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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

AI Law Center: August 2025 Updates

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In this month's update: AI Regulatory Landscape: Three Things To Know How will Trump’s “AI Action Plan” and Executive Orders impact U.S. tech and federal procurement? Which companies are subject to “general-purpose” AI...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Summer of CSRD Redux: An In-depth Look at EFRAG’s Proposed Changes to the ESRS 1 General Requirements Standard

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As many of our readers will remember, during summer 2023, we published a 10+-part series that examined the requirements of ESRS 1, which is the cross-cutting standard that contains the general requirements for reporting under...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Consolidation of EU Green Deal Regulation on the Horizon

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The European Commission is advancing a major regulatory initiative in the form of an Environmental Omnibus Package (Omnibus) to streamline and consolidate core EU environmental legislation. Framed as a simplification effort,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Cooperate, protect, and challenge: Responding to dawn raids conducted by EU competition authorities

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Dawn raids conducted by antitrust authorities are stressful events. Among other issues, the ensuing investigations consume significant time and effort and often result in high fines for the companies involved. It is therefore...more

Jones Day

EU AI Act: European Commission Publishes General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

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The European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act ("AI Act") establishes a comprehensive, risk-based regulatory framework including provisions relating to general-purpose AI ("GPAI") models that apply as from 2 August 2025. In...more

Hogan Lovells

ESG Focus: UK/EU/International ESG regulation monthly round-up – July 2025

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Though it has been a little quieter this month, there are still ongoing developments in relation to the EU omnibus simplification package, including the anticipated “quick fix” for companies currently reporting under the...more

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Healthy returns: European life sciences M&A heats up as sector faces demographic reckoning

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

EU Sustainability Reporting Unpacked: Latest Developments on the Omnibus Package and ISSB Interoperability

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The Omnibus Simplification Package, launched by the European Commission in February 2025, aims to substantially reduce the compliance burden for corporate sustainability in the EU. The package focuses on amending the...more

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French Competition Enforcement in the New EU Paradigm

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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

King & Spalding

EU Space Act: What In-House Counsel Need to Know About the Potential Regulatory Framework for Space Activities in Europe

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On June 25, 2025, the European Commission published the long-anticipated draft EU Space Act (“Act”), a potentially landmark regulation that will apply to both EU and non-EU operators providing space services in Europe. The...more

Jones Day

Uneven Stop-the-Clock Provisions Throughout Europe on Sustainability Reporting

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As discussed in a previous article, the European Union is seeking to "bring competitiveness and climate goals together," and therefore launched a reform package—the Omnibus package—regarding sustainability reporting and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cartel Facilitated by a Minority Stake in a Competitor Sanctioned by the European Commission

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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...more

Hogan Lovells

UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – May 2025

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The drive to simplify and increase competitiveness in the European Union continues apace. Member States have started to implement the “stop-the-clock” directive, the Commission has signalled an intent to provide some limited...more

White & Case LLP

Private Equity Meets the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Five Key Takeaways at the Two-Year Mark

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As we approach the second anniversary of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), we take stock of the latest statistics and offer practical insights for private equity (PE) sponsors. Drawing on our extensive experience...more

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Data with destiny: European AI M&A heats up as the race for dominance intensifies

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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

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European Commission invites business to input on a "comprehensive and ambitious" review of its Merger Guidelines

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The European Commission has launched a public consultation of its Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines. Framed as a "comprehensive and ambitious" review, the Commission is exploring how to incorporate wider policy...more

A&O Shearman

Latest developments on the EU Sustainability Omnibus

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The EU’s sustainability reporting and due diligence landscape is in flux following the European Commission’s adoption of its highly anticipated Sustainability Omnibus package in late February 2025. In recent bulletins, we...more

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Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, calls for the repeal of the CSDDD

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Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for the repeal of the CSDDD during his inaugural visit to the European Commission on May 9, 2025. German public television quoted him as follows: “The permanent solution to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – March/April 2025

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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

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EC’s First In-Depth FSR Merger Decision – Initial Takeaways for Dealmakers

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Our Antitrust Team examines the European Commission’s first conditional merger clearance under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and how it provides key insights into how foreign financial contributions impact...more

Hogan Lovells

ESG Focus: UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – April 2025

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This month, we bring you a number of updates on the EU omnibus simplification package, including the ‘Stop-the-Clock’ directive entering into force delaying the application of CSRD and CSDDD and a formal complaint against the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: April 24, 2025, The Made in Malaysia Edition

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Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

EU Omnibus: The EU Taxonomy – Why?

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In 2018, the European Commission set forth a classification system to determine whether businesses are environmentally sustainable. The EU Taxonomy followed the legalistic style of the French Civil Code and flummoxed...more

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Think you are below the radar? EU competition authorities expand scrutiny of below-threshold M&A deals

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In a merger control environment that has been steadily evolving over the past several years, M&A parties can less and less rely solely on traditional notification thresholds to assess filing obligations and antitrust risk....more

Jones Day

The Time is Now: Seeking to Reduce the EU ESG Burden

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For those involved in corporate governance, securities law disclosures, or sustainability regulation, you are likely familiar with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (the “ESRS”) and their 1,100+ data points, at...more

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