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On 22 July 2025, as part of a longstanding commitment to refine the UK’s investment screening regime to reduce burden on business, the UK government announced plans to introduce limited exemptions to the mandatory filing...more
The UK government has published its latest annual report on the functioning of the UK’s investment screening regime under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) as well as announcing its intention to reduce...more
On 22 July 2025, the UK Cabinet Office announced a package of proposed reforms to the National Security and Investment Act (NSIA) 2021 aimed at streamlining the regime and easing the burden facing businesses who trigger NSIA...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 National Security Agency’s Artificial Intelligence, Security Center (AISC), together with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Australian Signals...more
On March 7 2025, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a paper outlining the challenges to UK data adequacy and ongoing national legislative reforms that could affect the renewal of the two existing...more
On 11 March 2025, the Department for Business and Trade through the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), issued a notice to exporters providing advance notice of updates to the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, which are...more
Welcome to the March issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more
Google removed its organizational ban on the use of AI for weapons and surveillance systems. The change eliminates key portions of the tech giant’s AI Principles that banned such uses. These principles, established in 2018,...more
If the UK and China were friends on social media, their relationship status would be ‘it’s complicated’. China is integral to many integrated supply chains, globally as well as in the UK, and is also a significant source of...more
At the recent Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, France, on February 10-11, 2025, U.S. Vice President JD Vance emphasized America’s commitment to AI leadership and to avoiding excessive regulation of AI. The...more
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
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
Welcome to the Akin Intelligence September-October recap. Around the one-year anniversary of the AI Executive Order, the White House announced that agencies had carried out their directives. Members of Congress introduced a...more
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, recently sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) expressing concerns...more
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more
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
The U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of State have been continuously easing restrictions on export-controlled trade between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia to foster technological innovation...more
The UK prioritizes a flexible framework over comprehensive regulation and emphasizes sector-specific laws. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) The UK government's AI Regulation White Paper of...more
Key Points - On Thursday, the UK government announced its intention to improve the workings of the NSIA, “ in these dangerous and uncertain times [when] our economy is increasingly the target for our adversaries.” In November...more
Welcome to the March edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the EU AI Act was approved by the European Parliament, moving one step closer to becoming the first major AI law. In the U.S., the DOJ brought criminal charges...more
Hosted by C5 Group, the 5th Annual European Forum on Global FDI Reviews returns for another exciting year with curated programming that provide sessions on the most pressing issues coming across your desk and strategic...more
The UK government is considering steps to make the regime more business-friendly, while maintaining and refining essential national security protections. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the UK’s first...more
In this episode of OnAir with Akin, lobbying and public policy partner Hans Rickhoff, senior counsel Reggie Babin and international trade counsel Alan Hayes discuss the current state of AI policy, with a specific focus on the...more
M&A activity in 2023 was subdued, as dealmakers grappled with geopolitical tensions, inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing regulatory scrutiny, against a backdrop of general economic uncertainty. Challenges in the...more