On 11 June 2025, the French Competition Authority (‘FCA’) fined three companies active in the engineering, technology consulting, and IT services sectors, Alten, Bertrandt, and Expleo, a total of €29.5 million for participating…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On June 6, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a number of claims being brought against Google related to its alleged improper collection of health-related data though various…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In a significant development for the field of artificial intelligence and copyright law, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a ruling in a case brought by a group of authors against AI…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
We are two weeks away from the country-specific reciprocal tariffs coming into effect, and the Trump Administration is still continuing to engage in trade talks with around 20 countries. With these negotiations ongoing, it is…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) introduced a new filing system, referred to as EDGAR Next, which establishes an authentication process for EDGAR filers seeking to make filings with the SEC…
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/ Administrative Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On 23 June, the European Commission (“Commission”), following a Phase II investigation, unconditionally approved the acquisition by Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) of Dorna Sports, S.L. (“Dorna”) (Case M.11539,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
With less than a month until the reciprocal tariffs are scheduled to snap into effect, foreign governments continue to pursue negotiations with the Trump Administration around individual country tariff rates. On Monday, June 16,…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed, as part of a larger omnibus budget bill, a 10 year moratorium on regulation of AI by the states. If passed by the Senate, this provision would be one of the most significant federal…
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/ Privacy, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 9, 2025, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice issued “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)” (the “Memorandum”). The Memorandum…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
Amazon and Starbucks notched a decisive win in the fast-evolving world of biometric privacy litigation, securing the full dismissal of a proposed class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Privacy
President Trump said today that his administration reached a tentative agreement on a trade truce with China following talks between the two sides in London. According to the President, the tentative agreement will result in the…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
On June 9, 2025, EPA issued a prepublication version of the proposed rule granting Class VI underground injection control (“UIC”) primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) to Texas. Class VI UIC wells are used for the injection…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
Under the old guard of the prior administration, private equity was repeatedly under fire for alleged “flip and strip” tactics that were supposedly “at odds with competition.” Now, with new enforcers in place, a different…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
As President Trump and President Xi Jinping prepare for high-stakes talks following the breakdown of the May Geneva trade agreement, China’s tightening grip on critical mineral exports—especially graphite, rare earths, and…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
On 2 June 2025, the European Commission fined Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of EUR 329 million for participation in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. Notably, this marks not only the first time the Commission has…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
