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