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New (2025) HSR Rules Vacated: What’s Next?

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On February 12, 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the final rule that overhauled and dramatically expanded the premerger notification requirements for transactions subject to the...more

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FTC Finalizes Consent Order Requiring Employer to End Blanket Noncompete Agreements

In the first enforcement action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since the Trump administration stopped defending an FTC rule that would have banned nearly all noncompete agreements in the employment context, the FTC...more

Cozen O'Connor

Ohio AG Targets Alleged Cannabis Cartels

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Ohio AG Dave Yost filed a lawsuit against nine multistate cannabis operators for allegedly violating Ohio’s Valentine Act by entering into reciprocal supply deals that allegedly suppress competition....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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Republican AGs Warn Corporations on Plastics Collective Action Risks

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Florida AG James Uthmeier led a group of 10 Republican AGs in sending a notice letter to nearly 80 corporations associated with plastics and packaging advocacy organizations, warning that their participation could raise...more

Hogan Lovells

Life Sciences Law Update Key developments for pharma and medical device companies in EU and Germany, France, UK, Italy and Spain...

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The Q1 and Q3 Life Science and Health Care Law Update covers key trends in the EU only while the other reports (on Q2 and Q4) cover key trends in the EU as well as in the Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) in life...more

Cooley LLP

Cooley’s 2026 Year Ahead for Life Sciences M&A: Competition and Creativity in a Dynamic Environment

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This time last year, we wistfully remarked that M&A activity in the life sciences sector had decided to slim down and join the GLP-1 trend. Since then, dealmakers in the space have discovered their appetite again – and then...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Competition Bureau Continues Focus on Financial Services: Market Study and Data Portability Report

The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) continues to demonstrate its interest and focus on the financial services sector with two recent developments....more

MoFo Tech

AI Trends for 2026 – Congress Signals Heightened Oversight of AI

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Divided government and a lack of consensus on how to move forward on comprehensive AI legislation means that Congress is instead pivoting to focus on industry oversight, narrow bills on AI policy, and requests for additional...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

NAW EPR Case Pauses Enforcement for NAW Members

On February 6, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon issued a critical ruling in National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) v. Feldon, a case challenging Oregon’s landmark Plastic Pollution and...more

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The Seventh Circuit Affirms the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology’s Win on Tying Claims

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The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal, with prejudice, of psychiatrists’ tying claim alleging that the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (“ABPN”) used its monopoly power over specialty...more

Jones Day

No Blankets Allowed: EC Rejects CMA's Full-Immunity Damages Approach as Asian Companies Reengage with the Cartel Leniency Program

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In a recent speech by cartel chief Maria Jaspers, the European Commission ("EC") expressed firm opposition to the UK Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) proposal to grant first-in leniency applicants full immunity from...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: January 2026

In January 2026, there were three Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and nine further possible offers announced. Firm Offers announced this month: • Recommended cash offer by VertiGIS Ltd for...more

Cozen O'Connor

AG Coalition Reaches $17.85M Settlement in Generic Drug Pricing Antitrust Litigation

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A coalition of 48 AGs led by Connecticut AG William Tong reached separate settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. (“Lannett”) and Bausch Health US, LLC/Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (“Bausch”) in generic-drug antitrust...more

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FTC Warns Law Firms of Antitrust Risk with DEI Certification Program

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The Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to 42 law firms regarding potential antitrust concerns tied to participation in Diversity Lab’s “Mansfield Certification” program, citing risks of competitor coordination in...more

A&O Shearman

Digital Networks Act And CSA 2.0: Key Implications For Telecoms And Digital Infrastructure

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The European Commission (Commission) published a proposal for a new Digital Networks Act (DNA), and a revised Cybersecurity Act, aiming to reshape the EU regulatory framework for digital connectivity, telecoms, and...more

Mogin Law LLP

“Jane! Stop this Crazy Thing!” Artificial Intelligence Antitrust Questions Get Extraterrestrial.

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SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI, valued at approximately $1.25 trillion, represents one of the most consequential mergers ever announced in the technology and aerospace sectors....more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Balancing Reliability, Competition in FERC's Pipeline Proposal

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On Oct. 16, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed new transparency requirements for interstate natural gas pipelines that could reshape how information about natural gas deliveries to specific power plants...more

BakerHostetler

State Enforcement in a Changing Antitrust Landscape: Reflections on Matthew J. Platkin’s Remarks at the ABA Antitrust Section’s...

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On January 29, 2026, the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section hosted “Diverse Perspectives: Antitrust in a Changing World.” The event brought together global competition enforcers, practitioners, economists and...more

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UK Government Launches Consultation Overhauling the CMA’s Competition Regime

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On 20 January 2026, the UK’s Department for Business & Trade (“DBT”) launched a consultation on a significant overhaul of the Competition Market Authority’s (“CMA”) regime, aiming to “promote effective competition, support...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Virginia’s EpiPen Settlement and What It Signals for Pharma Under AG Scrutiny

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On January 16, Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares’s last day in office, the Virginia AG reached a settlement with Viatris, Mylan’s corporate successor, over EpiPen pricing and related practices. The settlement was filed and...more

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Unpacking the Executive Order on Institutional Investment in Single-Family Homes

On January 20, 2026, the White House issued an Executive Order titled Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers that aims to address concerns about large institutional investors acquiring single-family...more

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EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Commission Publishes FSR Guidelines – Key Implications for M&A

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On 9 January 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its first set of Guidelines on the application of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”), which requires some M&A deals involving companies that have...more

Dacheng

Managing Merger Control Call-in Risk in China: Procedure, Enforcement, and Remedy

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Over the past six months, China has seen a notable surge in the enforcement of the merger control “call-in” regime. Most recently, on 22 January 2026, China’s antitrust authority, the State Administration for Market...more

Jenner & Block

FTC Announces 2026 HSR Threshold

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The annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act reporting thresholds have arrived. The new thresholds for notification will apply to all transactions that close on or after the effective date of the notice, which is...more

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