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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

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Former FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris.

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

January 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

One year in, Trump FTC focused on kids privacy, light-touch AI rules

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

January 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US states' effort to halt HPE-Juniper integration ruled overbroad

Antitrust, Technology

January 27, 2026 | Chris May

North America

US DOJ-Live Nation showdown previews FTC appeals court fight with Meta

Antitrust View More

US DOJ Antitrust Division can retain merger filing fees over $245m

January 28, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Ilana Kowarski

North America

The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice will be able to retain any excess premerger notification filing fees in fiscal year 2026 following an appropriations bill signed into law by President Don... (more story)

Legal blow for JioStar as India's top court dismisses bid to stall antitrust probe

January 28, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

In a blow to JioStar India’s bid to stall a Competition Commission of India investigation, the country’s top court has cleared the way for the regulator to probe the broadcaster’s alleged anticompetitive behav... (more story)

Ticket buyers in US antitrust case denied discovery on Live Nation lobbying

January 27, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Ticket buyers accusing Live Nation and Ticketmaster of monopolizing live event ticketing markets were denied their motion to compel the company to turn over “Trump lobbying requests” for discovery as a Califor... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

South Korea to set up one-stop support hub to foster public-sector AI projects

January 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea will establish a one-stop support structure to help governmental and other public organizations carry out artificial intelligence–led transformation projects throughout the full cycle... (more story)

California bill creating AI safety commission passes state Senate

January 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The California Senate has approved the Voluntary AI Standards Act, which would establish new safety standards for artificial intelligence to help ensure the technology's responsible development. ... (more story)

Google supercomputing tech couldn't be copied using stolen docs, US jury hears

January 27, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Google’s technology related to supercomputing data centers could not be replicated using the trade secret documents a former software engineer allegedly stole to help China, an expert witness testified before ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Union Pacific CEO says 'incomplete' STB application won’t deter H1 2027 close

January 27, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Union Pacific Chief Executive Officer Jim Vena said the company will refile its Norfolk Southern merger application with the US Surface Transportation Board in a few weeks, and that it won’t change the timelin... (more story)

Netflix-Warner deal should face in-depth UK review, lawmakers say

January 27, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe, North America

Netflix’s potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would lead to an “unprecedented concentration of power” within the television and film production markets, according to several lawmakers and former po... (more story)

Delhaize’s takeover of Louis Delhaize wins conditional approval in Belgium

January 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize has secured approval from the national competition authority to buy Delfood, the operator of its rival Louis Delhaize. To address competition concerns Delhaize ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Manage My Health data breach under two-phase inquiry by New Zealand privacy watchdog

January 28, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The first phase of an independent inquiry into the Manage My Health data breach, which exposed the personal information of about 126,000 people, will examine the responsibilities of the patient p... (more story)

California's Macko emphasizes diversity of cases to share enforcement priorities

January 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

The wide range of enforcement actions brought by the California Privacy Protection Agency are to ensure companies of all sizes are building privacy into their products by design, said Michael Macko, head of en... (more story)

TikTok reaches last-minute settlement as US social media addiction trials begin

January 27, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Meta Platforms and Google are set to face a jury alone in the first of a series of social media personal injury trials, after TikTok struck a last-minute settlement with a California plaintiff just as jury sel... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

New California compounding pharmacy rules pass early trade secret test

January 27, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

A California judge has dismissed claims that new state compounding pharmacy disclosure rules constitute a regulatory taking of trade secrets. Monday’s decision is a poor sign for compounders hoping to fight ba... (more story)

GLP-1 highs and lows continue in US for Novo Nordisk

January 27, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Because Novo Nordisk competes directly with compounding pharmacies in the semaglutide market it has statutory and Article III standing to assert false advertising, a US judge ruled Monday. The win follows clas... (more story)

VoiceAge wins at Germany’s top court, HMD loses bid to refer questions to EU judges

January 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: VoiceAge has secured a win at Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, which upheld an injunction against HMD and rejected the phone maker’s antitrust-based licensing defense in a dispute over standar... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Archer-Daniels-Midland, former executives charged by US SEC with accounting fraud

January 28, 2026

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed settled charges against Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and former executives Vince Macciocchi and Ray Young for allegedly materially inflating the performance of bus... (more story)

