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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

A Look at the Evolving Scope of Transatlantic AI Regulations

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/27/2024

There have been significant changes to the regulations surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) on a global scale. New measures from governments worldwide are coming online, including the United States (U.S.) government’s...more

U.S., EU, and UK Competition Authorities Release a Joint Statement Highlighting Competition Risks in Generative AI and Other AI...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/29/2024

Competition authorities in the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom released a joint statement on competition in generative AI and other AI products, continuing the drumbeat that policymakers need to...more

UK, EU, and US release joint statement on competition in generative AI foundation models and AI products

WilmerHale on 7/26/2024

On July 23, the European Commission, US Department of Justice, US Federal Trade Commission, and UK Competition and Markets Authority released a joint statement setting out shared principles on competition in markets that...more

EU, US and UK Competition Authorities issue joint statement on AI

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/26/2024

On 23 July 2024, the European Commission, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, and the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission issued a joint statement setting out their commitment to work together to...more

Full Steam Ahead for Cartel Enforcement in 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/4/2024

As anticipated, cartel enforcement is ramping up at the start of 2024 and investigations relating to artificial intelligence (AI) are taking center stage. Leadership of both the broader Department of Justice (DOJ) and the...more

Antitrust in focus March 2024

A&O Shearman on 4/2/2024

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Thomas Masterman, partner based in London, is our editor this month. He has selected: Out now: our latest global...more

European Commission Merger Policy Speech Reflects Alignment with US Agency Policy, Pre-2021

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 3/21/2024

Today's speech by Guillaume Loriot -- the EC's Deputy Director General for Mergers -- is worth a read. Without agreeing necessarily with all of the enforcement decisions described therein, it is striking how much the speech...more

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Are You in Compliance?

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 3/15/2024

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the European Commission recently launched the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”), marking a significant shift from the previous frameworks such as Safe Harbor and...more

CMA Hits Accelerator on Enforcement of UK Labour Markets

BCLP on 2/16/2024

Whilst not traditionally a focus of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the UK’s labour markets now form one of the CMA’s strategic priorities, as outlined in its 2023 to 2024 Annual Plan....more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q4 2023

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/14/2024

IN THIS FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE - UNITED STATES - New Merger Guidelines Released - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) issued their updated Merger Guidelines on...more

Global merger control trends

White & Case LLP on 2/9/2024

Global merger control enforcement has become more interventionist across Europe, the US, Middle East and Australia, with antitrust regulators increasingly inclined to scrutinize and challenge mergers. Against the backdrop of...more

[Event] 18th Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - April 29th - 30th, Washington, DC

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 2/5/2024

For over eighteen years the “who’s who” in the global sanctions’ community has attended 18th Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance– which is widely regarded as the premier conference for...more

EU and UK Merger Regulators Look Beyond Horizontal and Vertical, With Digital ‘Ecosystems’ a New Focus

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/14/2023

Key Points - - EU competition regulators are increasingly considering “ecosystems” of products and services in their analysis of the competitive impact of mergers — a framework that often does not fit with the historical...more

Antitrust in focus - October 2023

A&O Shearman on 10/30/2023

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the European Commission (EC), to regulate subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU that could distort competition in EU...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

Goodwin on 8/25/2023

Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

Global M&A Insights - Innovation thrives amid challenging conditions

A&O Shearman on 7/12/2023

As we look ahead to the second half of 2023, the outlook for M&A remains complex. In the six months to the end of June, global deal value stood at USD1.2 trillion, around one-third of last year’s annual total. ...more

Significant improvements for international transfers of personal data - adequacy decision for the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy...

WilmerHale on 7/12/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“Adequacy Decision”). This ends a three-year journey to set up a successor to the EU-U.S. Privacy...more

Antitrust in focus - June 2023

A&O Shearman on 7/3/2023

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Francesca Miotto, partner based in Brussels, is our editor this month (learn more about Francesca in our Q&A feature...more

Report from the 2023 ABA Antitrust Section Annual Conference - UK, EU, and Canadian developments

BakerHostetler on 5/8/2023

The recent annual ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., once again brought together enforcers and counsel from around the world to discuss the hottest topics in global antitrust enforcement. We provide some of the...more

[Event] 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - April 25th - 26th, Washington, DC

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 4/5/2023

The American Conference Institute is hosting their 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance on April 25-26, 2023, in Washington! Don’t miss the opportunity to stay current with the...more

Antitrust in focus - February 2023

A&O Shearman on 3/7/2023

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Vivian Cao, partner at Allen & Overy Lang Yue, is our editor this month....more

Toughening merger control enforcement around the world: Results of White & Case's Global Antitrust Merger StatPak (WAMS) study

White & Case LLP on 2/21/2023

European Union - In the EU, the EC is more likely to block a merger than in the past. In 2022, the EC issued two prohibition decisions compared to none in the full years 2021 and 2020. In the past ten years (2013 – 2022),...more

DAMITT 2022 Annual Report: Timing and Remedy Risks Grow for Transactions Hit with Significant Investigations

Dechert LLP on 1/25/2023

Sixty percent of significant investigations concluded with a complaint or abandoned transaction in 2022. This shatters last year’s record of 37 percent. The 10 complaints filed in 2022 are also a DAMITT record. Those are...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q4 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/20/2023

DOJ Sees First Merger Win After String of Losses - Penguin Random House’s planned acquisition of rival Simon & Schuster was blocked by Judge Florence Pan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on November...more

Congress Increases U.S. Merger Filing Fees, Adds Foreign Subsidy Disclosure Requirements, and Empowers State Attorneys General

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 1/10/2023

Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act (“HSR Act”) fees are changing, and the HSR process is also changing with the inclusion of new filing tiers, one less expensive tier, several much more expensive tiers, and new state-level and...more

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