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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

US rejects any 'globalist' effort to control AI, Trump tells UN

Frontier AI capabilities for US, China loom over Trump-Xi Washington summit

EU govts split over AI, data transfer rules in Digital Omnibus comments

Google says €403m Irish fine was over ‘historical’ location tracking practices

Meta bets on personal AI, with privacy baggage in tow

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FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 22, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FTC’s Ferguson says China-linked divestiture buyers may prompt merger litigation
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Intellectual Property, Trade

September 22, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Nick Robertson

North America

USTR considers tariffs on Germany over drug pricing
California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 21, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Paramount settlement shows states retain leverage after US DOJ ends merger probe
US FTC’s Ferguson says China-linked divestiture buyers may prompt merger litigation
USTR considers tariffs on Germany over drug pricing
Paramount settlement shows states retain leverage after US DOJ ends merger probe

Antitrust View More

US FTC could potentially see Democratic commissioners appointed, Ferguson says

September 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission could potentially see the appointment of Democratic commissioners, but that decision will be driven in part by a larger question about the relationship between the US president ... (more story)

White House isn't 'calling shots' at US FTC, Ferguson says

September 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US President Donald Trump and the White House aren't "routinely instructing" the Federal Trade Commission on how to navigate the antitrust, merger and consumer protection cases the agency is working on, Chairm... (more story)

US FTC can police AI companies via existing consumer protection laws, chair says

September 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Artificial intelligence tools are consumer products, and the Federal Trade Commission is going to play an important role in making sure AI companies adhere to US consumer protection laws without the need for p... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Illinois governor creates 'AI Cabinet' to assess AI risks

September 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker issued an executive order creating an AI Cabinet to assess risks from advanced artificial intelligence, prepare the state for AI-related incidents and recommend addi... (more story)

UN dialogue puts child safety at center of AI debate

September 22, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

Leaders from EU, France, Spain, Kenya and Australia convened at a UN dialogue to urge governments to move faster on AI child safety, citing the delayed response to social-media harms. The discussion came as th... (more story)

Brazil's Lula calls for Big Tech regulation, criticizes trade tariffs at UN

September 22, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticized the concentration of technology in the hands of a few players. Speaking at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, he also t... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US FTC evaluating 'whether to proceed' with US premerger form rulemaking, agency tells court

September 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission told the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that the agency "is currently evaluating" comments on its request for information about potential federal merger... (more story)

US states' settlement with Paramount, WBD far from iron-clad

September 22, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger, Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski

Europe, North America

The settlement signed by 12 US states allowing Paramount's merger with Warner Brothers Discovery to move forward, and touted by California Attorney General Rob Bonta as sufficient to address antitrust concerns... (more story)

US FTC's Ferguson says he backed behavioral fix in vertical deal that cleared

September 22, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he recently supported imposing a behavioral remedy in an unnamed vertical merger, but the agency allowed the transaction to proceed without conditions after he and Commissi... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US judge finds TikTok kids' privacy settlement lacking, declines to nix 2019 order

September 22, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

A federal judge in Los Angeles has refused to terminate a 2019 children's privacy order against TikTok by the US Federal Trade Commission as part of a $400 million privacy settlement with TikTok announced by t... (more story)

Live Nation, Amazon cases' ‘competition flavors’ highlighted by US FTC's Mufarrige

September 22, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Consumer protection suits against Live Nation and Amazon resemble antitrust litigation targeting anticompetitive conduct but require lower legal standards to prevail, Chris Mufarrige, director of the US Federa... (more story)

Alabama’s case against TikTok to be heard by jury

September 22, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

An Alabama jury is set to hear the state's case against TikTok for consumer protection violations, despite the state losing its right to a jury trial when it narrowed claims against the social media company.

Intellectual Property View More

SIM IP bets on strong patent cycle with QinetiQ cybersecurity deal, CEO says

September 22, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Europe, North America, Oceania

SIM IP’s purchase last week of a QinetiQ cybersecurity patent portfolio reflects its expectation that patent assets will become more attractive over the coming years, Chief Executive Erich Spangenberg told MLe... (more story)

Apple ruling in India warns against using copyright to bypass trademark-raid rules

September 22, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Apple cannot use copyright law to bypass trademark-raid safeguards, the Gujarat High Court ruled, warning that mischaracterizing counterfeit claims could undermine resulting searches, seizures and criminal proceedings.

