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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade

June 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

CFIUS national security review just one tool in government's expanding toolkit
Alexandre Barreto, General Superintendent of CADE.

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 25, 2026 | Henrique Santiago and Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Barreto urges review of Brazil merger rules as he exits CADE
Wooden gavel resting next to a black spiral notebook on a light wood surface, with the handwritten words Crypto regulation and sketched bitcoin symbols on the cover. A pen lies at the bottom of the notebook.

Financial Services, Technology

June 25, 2026 | Neil Roland

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

Uneven global crypto implementation poses financial stability risks, BIS says

Antitrust View More

Ørsted defeats Danish damage claims over Elsam’s abuse of dominance

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy company Ørsted said that Denmark's Maritime and Commercial High Court ruled in its favor in six lawsuits seeking up to 416 million kroner ($63 million) in damages, plus statutory interest,... (more story)

Nine California bail sureties to settle bail bond price fixing claims for $66.3m

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Accredited Surety and Casualty and eight other California bail sureties have agreed to pay $66.3 million to resolve US claims that they conspired to fix the prices of bail bonds in California and... (more story)

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says 99Food lacks market power, closes investigation

June 26, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

An initial probe that targeted food delivery app 99Food’s alleged abuse of dominant power has been closed by Brazil’s antitrust watchdog.

Artificial Intelligence View More

G7 data watchdogs consider minors’ privacy risks with age verification, smart devices

June 26, 2026

Asia, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: A joint declaration regarding data protection for minors was signed on Friday by the privacy watchdogs of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US. The regulators met as part of ... (more story)

Industry weighs in on EU copyright reform

June 26, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A major consultation on reform of the EU’s copyright regime has closed, drawing hundreds of responses from public bodies and industry and consumer groups. The European Commission will now begin work on shaping... (more story)

Japan set to adopt social media election rules

June 26, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japanese lawmakers in the lower house approved a bill Friday aimed at curbing false and misleading election-related information, including artificial intelligence-generated content, that could influence electi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

FTC's Ferguson says US courts ought to make rules to speed up antitrust lawsuits

June 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The US judicial system would do well by establishing rules that move along antitrust lawsuits more quickly instead of letting them drag on for years, Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson told MLex.

US FTC budget increase bid necessitated by expensive lawsuits, Ferguson says

June 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Expensive lawsuits and the need to hire antitrust economists, lawyers and paralegals justifies the US Federal Trade Commission's request for a nearly $45 million increase in the latest budget proposal, Chairma... (more story)

US FTC’s Ferguson warns of consequences if companies ignore subpoenas

June 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Companies that receive a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission and choose not to respond to it may still be inviting an antitrust or consumer protection lawsuit if the agency has enough evidence to procee... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU countries back reviving expired temporary rules on child sexual abuse material

June 26, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

EU government representatives on Friday backed reviving legislation that would restore a legal basis for online platforms to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material after temporary rules expired in Apri... (more story)

US ATF cancels contract for location data after facing congressional questions

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) terminated a contract with the data broker Penlink for its Webloc location data product, after facing questions from Senator Ron ... (more story)

Major class members face greater disclosure demands after UK’s Google adtech ruling

June 26, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has opened the door to broader disclosure demands on large beneficiaries of opt-out collective proceedings, ruling that major corporate class members in a £13.6 billion cla... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

EU design reform kicks in July 1 with digital requirements fleshed out

June 26, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The EU’s design reform enters its final phase on July 1, allowing protection for digital, animated and virtual designs. The EUIPO has finalized technical filing standards, while questions over the scope and in... (more story)

Industry backs use of mediation in SEP disputes despite transparency concerns

June 26, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

As standard-essential patent disputes increasingly span multiple jurisdictions, technology companies are promoting mediation as a complement to litigation, saying it can help address practical obstacles in lic... (more story)

US Supreme Court's refusal to hear India's TCS appeal deepens trade-secret divide

June 26, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia, North America

When the US Supreme Court declined Tata Consultancy Services' appeal, it left unresolved the most commercially significant question under the Defend Trade Secrets Act: whether avoided development costs alone c... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Businessman appears in US court on PDVSA-linked money laundering charges

