31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 22 - Level of Due Diligence
AI Today in 5: January 22, 2026, The AI Compliance Blindspot Edition
Daily Compliance News: January 22, 2026, The Compliance Officers Fired Edition
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 21 - Managing Third Parties
AI Today in 5: January 21, 2026, The 9 AI Risks Edition
Great Women in Compliance: Don’t Freak Out: Compliance from a Prosecutor-Defense Lens
Compliance into the Weeds: Addressing Retaliation Against Compliance Officers: Strategies & Insights
Daily Compliance News: January 21, 2026, The Excellence in Compliance Awards Edition
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 20 - Third Party Risk Management Process
AI Today in 5: January 20, 2026, The Extortion Edition
Innovation in Compliance: Transforming from Hierarchy to High Performance: Governance and AI in 2026
Daily Compliance News: January 20, 2026, The First We Kill All the Lawyers Edition
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 19 - Evaluating the Risk Management Process
FCPA Compliance Report: Navigating Corporate Ethics and Compliance Trends in 2026 with Mike Volkov, Part 2
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 18 - Risk Assessments
Sunday Book Review: January 18, 2026, The Top Books on Innovation ’26 Edition
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 17 - Podcasting for Compliance
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 16 - Effective and Tailored Compliance Training
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 68 - The Corruption is Free Speech Edition
AI Today in 5: January 16, 2026, The More Chatbots in Recruiting Edition
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has increased the dollar jurisdictional thresholds necessary to trigger the reporting requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and...more
ALERT UPDATE: The FTC announced its annual changes to certain thresholds which govern the need to make an HSR filing, the fees associated with required filings and the thresholds which dictate the legality of interlocking...more
On 20 January 2026, the UK Department for Business and Trade (“DBT”) launched a major consultation inviting views on proposed refinements to the UK's competition regime (the “Consultation”), with a primary focus on the...more
Assuming the title of this article prompted you to read on, it probably comes as no surprise to you that consumers' interest in the safety and quality of their skincare, fragrance and related personal care products is at an...more
The Surface Transportation Board (“STB” or “Board”) last Friday rejected the application filed by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) for UP to acquire control of NS and merge their...more
Welcome to the 16th edition of Cartel Intel! This bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of recent cartel enforcement and competition law developments across key jurisdictions. Together, these developments reflect an...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this year's revisions to the thresholds and filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), applying to all transactions closing on or after...more
Our Antitrust and Mergers & Acquisitions Teams summarize recent updates to relevant thresholds for notifying mergers to antitrust agencies, relevant thresholds for associated filing fees, and thresholds under a law...more
Coming into 2025, the long-predicted “great wave” of bank mergers still appeared theoretical. But by year’s end, announced U.S. bank deals exceeded 2024 totals, and aggregate transaction value had moved decisively higher,...more
A federal judge has paused the merger of the only two companies developing a heart device made for high-risk patients suffering from aortic regurgitation, a potentially dangerous condition that occurs when the heart’s aortic...more
On January 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced increased reporting thresholds for transactions. Annually, the FTC reviews and adjusts the premerger notification thresholds for reporting acquisitions of...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced its annual adjustment to the monetary thresholds that apply to mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures per the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as...more
This month, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce relaxed export control restrictions on certain semiconductors and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). BIS issued a new rule revising its...more
Although many New Year’s resolutions lose momentum by February (guilty!), the FTC’s commitment to Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA) enforcement shows no signs of slowing....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds. The HSR Act requires all persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions, which meet or exceed...more
Welcome to 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program. Over this 31-day series in January 2026, Tom Fox will post a key component of a best-practice compliance program each day. By the end of January, you will have enough...more
The disruptive potential for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has only become more evident as they have matured, and fierce competition has developed between both existing technology leaders and new entrants to push...more
This year saw significant developments in antitrust scrutiny of labor issues, including wage fixing, non-competes, and no-poach agreements. Applying the antitrust laws to labor markets and consideration of labor effects in...more
Class certification can be a key battleground in class actions. Successful certification of a class often gives plaintiffs leverage in a case, while defendants that successfully oppose class certification may significantly...more
Concerns and challenges raised in the past few years by lawmakers, enforcers, and private plaintiffs about algorithmic pricing, particularly where algorithms are based on pooled competitor data, began to bear fruit in 2025...more
This update focuses on the digital technology sectors and the firms that have come to be collectively known as “Big Tech.” Our AI Industry Preview discusses the outlook for firms, including digital technology incumbents,...more
The life sciences and healthcare industries have remained a major focus for government enforcers in the Trump administration. Agencies have continued to closely examine medical device and pharmaceuticals markets with a strong...more
Editor’s Note: Legal hold failures are often judged with hindsight, as though preservation problems could be avoided with a simple tweak or a few words. Contributing author and seasoned eDiscovery attorney Phil Favro...more
The past year, global trade upended. Through aggressive use of tariffs under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA), expanded Section 232 investigations, and a sustained enforcement crackdown, the Trump...more
On January 6, 2026, Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced House Bill 2115 (HB 2115), which would significantly expand the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s oversight of health care transactions by establishing new pre-closing...more