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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

January 17, 2025 | Chris May and Ilana Kowarski

North America

Welsh Carson settlement ‘blueprint’ caps Biden FTC's crackdown on roll-ups
US President Elect Donald Trump during a meeting with Prince William of the UK in the Salon Jaune room at the UK Ambassadors residence in Paris, France on Dec. 7, 2024.

Financial Services

January 17, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

UK delays Basel bank rules in anticipation of Trump’s deregulatory push
Ola Kallenius

Trade

January 17, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU carmakers prioritize promotion of stable trade ties with US, China

Antitrust View More

Cigna, CVS sued for failing to comply with US FTC investigative subpoenas, Khan says

January 18, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan said agency staff filed petitions to enforce compliance with civil investigative demands issued to Cigna and CVS Health over a year ago. The CIDs were ... (more story)

DOJ under Biden set records for civil antitrust enforcement, lagged in criminal cases

January 17, 2025 | Chris May, Khushita Vasant, Curtis Eichelberger and Clayton Vickers

North America

The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division had more total active civil investigations open in fiscal year 2024 than in any year for nearly a decade, workload statistics released today show.

Microsoft, Google, Amazon tie-ups with AI firms raise regulatory concerns, FTC says

January 17, 2025 | Mike Swift, Khushita Vasant and Amy Miller

North America

A US Federal Trade Commission report detailing key concerns around more than $20 billion in partnerships between cloud service providers Amazon, Google and Microsoft with artificial intelligence developers Ope... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Consumer data used for targeted pricing, US FTC study finds

January 17, 2025 | Xu Yuan, Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift

North America

Personal data such as location and web-browsing activities can be used to determine how different consumers pay differently for the same goods or services, a study by the US Federal Trade Commission shows.

US FTC technology office highlights key enforcement actions, remedies

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commission Chief Technologist Stephanie Nguyen outlined major programmatic advances achieved across the agency and highlighted how the FTC's work on the "front lines of tech inno... (more story)

Missouri attorney general announces plans to issue algorithmic-choice regulation

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey plans to issue regulations that would require social media platforms to offer Missouri residents the option to select alternative algorithms, if they prefe... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

SES-Intelsat market test shows Brazilian satellite market is broadly competitive

January 17, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

The market for supply of satellite capacity is competitive and has several players, according to most respondents in the market test the Brazilian competition authority is performing for its review of SES's me... (more story)

US DOJ issues 10-year statistics on single conduct, criminal antitrust, merger cases

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice's antitrust division issued its 10-year workload statistics report, summarizing enforcement actions from 2015 through 2024. One of the statistics shows that the total... (more story)

Omnicom-IPG deal needs clearance in 18 countries; US antitrust form filed Jan. 7

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Omnicom's acquisition of Interpublic Group, or IPG, must be approved by either antitrust or foreign direct investment authorities in 18 countries, including the US, UK, EU and China. Omnicom file... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

TikTok says it will go dark in US on Sunday

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: In the wake of a ruling by the US Supreme Court, TikTok issued a statement on social media clarifying that it will "go dark" on the Jan. 19 deadline for the app to be divested of Chinese ownership.

Virginia sues TikTok in state court on addictive design claims

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has sued TikTok and ByteDance, it's China-based parent company, in Virginia state court for its allegedly addictive design features and false claims about ... (more story)

Biden's executive order on cybersecurity has real bite, could have staying power

January 17, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

The Biden Administration’s 11th hour cyber executive order will require that companies looking to sell to the federal government show they meet basic cybersecurity standards, and the government isn’t afraid to... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Apple gets jazz musician’s US trademark suit dismissed again

January 17, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Apple did not abandon its “Apple” trademark for use in educational and entertainment services, a California federal judge found yesterday, dismissing a trademark suit by jazz musician Charles Bertini for a sec... (more story)

UPC Court of Appeal overturns Hamburg division's dismissal of case against REEL

January 17, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court overturned a decision by the Hamburg Local Division, which had dismissed Fives ECL, SAS's case against REEL GmbH over determination of damages. The... (more story)

Juul Labs’ e-cigarette patent revoked by UPC in a win for Njoy

January 17, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Juul Labs International suffered a legal defeat when the Unified Patent Court revoked a patent related to electronic cigarette technology. The case, brought by e-cigarette producer Njoy’s Dutch s... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Haas Automation fined $2.5 million by US for illicit shipments to Russia, China

