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Data Privacy and Security, Technology
March 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property
March 25, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
March 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes
Asia, Europe, North America
Antitrust View More
March 26, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation recently organized an antitrust compliance briefing for more than 40 major platform companies, including Pinduoduo, Trip.com, Meituan and ByteDan... (more story)
March 26, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: The New Zealand antitrust regulator is proposing to authorize the country’s banks to negotiate a collective agreement over cash-in-transit services with Evergreen International NZ, trading as Arm... (more story)
March 26, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee
Asia
Nextrade, an alternative stock trading platform in South Korea, is under investigation by the Korea Fair Trade Commission over allegations that it misappropriated security token offering, or STO, technology fr... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Both Elon Musk and Sam Altman will be allowed to submit key evidence in the upcoming trial over Musk's allegations that OpenAI committed fraud and breach of charitable trust in its conversion fro... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Three individuals were charged with conspiring to commit smuggling and export control violations for allegedly seeking millions of dollars’ worth of export-controlled computer chips from a Califo... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe, North America
Microsoft’s chief legal officer warned that the rollout of AI technologies should avoid the pitfalls of internet search, which fell into the hands of Google, and regulators should rightly focus on bottlenecks ... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 26, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank, both based in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, agreed on Wednesday to establish a joint holding company as part of a management integration. The lenders aim to form C... (more story)
March 26, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger
North America
Paramount’s chief legal officer said the company used lobbyists to assist the company during its merger negotiation with Warner Bros Discovery — and there is nothing wrong with that. Makan Delrahim, a former a... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers
North America
Companies dealing with the uncertainty of antitrust enforcement over environmental, social and governance, or ESG, goals in the US need to conduct a risk assessment of approaches in Democratic and Republican s... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 25, 2026 | Mike Swift
Europe, North America
While US federal cybersecurity regulators were a no-show at this week's RSA conference in San Francisco, a key EU regulator who attended the conference said she's hopeful that the many common cybersecurity iss... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs bringing US wiretap claims against Amplitude failed to convince a California federal judge to grant them leave to immediately appeal an order granting a motion to compel arbitration. U... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US Senator Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, called on Congress to pass his Children and Teens’ Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). The update to his 1996 privacy law governing how ... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 26, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
The semaglutide legal battle in India has entered a new phase, with Novo Nordisk taking on Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories over formulation patents and trademark concerns, just after the expiry of the patent protecti... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
Asia, Europe, North America
The intellectual property ecosphere is no longer just about securing rights. Where innovation takes place, and where it remains, are paramount, experts agreed Wednesday.
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US District Judge Vince Chhabria allowed a proposed class of authors led by Richard Kadrey to amend their copyright complaint for the fourth time, adding a contributory infringement claim related... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 25, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
Banking and cryptocurrency groups with stakes in tokenization clashed before a US congressional committee on the best rule-making process for addressing potential regulatory gaps and ambiguities. Executives wi... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A US appeals court denied rap star Prakazrel "Pras" Michel's request for bail pending the appeal of his conviction and prison sentence for campaign finance violations and acting as an unregistere... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey told a London court on Wednesday that he was the “victim” as the UK's financial regulator scrutinized whether his firm could continue to meet compliance requirements in the wake... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
The Department of Justice's settlement of a monopolization lawsuit with Live Nation and Ticketmaster is an "embarrassment" and US state attorneys general will continue to stay on the case and see an ongoing ju... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Financial Stability Oversight Council voted unanimously to publish the proposed interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company designations.* *Corrected March 25, 2026, at 17:33 GMT; ... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to Randall Guynn, the new Director of the Division of Supervision and Regulation at the Federal Reserve, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest g... (more story)
Trade View More
March 26, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia, North America
China has formally determined that Mexico’s recent tariff increases and related measures amount to trade and investment barriers, highlighting rising friction between the two trading partners. China’s Ministry... (more story)
March 25, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: President Donald Trump said he will hold a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 14 - 15. Trump also said he will host Xi in Washington later this year.
March 25, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
Plans for the EU to phase out Russian fossil fuels remain on track despite delays and political pressure, the bloc's energy chief, Dan Jørgensen, said as lawmakers clashed in debate over Russian energy depende... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 25, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Spain has won clearance for a plan worth €50 million to support projects to decarbonize industrial process heat via innovative technologies. The aid will take the form of a fixed premium per ton ... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
Nominations for 13 new EU Court of Justice judges and six advocates general are needed as soon as possible, EU capitals have been urged by the court's president. The terms of the incumbents end on Oct. 6 next ... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A national court or tribunal of last instance must always give reasons when refusing to refer questions on the application of EU law to the bloc's top court, the Court of Justice said in a ruling... (more story)
Energy View More
March 25, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa voiced concerns over “competitive distortions” between EU and foreign airlines at a meeting with the bloc’s competition chief, according to minutes published on Wednesday. Luf... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
Several EU member states have said they need more time to address a draft version of an EU-US critical minerals strategy, MLex understands. The two sides are finalizing a memorandum of understanding and action... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang has been blocked from building a £1.5 billion factory in Scotland over potential national security concerns. The UK government said it would continue to welcome investment ... (more story)
Technology View More
March 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Live Nation paid tens of millions of dollars to Oak View Group to advocate for Ticketmaster as exclusive ticketing rights for the arenas and other venues it managed came up for renewal, a conflict of interest ... (more story)
March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers
North America
Monopolization lawsuits against Big Tech companies have to be timed “just right” and can’t be brought too early or too late if US government enforcers are seeking a favorable liability decision and potentially... (more story)
March 25, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said a California jury’s ruling against Meta Platforms reinforces efforts to hold the company accountable for designs that harm children, citing New Mexico... (more story)