UK vinyl record counterfeiter jailed in ‘hugely significant’ prosecution

September 21, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

A West London man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in connection with £2.7 million in counterfeit record sales. The case, which produced the largest-ever UK police seizure of fake vinyl, ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Aerofalcon owner avoids prison in US over role in sanctions evasion scheme

September 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Juan Carlos Gonzalez, owner of Aerofalcon, was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to export airplane engines to Venezuela without the necessary licenses, accor... (more story)

Oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman see EU sanctions lifted

September 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman have been removed from the European Union’s sanctions list following a vote on Tuesday that saw sanctions maintained on more than 3,000 entities.

UBS fined €5m by Dutch prosecutors over Credit Suisse legacy tax evasion cases

September 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

UBS has been fined €5 million by Dutch prosecutors after its subsidiary Credit Suisse helped customers transfer assets to Swiss bank accounts to keep them out of the view of the Dutch tax authorities between 2... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed’s modernization of discount window boosts banks’ confidence, Jefferson says

September 22, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve’s operational improvements to its discount window since the spring 2023 collapse of three banks have made it more likely firms will access the window and less likely they will be forced ... (more story)

Dubious investment guidance widespread on some EU bank sites, apps, group says

September 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Manipulative so-called dark patterns that steer investment choices are commonplace in some European bank websites and apps, NGO Finance Watch said in a report ahead of a new EU law called the Dig... (more story)

EU capital market reform negotiations among member states enter home stretch

September 22, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU countries are entering the final phase of negotiations on the Market Integration and Supervision Package, aiming to secure a common position among finance ministers on Oct. 9. Ireland, which is chairing tal... (more story)

Trade View More

US magnesia carbon brick producers ask Commerce to change scope language

September 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US producers filed an anti-circumvention request to the Commerce Department concerning magnesia carbon bricks from China to request a clarification on the language that the scope c... (more story)

Indian, Czech freight rail couplers subsidized, dumped in US, Commerce finds

September 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce determined that Indian and Czech freight rail couplers are being dumped in the US, and Indian imports are subsidized.

Covid vaccine components from China subsidized, US Commerce finds

September 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department preliminarily determined that imports of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, an organic compound used in the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for children age... (more story)

State Aid View More

Times have changed and antitrust needs defending, four former EU chiefs say

September 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Antitrust law is under pressure in the new world order and four former EU commissioners came to its defense on Tuesday, bewailing the breakdown of relations with the US and stressing the need for a strong hand... (more story)

EU must step up simplification drive, 13 member states urge

September 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Thirteen member states have called on the EU to step up its push to simplify European law. In a note circulated in Brussels and obtained by MLex, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Hung... (more story)

Latvia calls for higher, reviewed minimum thresholds for EU state aid controls

September 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Latvia has proposed having higher and regularly reviewed minimum threshold for investment that would trigger EU state aid controls, saying the current level no longer reflects inflation, rising i... (more story)

Energy View More

EU could trigger electricity, gas controls in supply crisis under draft plans

September 22, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission could require EU countries to curb electricity and gas consumption during a supply crisis under a draft overhaul of the bloc's energy security rules. The plan would also tighten gas con... (more story)

EU could require electricity, gas controls under energy security overhaul

September 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission could require EU member states to introduce electricity or gas usage controls during a supply crises under a draft plan to overhaul of the EU’s energy security rules. Simi... (more story)

MZX Tech, xAI file reply in support of dismissing US claims over data center

September 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: xAI and MZX Tech filed a reply in support of their motion to dismiss public nuisance, negligence and emotional distress claims in a proposed class action filed by Mississippi residents alleging t... (more story)

Technology View More

No need to hire lobbyists for US FTC antitrust, merger cases, Ferguson says

September 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said companies facing antitrust investigations or merger probes at the agency don't need to hire lobbyists to obtain a favorable outcome as cases will only ... (more story)

DMA data access helped 40 startups develop new services, EU official says

September 22, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

More than 40 startups are using easier access to data generated on gatekeeper platforms to develop services, a European Commission official said Tuesday, touting this statistic as an early benefit of the Digit... (more story)

DOJ’s former top litigator says Live Nation deal blindsided trial team (FTCWatch)

September 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

David Dahlquist, the former top antitrust litigator at the Department of Justice who led the trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, told FTCWatch the political leadership’s settlement of the lawsuit was “... (more story)