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SEC member Mark Toshiro Uyeda.

Financial Services

November 13, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

US SEC mulls relaxing 2023 Treasury clearing rules, Uyeda says
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Trade

November 13, 2025 | Bradley Dress

North America

US importers filing for tariff relief in case high court defies Trump
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Financial Crime

November 12, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe, North America

Scam center strike force launched by US

Antitrust View More

MediaTek, Future Link file reply for judgment against Realtek's US antitrust claims

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: MediaTek and Future Link filed a reply in support of their motion for judgment against Realtek Semiconductor US antitrust case over alleged sham patent litigation. “Each of Realtek’s Counts II, I... (more story)

Pfizer completes acquisition of Metsera

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced the completion of its acquisition of Metsera, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that makes medicines for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases.

UnitedHealth, Amedisys Tunney Act public comments can be published on US DOJ website, judge rules

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US District Court Judge James K. Bredar said he found "good reason" to excuse the publication of Tunney Act public comments about the US Department of Justice's merger settlement with UnitedHealt... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Law firm likely tricking authors into exiting Anthropic's $1.5bn deal, US judge says

November 13, 2025 | Amy Miller

North America

An Arizona-based law firm is likely trying to trick authors into opting out of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion class-action settlement when it doesn’t have the experience or expertise to pursue individual claims on t... (more story)

EU countries cautious about EU-level protection from deepfakes

November 13, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU countries are wary of introducing an EU-level right to protect performers’ likeness from AI-generated deepfakes, preferring to rely on existing civil, criminal and privacy laws, according to a non-public do... (more story)

US Senate Democrats urge new FERC chair to prevent data center-related rate hikes

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, led six fellow Democratic senators in writing to Laura Swett, the new chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The letter urges Swett to ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Consumer groups tell US Supreme Court at-will removal would weaken federal agencies

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Forty national, state, and local consumer, privacy and open markets groups filed a brief in support of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s challenge before the US Supreme Court to her firing from the Feder... (more story)

Former members of multimember boards argue for US presidential removal restrictions

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A bipartisan group of former members of multimember boards and commissions filed a brief in support of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s challenge before the US Supreme Court to her firing from the Feder... (more story)

Canada's competition authority seeks input on new draft merger guidelines

November 13, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Canada’s Competition Bureau is seeking feedback on a draft of its updated merger guidelines, issued to more accurately reflect the bureau’s approach to merger analysis under the country's recently modernized c... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

DC judge correctly ruled Meta likely violated crime-fraud exemption, DC AG says

November 13, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

North America

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb told a DC Superior Court judge that she correctly ruled that Meta Platforms must turn over documents because it may have violated the crime-fraud exemption, ... (more story)

DC opposes Meta motion to reconsider order requiring it to turn over documents

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a response opposing Meta Platforms' motion to reconsider an order that would require the company to turn over documents that were clawed back because of at... (more story)

US state AGs outline consumer claims against Meta in social media case

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US state attorneys general outlined claims against Meta Platforms under state consumer protection laws in the multidistrict litigation over social media’s impact on youth. The stat... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

This week at the UPC: Nov. 7-13

November 13, 2025 | Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

Europe

The Unified Patent Court issued rulings across multiple sectors this week, overturning a metal-finishing injunction, ordering a halt to an infringing stairs-related patent, and addressing evidence preservation... (more story)

Ikea can block political party from using its trademark, EU legal opinion says

November 13, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Ikea should not be forced to allow a political party to use its trademark in a campaign, a member of the EU’s highest court recommended on Thursday. If followed in the final judgment, the ruling would restrict... (more story)

UK regulators' growth objective under scrutiny as lawmakers open inquiry

November 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A committee in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the UK's parliament, has opened an inquiry to understand how regulators can boost growth, how any changes to prioritize growth might impact... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Mexican casinos blocked from US financial system for laundering cartel funds

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking that blocked 10 Mexican casinos from the US financial system, deeming... (more story)

Georgia businessman should serve at least 15 years for Honduran corruption, US says

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Georgia businessman Carl Zaglin should serve at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of paying bribes to Honduran officials for police uniform supply contracts, US prosecutors told a judge.