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: As part of a coordinated effort, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed approximately $2.... (more story)

Former Mozambican minister sentenced in US over role in 'tuna bond' scheme

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Manuel Chang, the former Mozambican minister of finance, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 102 months and ordered to pay $7 million in forfeiture. Chang was convicted after a four-week t... (more story)

Former FirstEnergy executives charged in US with racketeering over bribery scheme

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Two former FirstEnergy executives have been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with one count of participating in a racketeering (RICO) conspiracy through a pattern of activity — includ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed withdraws from global climate-change body

January 17, 2025

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve said it has withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System. "While the Board has appreciated the engagement with the NGFS and... (more story)

Vanguard to pay $106 million to settle US SEC charges over retirement-fund statements

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Vanguard Group agreed to pay $106.4 million to resolve US Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the mutual fund company misled ordinary investors who held Target Retirement Funds in tax... (more story)

Honda to pay US CFPB $12.8 million for credit reporting failures

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Honda to pay $12.8 million for wrongfully reporting Honda and Acura drivers as delinquent to credit reporting companies, particularly during th... (more story)

Trade View More

KG Dongbu’s debt-to-equity restructurings not countervailable, US CIT says

January 17, 2025 | Laina S. Miller

North America

The US Court of International Trade has sustained the Department of Commerce’s second remand redetermination of the fourth antisubsidy review for corrosion-resistant steel products from South Korea, affirming ... (more story)

US CIT sustains review remand results for antisubsidy order on Korean CORE steel

January 17, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade sustained the Commerce Department’s remand redetermination results in regard to the antisubsidy duty review of Korean corrosion-resistant (CORE) steel products.

USITC votes to continue trade probe of float glass from China, Malaysia

January 17, 2025 | Laina S. Miller

Asia, North America

The US International Trade Commission has voted to continue the antidumping and antisubsidy investigations of float glass products from China and Malaysia.

State Aid View More

Scai can be asked to repay public support granted to Buonotourist, EU court says

January 16, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Italian region of Campania can order Scai to repay support, based on a recovery decision the European Commission made with regard to Buonotourist, and on account of economic continuity betwee... (more story)

Madeira loses appeal over Portugal's tax incentives at top EU court

January 16, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Portuguese territory of Madeira has lost its appeal at the EU's top court against the European Commission's order for Portugal to recover tax reductions granted to companies. In 2023, the low... (more story)

Ryanair’s appeals of re-approved Italian Covid aid published by EU court

January 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU General Court today released summaries of appeals by Ryanair against an earlier decision to readopt Italian support to airlines to compensate them for damages triggered by the Covid pandem... (more story)

Energy View More

European carmakers won’t be let down but must invest, EU industry chief says

January 17, 2025 | Stefano Porciello

Europe

European carmakers can expect support from EU policymakers, but they must direct investments and maintain jobs in Europe, the bloc’s industry chief has said. Stéphane Séjourné hinted at various policy options ... (more story)

Global financial system sees FSB release toolkit to assess climate risks

January 16, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Financial Stability Board today released a report on the assessment of climate-related vulnerabilities, which contains an analytical framework and toolkit to assess those vulnerabilities. The... (more story)

EU carmakers call for realignment of Green Deal

January 16, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The industrialization of the EU automotive sector should be based on market rather than penalties, and a “reality check” and “realignment” of the Green Deal is needed, the European Automobile Man... (more story)

Technology View More

TikTok ban enforcement unclear amid US presidential transition

January 17, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Enforcement of the US law that forces the divestiture or ban of TikTok is uncertain as it comes into effect amid a presidential administration transition. The controversial law, which gave TikTok and parent co... (more story)

Meta fights insurers over costs to defend US social-media addiction lawsuits

January 17, 2025 | Xu Yuan

North America

Meta Platforms is fighting to get its insurers to cover the social media giant’s costs in fending off a multitude of US lawsuits accusing it of contributing to the deterioration of young people’s mental health... (more story)

US House Republicans asked Khan for briefing on FTC probe into Uber

January 17, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Senior Republican lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan and Scott Fitzgerald wrote to outgoing Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan requesting "a confidential staff briefing r... (more story)