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Nota Bene Episode 135: Europe Q3 Check In: Brexit, Data Protection, and Block Exemption Regulations with Oliver Heinisch
NGE On Demand: Personal Data Protection Travels: The New Standard Contractual Clause with John Koenigsknecht and David Wheeler
Nota Bene Episode 123: Europe Q2 Check In - Brexit Updates and Antitrust Laws in the Digital Economy with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 112: How Europe is Filling Enforcement Gaps for Digital Gatekeepers with Robert Klotz and Ciara Barbu-O’Connor
Nota Bene Episode 106: The Corporate Investor Movement Toward Environmental, Social, and Governmental Policies with Allison Troianos and Ariel Yehezkel
Nota Bene Episode 102: Examining European Union State Aid in the Face of COVID and Brexit with Jacques Derenne and Robert Klotz
What's Next after the Schrems II Decision of ECJ
Compliance Perspectives: The End of the Privacy Shield
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
Nota Bene Episode 65: European Check In: Environmental Protection, Privacy Regulations, Digital Market Definition, and Brexit with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 55: Updates on the European Commission and Brexit with Isabelle Rahman and Oliver Heinisch
The European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (the EU AI Act) is the first comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) regulation to address AI technologies across the globe. The EU AI Act was proposed in April 2021 and...more
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Dealmaking in Europe’s life sciences sector has been relatively muted in recent years, but the first half of 2025 has shown signs of strength as companies respond to the stark realities of an aging population - Earlier this...more
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability raises questions regarding how it might facilitate EU competition law violations. ...more
Introducing “SkadBytes,” our newest podcast where Skadden’s IP and Tech team discusses pivotal changes driving tech regulation and innovation. Host Deborah Kirk and colleagues Alistair Ho and Jonathan Stephenson reflect on...more
On July 10, 2025, the European Commission released a nearly final version of the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice (Code) under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act). This blog post outlines the purpose,...more
The European Commission has published the final version of a general-purpose AI (“GPAI”) Code of Practice. We took a deeper look into it and prepared a short summary to help you understand what the GPAI Code of Practice is,...more
Global investment in AI surged to approximately USD 252 billion in 2024, representing a thirteen-fold increase since 2014. As AI technologies become deeply embedded across key economic sectors such as finance, manufacturing,...more
Over 45 leading European companies just publicly urged the EU to pause the rollout of the EU AI Act’s impending rules for high-risk and general-purpose AI (GPAI) systems, citing concerns over regulatory complexity and...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
The EU AI Act (AI Act), effective since February 2025, introduces a risk-based regulatory framework for AI systems and a parallel regime for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models. It imposes obligations on various actors,...more
The European Commission recently launched a public consultation on the implementation of the AI Act, primarily focused on the classification (and ultimate regulation) of “high risk” AI systems. The AI Act employs a risk-based...more
Key Points - - The war in Ukraine has prompted a historic surge in European defense spending. - Governments in the EU and U.K. are stressing the need for innovation. They are increasingly turning to investment in small...more
The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent last Thursday, June 19th, bringing into law some significant changes to the country’s post Brexit data protection framework, among an array of other, related rules (on...more
“Disruption” is business-speak for innovative companies or technologies that challenge the status quo. Now more than ever, it seems like disruption is a constant theme in today’s business and regulatory environment,...more
With industries embracing this evolving technology, Europe is determined not to be left behind, and dealmakers are paying close attention - Europe’s artificial intelligence industry is gaining traction but has struggled to...more
The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has released a draft report (dated 14 May) and motion for a European Parliament resolution on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the...more
The firm is pleased to distribute the European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin, which breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe in the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways....more
On April 9 2025, the European Commission published the AI Continent Action Plan (the Action Plan), which outlines the EU’s strategy to enhance innovation, competitiveness and regulatory compliance in artificial intelligence...more
On 15 April 2025, Ofgem approved the National Energy System Operator’s (NESO’s) Target Model Option 4 (TMO4+) to reform the grid connection process in Great Britain. The reform shifts from a “first come, first connected” to a...more
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On April 22, 2025, the AI Office within the EU Commission launched a multi-stakeholder consultation to assist in the preparation of guidelines aiming at clarifying the scope of the rules for providers of GPAI models in the AI...more
While the authorities’ publications on AI have recently tended to be in the area of data protection (such as the EDPB, which we covered here and here), the European Commission has recently published its first set of [draft]...more
The European Commission published guidelines that clarify the definition of AI systems under the AI Act, analyzing each component of the definition of AI system, providing examples and specifying which systems should be...more
Recently, the European Commission announced plans to advance Europe's position in the global AI race. Primarily, the Commission seeks to develop a 20 billion euro fund to build a network of AI gigafactories in Europe. This...more