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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
Trade
March 16, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
Trade
March 13, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk
North America
Antitrust View More
March 17, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Live Nation Chief Executive Michael Rapino shot down a venue booking deal worth up to half a million dollars in profit to keep competition out of a California amphitheater controlled by the company, according ... (more story)
March 16, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The White House announced the establishment of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, with Vice President JD Vance the chairman and the chair of the Federal Trade Commission to be the vice chair. The... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
Passengers challenging Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines urged a federal court to reject the carrier’s attempt to dismiss their antitrust lawsuit, arguing the merger has already reduced flight ... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 17, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s Shinsegae Group said it signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based artificial intelligence company Reflection AI on Monday to form a partnership that includes a project to b... (more story)
March 16, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Democracy and Technology told a federal appeals court that Anthropic's proposed "guardrails" prohibiting use of its products for the mass sur... (more story)
March 16, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A group of teens from Tennessee is suing xAI alleging that the Grok chatbot made sexual images of them as minors, according to a complaint filed California federal court. The complaint alleges th... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 17, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: Astra Energy Group’s proposal to acquire independent fuel retailers Gull and NPD is raising competition concerns for New Zealand’s antitrust regulator. In a statement of issues published on Tuesd... (more story)
March 16, 2026
Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America
MLex Summary: A coalition of state attorneys general have asked the US District Court for the Northern District of California to reject the proposed settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the US Dep... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
Chinese chemical company LB Group's plan to buy a titanium dioxide manufacturing plant from Venator is being probed by the UK’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority has set a May 15 dead... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 17, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
Antigone Davis, the global head of safety at Meta, gave a New Mexico jury a personal view on Monday of how the company is working to help its users.
March 16, 2026 | Henrique Santiago
Latin America
Brazil begins enforcing a new law Tuesday aimed at protecting minors in digital environments. The Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents grants the country’s data watchdog additional powers to safeguard ... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
If children under 13 are not allowed on Instagram, why do so many appear to be using it? Testimony in two social media addiction trials has repeatedly returned to this question. Meta Platforms says the answer is complicated.
Intellectual Property View More
March 17, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
Surging counterfeit trade demands stronger global cooperation, with experts at a recent conference in India calling for an international legal framework to enforce cross-border court orders. Digital platforms ... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Nick Robertson
Europe, North America
Last week’s changes to design patent eligibility in the US, such as the eligibility of projected and virtual designs, follow in the footsteps of broader reforms in the EU, but critics of the US changes say the... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia, Europe
Japan’s Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the design of the widely recognized Tripp Trapp infant chair can qualify for copyright protection. The case could clarify how Japanese law treats artistic exp... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 16, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Judge Margaret Ryan, the SEC's Enforcement Division director, has resigned. Sam Waldon has been named acting director.
March 16, 2026
Latin America
MLex Summary: Bosch was ordered by a Brazilian regional labor court to pay 12.2 million reais ($2.3 million) over a corruption scheme in which the company allegedly paid bribes to court-appointed experts to ma... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Iurii Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payments firm Evita, has "reached an agreement in principle" with US prosecutors concerning allegations that he laundered more than $500 million on behalf of sanctio... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 16, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A proposed US Securities and Exchange Commission rule change aims to clarify that the rule applies only to equity securities, not to debt securities as well, according to Commissioner Hester Peir... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at promoting access to mortgages through community banks. The order, signed Friday, directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to target mortgage... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK is moving ahead with an overhaul of the financial services redress system to address concerns the Financial Ombudsman Service was acting as a "quasi-regulator." The government said it would legislate wh... (more story)
Trade View More
March 17, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: China said that it reached “new consensus” with the US during the sixth round of bilateral economic and trade consultations held in Paris on March 15-16, according to state media Xinhua. China’s ... (more story)
March 16, 2026
North America
MLex summary: The US Trade Representative announced the resolution of a labor dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Rapid Response Labor Mechanism with a Mexican company, ThyssenKrupp Springs & Stabili... (more story)
March 16, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: The American Soybean Association urged the Trump administration to secure additional soybean purchasing commitments from China as well as the revocation of the 10 percent retaliatory tariff on US... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Asia, Europe
Chinese security scanner company Nuctech will appear before EU judges on April 14 to contest inspections at its Dutch and Polish premises that were conducted in 2024 under powers to vet unfair foreign subsidie... (more story)
March 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Ryanair has asked the EU General Court to overturn a decision by the European Commission in October last year not to disclose documents related to an ongoing probe into state aid granted to Lufth... (more story)
March 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has published new guidelines on how countries can support sustainable forms of transport such as rail and inland waterways. The State Aid Land and Multimodal Transport Gui... (more story)
Energy View More
March 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Improving grid productivity through a legal proposal and expanding long-term power contracts could help shield EU industry from volatile electricity prices, the European Commission says in a lett... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Jean Comte
Europe
A letter from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of an Energy Council meeting outlines plans to assess gas price cap measures, promote long-term power contracts and support energy-intensi... (more story)
March 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Hungary has asked the EU Court of Justice to annul a regulation phasing out Russian gas imports and preparing a phaseout of Russian oil. In an action filed to the court on Feb. 2 and published on... (more story)
Technology View More
March 16, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs filed an amended US class action complaint accusing Roblox of providing havens for adult sexual predators who use its negligently designed app to gain access to and prey upon thousands... (more story)
March 16, 2026 | Frank Hersey
Europe
The UK's progress on automated vehicles regulation is helping support investment and provide a reference point for safety for other countries and the UN, representatives from companies and an official from the... (more story)
March 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK Regulatory Innovation Office should work with universities and small or medium-sized businesses to drive economic growth across different regions of the country, lawmakers in a parliamenta... (more story)