June 25, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A businessman made an initial appearance in Miami federal court Wednesday on charges he had laundered the proceeds of inflated contracts obtained by making bribe payments to officials of Venezuela’s state-run ... (more story)

Rwandan gold refinery sanctioned by US for enabling conflict minerals trade

June 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on a Gasabo Gold Refinery, which has acted as a key partner to Rwandan government officials and M23 rebels as t... (more story)

Bank Caceis UK to pay millions over WealthTek failings, says UK regulator

June 25, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Asset servicing bank Caceis UK has been censured and will pay £31.7 million to the clients of collapsed wealth manager WealthTek over compliance failures, following UK regulatory action on Thursday.

Financial Services View More

EU draft crypto-assets penalty framework open for consultation

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has opened a 13-week consultation on its proposals for calculating fines for issuers of significant crypto-assets and their managers that break rules under the EU’s... (more story)

TotalEnergies must include emissions from product use in risk plan, French court says

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Paris court ordered French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies to revise its vigilance plan —  for identifying and preventing human rights and environmental risks — within six months to include gre... (more story)

Ireland targets EU market integration deal in October, with intensive planning

June 26, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Ireland, which will chair EU legislative talks in the second half of 2026, aims to secure a deal among finance ministers on the market integration and supervision package in October. The ambitious timeline com... (more story)

Trade View More

Canadian pipe producer files challenge to US Commerce review

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Canadian producer Pipe & Piling Supplies filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade challenging the Commerce Department's May review of an antidumping order on large diameter welded pipe from Canada.

South Korean producer challenges US Commerce wind tower case

June 26, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: South Korean producer Dongkuk S&C Co. filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to contest the Commerce Department’s May review of an antidumping order on wind towers from South Korea.

US Commerce says Australia, Norway dumping, subsidizing silicon metal

June 26, 2026

Asia, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department in a final determination said Australia and Norway are dumping and subsidizing imports of silicon metal. Commerce assigned a 6.16 percent dumping rate to Australian pro... (more story)

State Aid View More

Shipyards body flags concern over state-backed Asian firms in EU public tenders

June 26, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

European shipbuilders are facing increased competition for EU public tenders from Asian firms with state backing, maritime manufacturing industry association Sea Europe has told the European Commission, minute... (more story)

Romania's €1bn capital increase to boost investment bank BID wins EU approval

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's investment and development bank, Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare, or BID, may receive a capital increase of €1 billion to strengthen its capacity, the European Commission said Friday,... (more story)

Mead Johnson Nutrition should lose tax state aid appeal, says EU court opinion

June 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Baby food maker Mead Johnson Nutrition should lose its appeal against an EU state aid investigation into its tax arrangements in Gibraltar, according to a legal opinion prepared for the EU's top ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU ministers clash over plans for automotive sector's green transition

June 26, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU ministers have clashed over the European Commission's plans for the automotive sector's green transition, with disagreements between France, Germany and Italy over technological neutrality, biofuels and reg... (more story)

Energy storage agreement signed by EU, industry, member states

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy storage developers, manufacturers and energy-intensive industries on Friday signed an agreement with the European Commission and 22 member states, under which they committed to expand stor... (more story)

Electricity grids package stance approved by EU countries

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU member states agreed on Friday on their position for legislation to modernize the bloc's electricity grid network, known as the EU Grids Package, advancing plans to accelerate electrification ... (more story)

Technology View More

Indonesia says TikTok, YouTube disabled 4.7 million child accounts

June 26, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said digital platforms have disabled about 4.7 million accounts belonging to children as part of the implementation of Government Regulat... (more story)

Australia plans to strengthen social media ban, prime minister says

June 26, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

The Australian government wants to strengthen its world-first social media ban for children under 16, the prime minister said. The move follows criticism from eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant that the la... (more story)

China seeks to boost AI-powered advertising with tighter regulatory guardrails

June 26, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China is seeking to balance the wider adoption of artificial intelligence in the advertising industry with tighter oversight of AI-generated content and personal-data protection, under a new policy document ai... (more story)