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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
February 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger
Europe, North America
DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
February 27, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger
Europe, North America
Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
February 26, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
Antitrust View More
February 27, 2026 | Nick Robertson
Europe, Latin America, North America
US policymakers have shown an increased interest in standard-essential patents (SEPs) in recent months, as stakeholders tell MLex that 2026 will be critical for both patent owners and standard implementers. Wi... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a reply in support of her office's motion to dismiss RealPage’s court challenge to a state ban on algorithmic rent-setting tools, arguing that the la... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice and the Patent and Trademark Office announced a statement of interest in a case in the Eastern District of Texas arguing that unduly limiting patentees’ ability to se... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 27, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Amy Miller
North America
As US President Donald Trump pressures Big Tech to shield consumers from utility bill hikes associated with electricity-hungry data centers, companies can anticipate difficult tradeoffs. Adding power to the el... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Jean Comte and Lewis Crofts
Europe
Access to "sufficient electricity" and "quality data" are key for effective competition in artificial intelligence, the CEO of French AI company Mistral told the EU competition commissioner. Arthur Mensch met ... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Industry ministers from 13 EU countries have issued a joint statement demanding that the upcoming European emissions trading system revision put the emphasis on competitiveness: "Given the declin... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 27, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion proposed acquisition of Cox Enterprises, Inc. received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission, the agency announced. To secure approval, Charter submitted ... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Federal Communications Commission Wireline Competition Bureau approved Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Enterprises, Inc.’s residential cable, commercial fiber, and... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
RTL has filed its proposed takeover of Sky Deutschland for EU merger approval. The European Commission has set an April 8 deadline to decide on the deal, which would create the third-largest streaming platform... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs bringing US negligence claims against Shane Selinger, owner of a gambling website, over online gambling by children on Roblox failed to convince a federal appeals court to grant summary disposition.
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and other organizations told the US Supreme Court that authorizing a warrant directing Google to search its “Location History” database and pro... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
Another porn-hosting platform received a fine from the UK online safety regulator this week for inadequate age assurance. But as the number of fines grows, there is scant information about whether they are pai... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
February 27, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Japan’s regulators for competition, small- and medium-sized enterprises, and IP said Friday in a press conference that a large-scale cross-sector survey of nearly 7,000 companies and 148 in-depth... (more story)
February 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
US courts still handle some of the world’s highest-stakes intellectual property disputes but their status as the forum of choice may be fading. If that shift accelerates, stakeholders say it could further erod... (more story)
February 26, 2026 | Nick Robertson
Asia, Latin America, North America
Licensing deals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries made the most news in recent weeks, while patent pool administrator Via LA continued the growth of its automotive Qi Wireless patent pool in China.
Financial Crime View More
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Senator Mark R. Warner, a member of the US Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined his Democratic colleagues on the committee to press the US Treasury and Justice Departments... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A new corporate cooperation program launched by the US attorney for the Southern District of New York has white-collar defense lawyers pondering the age-old question of whether to take up the government offer.... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: US Representatives Maxine Waters and Joyce Beatty sent a letter to International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, applauding the fund's recent efforts to strengthen governanc... (more story)
Financial Services View More
February 27, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
MBaer Merchant Bank has been liquidated by Swiss regulators and four individuals face investigation as part of a probe into suspected money laundering involving the Zurich-based private bank. The move comes on... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Katharine Braddick has been named as deputy governor for prudential regulation at the Bank of England and head of the Prudential Regulation Authority. Braddick, who is currently group head of str... (more story)
February 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
Europe, North America
Since its founding in 2018, the small Swiss private bank MBaer Merchant Bank has profited from offering financial services to customers engaging in money laundering, and in some cases its executives were “like... (more story)
Trade View More
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade has granted a group of plywood manufacturers’ motion for reconsideration of an earlier ruling, which sustained a US Customs and Border Protection determination... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex summary: The US International Trade Commission voted unanimously to preliminarily determine there is a reasonable indication that allegedly dumped fresh winter strawberries from Mexico have harmed a domestic industry.
February 27, 2026 | Bradley Dress
Asia, North America
A coalition of US importers filed a petition asking the US Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that upheld the US Trade Representative’s use of Section 301 to significantly modify tariffs on Chin... (more story)
State Aid View More
February 27, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
The New Lottery Company has lost its UK lawsuit alleging that an award of funds by the Gambling Commission to Camelot, which ran the UK's National Lottery, was an unlawful subsidy. An application requiring the... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Shipping companies saw the EFTA Surveillance Authority clear an updated Norwegian tax refund plan, under which businesses employing seafarers are being reimbursed for income tax and social securi... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Energy-intensive companies in Slovenia exposed to international competition will be eligible for partial compensation for higher power charges resulting from carbon prices under a €78 million pla... (more story)
Energy View More
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US government has filed a civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of the Skipper, a crude oil tanker seized by the US on the high seas in December 2025, and about 1.8 million barrels of crude ... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Hyundai Motor Group has pledged to invest about 9 trillion won ($6.3 billion) in artificial intelligence, robotics and clean energy projects in the Saemangeum reclaimed land area of South Korea's... (more story)
February 26, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: European countries built 19 gigawatts of new wind energy capacity in 2025 and invested €45 billion in new wind projects, according to a study by industry group WindEurope. The association warned ... (more story)
Technology View More
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: An unnamed suicide forum has been found in breach of the UK’s Online Safety Act under a provisional decision issued by Ofcom, marking the latest escalation in a probe first opened in April 2025. ... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The industry’s push to prioritize open-source software, especially in artificial intelligence, in the EU’s tech sovereignty strategy has been taken into account in the regulator’s consultation, t... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Very large online platforms are actively monitored by the EU to see how they implement user reporting and redress obligations required under the bloc's digital services law, the European Commissi... (more story)