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Global Antitrust Enforcers Tackle AI ‘Stealth Mergers’ and ‘Acqui-Hires’

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Consolidation of Silicon Valley companies historically followed a simple pattern. A tech giant would buy a promising rival. Competitors, industry organizations, legislators, and market observers may protest....more

Mayer Brown

Trends and Enforcement Priorities at the 2026 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting

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Antitrust and competition lawyers, economists, and enforcers from around the globe gathered in Washington DC in late March for the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Section’s Spring Meeting to discuss key trends and...more

DLA Piper

Inside Competition: April 2026

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Inside Competition is designed to help companies identify key legal developments in antitrust and competition law in the United States. In addition to reporting on antitrust litigation and enforcement actions over the...more

Alston & Bird

Sustainability Spotlight | Q4 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, California climate disclosure updates, and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Warning Signs: Congressional Investigations in 2026 and Beyond

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As it becomes increasingly difficult to pass legislation in a polarized political environment, with narrow margins in either chamber of the U.S. Congress, congressional investigations have become a more frequent – and...more

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Antitrust Authorities Target Both Exploitative And Exclusionary Abuses Of Dominance

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In Europe, abuse of dominance fine volumes stayed steady in 2025 as antitrust authorities imposed financial penalties and crafted tailored commitments to remedy concerns. Globally, there was continued scrutiny of Big Tech. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Using Trademarks to Protect IP from AI

The fight between creators and big tech has mostly been focused on the alleged copyright infringement of using creative works in AI training data. However, trademark law might be the next battleground as creators look for...more

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Exit, Stage Antitrust: Abigail Slater’s Resignation & What Happens Next

Abigail Slater resigned as Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Antitrust Division on February 12, 2026—an exit widely reported as a forced ouster after the White House requested her resignation. Her departure is...more

Cooley LLP

2026 Antitrust Outlook: Learnings From the First Year of ‘America First’ Enforcement

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Following the transition to the second Trump administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pivoted toward a more “business-friendly” posture in many respects, while pursuing other...more

Cozen O'Connor

Republican AGs Press Alphabet on YouTube Moderation Practices

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Iowa AG Brenna Bird and Texas AG Ken Paxton co-led a group of 16 Republican AGs in sending a letter to Alphabet, Inc. about YouTube’s content moderation practices....more

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German Competition Authority Fines Amazon for Allegedly Influencing Prices of Third-Party Sellers on Amazon Marketplace

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In a landmark ruling, the German Bundeskartellamt fined Amazon EUR 59 million ($70 million) and prohibited Amazon from discriminating against third-party sellers for offering prices Amazon deems too high. On February 5,...more

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Cooley’s 2025 Tech M&A Year in Review: Tech M&A Revival – Big Deals Keep on Turnin’

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Despite early macro-headwinds, tech dealmakers were active in 2025, anchored by strategic acquirers making decisive moves to improve their positioning in a rapidly changing market environment and private equity sponsors...more

Mogin Law LLP

Hey, Siri. Isn’t the Apple–Google Deal Exactly What Judge Mehta’s Antitrust Opinion Was About?

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Apple’s decision to embed Google’s Gemini models at the core of Apple Intelligence—powering a rebuilt Siri and other OS‑level AI features—has drawn attention for what it means technologically....more

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One Small Step for Competition: Search Engine Antitrust Claims Against Google Survive

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The core claims brought in a consumer antitrust suit against Google LLC have been allowed to proceed, but allegations related to fraudulent concealment are in jeopardy....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2026 Antitrust Year in Preview

Last year was a landmark in the development of antitrust law. Enforcers, legislators, and private parties grappled with the fundamental shift represented by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the resolution of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2026 Antitrust Year in Preview: Big Tech

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

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2025 Energy & Chemicals Antitrust Report

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The President influences antitrust enforcement in a variety of ways, including by appointing the leaders of Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)....more

White & Case LLP

Eyes on AI: Looking ahead to potential AI antitrust enforcement in the Trump administration

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At a time when headlines about artificial intelligence seem to dominate everything from boardrooms to breakfast tables, clients and practitioners may be wondering whether the expanded use of AI will bring expanded antitrust...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Public-Private Partnerships in Real Estate: Building Strong Foundations, Navigating Risk and Embracing Emerging Trends

Since the White House released on July 23, 2025, “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan”—issued under Executive Order 14179, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”—there has been growing...more

Mogin Law LLP

December AI Deals Intensify Competition in Compute, Infrastructure, and Agentic Automation

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December closed out 2025 with a burst of high‑impact activity in the artificial intelligence sector, marked by major acquisitions and strategic investments from Nvidia, Meta, SoftBank, and IBM....more

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FROM LYRICS TO LIABILITY: AI COPYRIGHT CLAIMS MOVE FORWARD

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Anthropic’s legal troubles show no signs of abating. Last month, Judge Eumi K. Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Anthropic PBC’s second motion to dismiss in Concord Music Group Inc....more

Mayer Brown

Five Must-Watch Antitrust Storylines for 2026

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As an eventful 2025 in antitrust and competition comes to an end and we look forward to 2026, we reflect on the things that changed—and some things that did not—over the last year....more

Perkins Coie

Epic v. Apple: The Ninth Circuit Weighs In

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To ensure its ability to collect a commission, Apple’s rules have historically prohibited app developers from including links that would facilitate customers leaving the app to make a purchase elsewhere. This practice was...more

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Senate Democrats Press Big Tech on the Cost of AI’s Soaring Energy Demands

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A trio of Senate Democrats are putting major tech companies under the microscope, as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence drives data center construction and energy usage....more

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Delaware Supreme Court Holds that Amazon Stockholder’s Demand Stated a Credible Basis to Investigate Alleged Anti-Competitive...

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Wong Leung Revocable Tr. v. Amazon.com, No. 487 (Del. July 29, 2025) - In the wake of antitrust investigations and an action filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an Amazon stockholder sought books and records to...more

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