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French Competition Enforcement in the New EU Paradigm

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 7/7/2025

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

Hogan Lovells Germany: Impulses for the EU Digital Transformation

Hogan Lovells on 4/14/2025

European competitiveness took center stage at the Digital Transformation & Law Summit in Düsseldorf, where Hogan Lovells and legal tech company ELTEMATE brought together thought leaders from business, technology, and law to...more

Sights and Sounds from the Antitrust Section’s 2025 Spring Meeting

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/9/2025

Antitrust experts from across the globe convened in Washington, D.C. on April 2–4, 2025 to discuss new enforcement policies and share updates on current issues in antitrust. We provide the key highlights from numerous panels...more

Antitrust in focus - March 2025

A&O Shearman on 3/31/2025

Our global antitrust enforcement report reveals significant increase in overall fines - In the latest edition of our annual report, we identify the major trends and developments in antitrust enforcement worldwide in 2024 and...more

Antitrust and Competition Technology Year in Review 2024

Goodwin on 3/17/2025

As we look back on 2024, one thing is clear: Antitrust enforcement in the technology sector continued at a steady pace, with global agencies showing no signs of relenting in their scrutiny of Big Tech companies....more

Key Questions for Navigating the Changing Competition Landscape in the Nordics and EU

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 3/12/2025

As U.S. antitrust counsel to global companies, it is increasingly important to track major developments in the international competition law landscape, including at the European Commission and the National Competition...more

Rising review risk for deals not meeting merger control thresholds

A&O Shearman on 2/27/2025

Antitrust authorities continue to make use of powers to scrutinize deals falling below merger control filing thresholds. Many that don’t have that ability, want it. The European Commission (EC) remains the frontrunner in...more

2024 M&A Annual Review

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/10/2025

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2024, from advising the iconic rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of all assets...more

The Foreign Investment Screening Regime comes into force in Ireland

Hogan Lovells on 1/30/2025

In line with international and European developments, Ireland has introduced a new regime to provide for a process to allow for certain transactions that may present risks to the security or public order of the State to be...more

Global merger control trends and outlook 2024/2025

White & Case LLP on 1/20/2025

Our latest edition explores the top merger control trends across the EU, US, UK, Middle East and Australia, and the outlook for 2025. EU and US merger control enforcement: quo vadis? In the EU, Executive Vice...more

Global M&A Insights Q4 2024

A&O Shearman on 12/18/2024

Welcome to the latest edition of M&A Insights, where we bring together partners from across the A&O Shearman network to explore the themes shaping global dealmaking. The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to...more

Global M&A Insights Q4 2024 - introduction

A&O Shearman on 12/18/2024

In our biannual M&A trends report we explore the possible impact of the new U.S. administration on dealmaking, the dynamics of transatlantic M&A, private equity exits, and Mario Draghi’s proposals to reshape the European...more

Foreign Investment and National Security: Navigating Heightened Scrutiny of US, EU and UK Cross-Border Deals

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/16/2024

As geopolitical tensions ratchet higher across the globe – fueled by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, turbulent relations between China, the United States (US), and Europe, escalating conflict in the Middle East, and...more

In a Landmark Judgment, Top European Court Curbs European Commission’s Ability to Review “Killer Acquisitions”

Goodwin on 9/6/2024

On 3 September 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission (Commission) cannot encourage or accept referrals for below-threshold deals from national competition authorities if those...more

Antitrust in focus - April 2024

A&O Shearman on 7/1/2024

Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more

U.K. finalizes new consumer antitrust and digital markets regime

A&O Shearman on 6/3/2024

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has finally been enacted. It introduces significant changes to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules, establishes a new consumer protection regime and introduces a...more

Unlocking Digital Infrastructure: European Market Drivers and Trends

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/8/2024

M&A activity in the digital infrastructure sector has been growing year-on-year in Europe, with deal counts and cumulative deal values highlighting the resilience of this asset class. 2024 is likely set to hit a new peak of...more

Foreign Direct Investment: Key Recent and Future Developments in Europe and the US

BCLP on 3/27/2024

At a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context,...more

The Informed Board - Winter 2024

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/19/2024

The oversight obligations of boards continue to expand. Recent enforcement actions and new laws in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and supply chains create new challenges for boards, as we explain in this...more

2024 Insights: Other Regulatory Developments

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/22/2023

AI in 2024: Monitoring New Regulation and Staying in Compliance With Existing Laws Companies that develop or employ AI tools have to consider proposed AI-specific regulation as well as an array of existing IP, privacy,...more

2024 Insights: Corporate Trends

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/22/2023

Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more

International News: Spotlight on Foreign Investment

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/20/2023

In this dynamic global landscape, investors have always been required to make savvy, smart choices. This requires navigating through the intricate web of bilateral treaty protection, exploring the vital role these agreements...more

Desire to harness potential of generative AI drives rising interest in data as an asset

A&O Shearman on 12/15/2023

Investors are targeting AI developers and buying proprietary data sets to build new AI businesses. Here we explain how to manage risk in this fast-evolving space. When MIT named generative AI as one of its breakthrough...more

Three New UK Laws Impacting Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Markets and Personal Data

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/1/2023

On 7 November 2023, in the King’s Speech, the UK government announced three draft laws aimed at supporting tech companies’ growth and competitiveness: the Automated Vehicles Bill (AV Bill), the Digital Markets, Competition...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: October 2023

K&L Gates LLP on 10/27/2023

Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Prohibits US$1.7 Billion Merger in Online Travel Agency Sector - On 25 September 2023, the European Commission (Commission) prohibited, under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004...more

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