Cryptocurrency money laundering reached $82 billion in 2025, Chainalysis says

January 27, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

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

Cryptocurrency money laundering reached $82 billion in 2025, a more-than-eightfold increase since 2020, according to research released on Tuesday by the blockchain analytics company Chainalysis. After emerging... (more story)

Chinese man sentenced to prison in US for laundering scam-center proceeds

January 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Chinese national Jingliang Su was sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in laundering more than $36.9 million from victims in a digital asset investment conspiracy that was carried out fr... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US FTC's Meador says noncompetes must be considered on case-by-case basis

January 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador spoke at an agency workshop on noncompete agreements, saying such agreements can be anticompetitive but that a one-size-fits-all remedy can't be applied ... (more story)

AI’s impact on UK retail financial services to come under FCA scrutiny

January 27, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

AI's impact on the UK's retail financial services is set for close scrutiny by the financial markets watchdog, which on Tuesday opened a review examining potential implications. The Financial Conduct Authority... (more story)

BOE’s Bailey stresses need to strengthen resilience in market-based finance

January 27, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has warned there’s a “particular and urgent need” to boost the global resilience of market-based finance. His remarks come as UK financial regulators are tig... (more story)

Trade View More

EU trade deals with Mexico, UAE, Indonesia are priorities, Cypriot minister says

January 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Europe

Getting EU free-trade deals signed with Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia is a priority for Cyprus in its role chairing legislative talks for member states in the first half of this year, the coun... (more story)

US Commerce determines Chinese steel nail imports sold below normal value

January 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Chinese steel nail exporter Shanghai Yueda Nails Co. sold its products at less than normal value in the US, the Commerce Department said in a preliminary determination. The determination follows ... (more story)

India wins EU assurance of equal carbon border tax treatment, technical support

January 27, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Indian companies exporting goods in scope of the EU's carbon border tax will receive technical support under the EU-India trade deal announced on Tuesday, a European Commission official said. The agreement als... (more story)

State Aid View More

US, Japan agree to joint AI, supercomputer research, including Genesis Mission

January 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said it signed on Monday a statement of intent with the US Department of Energy to deepen bilateral collaboration on artific... (more story)

Japan's auto industry plans shared chip platform to manage supply risks

January 23, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Facing growing risks of semiconductor supply disruptions, Japan’s automotive industry is preparing to launch a common platform with chip suppliers to assess supply-chain conditions. The head of the industry gr... (more story)

Japan approves $73m in loans, subsidies for undersea cables to Malaysia, Singapore

January 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday it has approved loans and subsidies of up to $73 million to support the expansion and operation of undersea cables between Japa... (more story)

Energy View More

EU power sector set for voluntary cybersecurity reporting under regulator guidance

January 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU energy watchdog has issued guidance on voluntary reporting to track cybersecurity performance in EU electricity networks. Power companies and service providers will share data on cyber thr... (more story)

North Sea Summit pledges European development of 100 GW offshore wind capacity

January 26, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Several European states committed at the North Sea Summit on Monday to develop up to 100 gigawatts of a joint 300 GW ambition through cross-border cooperation projects. The industry pledged to reduce electrici... (more story)

Timetable for full phaseout of Russian gas imports set by Council of the EU (correct*)

January 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU imports of Russian liquefied natural gas and pipeline gas will be gradually prohibited, the Council of the EU said on Monday. The ban will start to apply six weeks after the regulation enters ... (more story)

Technology View More

US DOJ investigating Renesas on suspicion of semiconductor price-fixing

January 27, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Renesas Electronics America has had a search warrant executed at its premises as part of a US Department of Justice investigation into suspected price-fixing of semiconductor components, MLex has learned.

UK's Ofcom wants to go public on progress with supervised big companies, says CEO

January 27, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

The UK’s online safety regulator, Ofcom, would like to share more of its progress with the big companies it supervises in order to build public trust in their efforts, the watchdog’s chief told lawmakers. The ... (more story)

Complying with CIDs plays large role in settlement terms, US FTC’s Mufarrige says

January 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission is looking at compliance with civil investigative demands as it enforces consumer protection law, Chris Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said Tuesday.