border money...more

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DSA: New European Digital Services Act for Online User Protection

The EU’s DSA, which regulates online intermediaries and platforms in digital space, came into effect in February 2024.   The purpose of the DSA is to make the online environment safer, fairer, and more transparent by imposing...more

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Data Breach Enforcement Is a Global Risk

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The 2021 edition of BakerHostetler’s annual Data Security Incident Response Report highlights some regulatory enforcement trends we saw from the European Union (EU) data protection authorities (DPAs) during the past year. EU...more

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State of the Markets – Speech by Mark Steward

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On 6 February 2020, Mark Steward, Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), spoke at the 19th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe. His speech,...more

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High GDPR Fines: German Data Protection Authority Joins the Club

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Following in the footsteps of the CNIL and the ICO, the Berlin DPA will impose a multimillion-euro fine for breach of the GDPR. The Berlin Data Protection Authority (Berlin DPA) recently announced that it will issue a...more

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FTC Steps up Enforcement Against False Claims of Participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and Other International Privacy...

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Nearly three years ago, the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks replaced the U.S.-EU and U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor programs as a self-certification mechanism to transfer personal data from the European Union and...more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement - Form PF — What Purpose? SEC registered investment advisers with at least $150 million of assets under management in private funds are required to periodically file Form PF with the SEC. The...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The debate over waivers WKSI waivers and other similar provisions continued this week. The Commission granted a WKSI waiver to Deutsche Bank despite a guilty plea to criminal felony charges but only over the dissent of...more

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Antitrust Enforcers Discuss Recent Highlights, Ongoing Cases, Enforcement Priorities and General Trends at the 2015 ABA Section of...

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The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting concluded earlier this month with the traditional “Enforcers’ Roundtable,” an interview with leading competition authorities about recent highlights,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 10

In This Issue: - NYSE Amends "Late Filer Rule" - CFTC Responds to District Court's Remand Order on Certain Cross-Border Swaps Rules - Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Proper Purpose for Inspection Demand...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 39

In this issse: - ISS Publishes Results of Annual Global Voting Policy Survey - FINRA Requests Comment on a Rule Proposal to Implement the Comprehensive Automated Risk Data System - NFA Issues Notice...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Bank of England Publishes Statement on Enforcement Action Against Lloyds Bank PLC and Bank of Scotland PLC - On July 28, the Bank of England published a statement on Financial Conduct Authority enforcement action...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Eye on Privacy Newsletter - July 2014

In this issue: - Proposed California Law Would Impose Data Breach Liability on Retailers and Create More Stringent Data Security Requirements for Businesses - FTC Continues Its Aggressive FCRA Enforcement and...more

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Anti-Corruption Digest

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Anti-Corruption Digest is an update distributed on a monthly basis by Dorsey & Whitney providing a summary of the latest developments in anti-corruption enforcement activity around the world. In This Issue: -...more

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New E.U. Antitrust Directive

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On April 17, 2014 the European Parliament adopted the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on private competition damages actions. The general impetus for the Directive was the paucity of private actions sought...more

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The FTC Means It: Another Safe Harbor Enforcement Action

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No doubt about it: the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is serious about taking action against companies that misrepresent their U.S.-EU Safe Harbor certification status. On February 11, 2014, the FTC announced that...more

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