TMF Management fined over Dutch money laundering failures

November 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Accounting and legal firm TMF Management has been fined €130,500 by Dutch prosecutors for failing to file reports over suspected money laundering to the authorities. TMF failed to report two unus... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed brings enforcement action against former employee of Commerce Bank

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve Board announced an enforcement action with a former employee of Commerce Bank for engaging in a scheme to overcharge bank customers for check adjustments cases involving di... (more story)

Billionaire investor Lewis pardoned by Trump after insider trading conviction

November 13, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle

North America

British billionaire investor Joe Lewis was pardoned Thursday by President Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for an insider trading scheme in which he gave stock tips to friends, associates and a romantic par... (more story)

EU Parliament 'unreliable co-legislator' for diluting green laws, think tank warns

November 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Parliament has become an “unreliable co-legislator” under the leadership of the European People’s Party, its largest political group, a legal think tank warned on Thursday. The EPP v... (more story)

Trade View More

US seeks review of Mexican auto parts maker factory

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative requested a review of alleged labor rights violations at a San Luis Potosi factory of Mexican auto parts maker ThyssenKrupp Springs & Stabilizers de Mexi... (more story)

End to €150 import-duty exemption backed by EU ministers as part of customs reform

November 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: EU finance ministers on Thursday agreed to remove the €150 customs duty exemption for low-value imports, aiming to create a level playing field for EU sellers and curb undervaluation. Duties will... (more story)

EU plans technology transfer conditions for foreign investment, official says

November 13, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU is preparing to make foreign investments in strategic industries dependant on technology transfer and local value creation, a senior European Commission official has said, drawing parallels with China's... (more story)

State Aid View More

Madeira companies lose Portuguese tax break appeals at EU's top court

November 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Several companies including Bourbon Offshore Interoil Shipping and Sonasurf Internacional have lost appeals against their duty to pay back Portuguese tax incentives. In separate rulings made by t... (more story)

Bulgaria failed to recover aid for forest-swap transactions, top EU court says

November 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Bulgaria failed to take the necessary steps to recover state aid granted to allow private owners of forest land to swap their estates for publicly owned forests, the EU's top court said on Thursd... (more story)

ADNOC poised to gain EU FSR approval for Covestro takeover

November 12, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Europe, Middle East, North America

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is set to gain EU sign-off for its €14.7 billion ($16.9 billion) takeover of German chemical company Covestro well ahead of a Dec. 2 deal deadline, MLex has learned.

Energy View More

EU energy security depends on high system flexibility, solar lobby group says

November 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Increasing flexibility in energy sources is essential to ensuring the Europe's future energy security, industry group SolarPower Europe said in a report published Thursday. Flexible solutions cou... (more story)

Link-up for EU and UK emissions trading systems wins EU governments' approval

November 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Trading emission allowances between the EU and the UK will soon operate without borders after EU governments approved on Thursday the formal linking of their respective emissions trading systems.... (more story)

EU’s green-reporting simplification drive approved by EU lawmakers (update*)

November 13, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello and Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe

Companies will see largely simplified sustainability reporting rules after EU lawmakers agreed on a final text to amend the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Dili... (more story)

Technology View More

Former US FERC commissioners say ratemaking commissions require removal protections

November 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A bipartisan group of former commissioners of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filed a brief in support of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s challenge before the Supreme Court to her firing fr... (more story)

Meta sues Italian regulator over content delivery classification

November 13, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Meta Platforms said on Thursday it has sued Italy’s communications regulator, after it decided to classify Content Delivery Networks — a system of distributed servers designed to deliver content faster to user... (more story)

Stripchat urges EU court to annul 2023 DSA designation on basis of new data

November 13, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Porn site Stripchat's operator asked EU judges on Thursday to annul a 2023 designation as a "very large online platform" under the Digital Services Act — despite the European Commission having revoked the stat... (more story)