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Antitrust, Technology
November 01, 2024 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Data Privacy and Security
November 01, 2024 | Madeline Hughes
North America
Data Privacy and Security
November 01, 2024 | James Panichi
Oceania
Antitrust View More
November 01, 2024 | Henrique Santiago
Latin America
The Superintendence of Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense will investigate Odebrecht, Queiroz Galvão, OAS and Carioca Engenharia for allegedly breaching a settlement agreement signed in 2023.... (more story)
November 01, 2024 | Clayton Vickers
North America
RealPage told a US federal judge today that the Department of Justice’s opposition to transferring a case alleging algorithmic rent-setting by the company alleges harm only against a “handful of customers,” wh... (more story)
November 01, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: RealPage told a US federal judge that the Department of Justice's opposition to transferring an antitrust lawsuit against it confirms there is "no good reason" for the case to remain in North Car... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
November 01, 2024 | Mike Swift
North America
California small business lender Lensdistry has been hit by a suit that claims it and a partner violated multiple state privacy laws by accessing business and personal information, which it then sold for the t... (more story)
November 01, 2024 | Frank Hersey
Europe
Technology standard setting and promotion in the UK could potentially be addressed by the new Regulatory Innovation Office, a minister has said. Infrastructure and regulatory changes for AI are within the remi... (more story)
November 01, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Ireland’s online safety regulator, environment agency and data, finance and human rights watchdogs are among nine public authorities designated as responsible for protecting fundamental rights un... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
November 01, 2024 | Henrique Santiago
Latin America
CADE's Superintendence has issued a questionnaire to XSYS and MacDermid Graphics Solutions (MSG) inquiring about potential impact on the flexographic industry resulting from the transaction. The companies have... (more story)
November 01, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department issued a final rule that expands the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' ability to review certain real estate transactions by foreign persons near mo... (more story)
November 01, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: Cleveland-Cliffs announced that its $2.5 billion acquisition of Canadian steel firm Stelco has closed as of today. The company announced earlier this week that it received final regulatory approv... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
November 01, 2024 | Chris May
North America
Whether Google is liable for violating US antitrust laws by monopolizing digital advertising technology markets will largely turn on how the company “became so wealthy,” a Texas-led coalition of state attorney... (more story)
November 01, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: MGM Resorts International has agreed to a settlement for its 2019 data breach, and is currently drafting a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. It has not disclosed the terms of the settlement.
November 01, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: Okello T. Chatrie convinced a US appeals court to rehear en banc a case on a geofencing subpoena involving information obtained from Google after the panel upheld a prior judgment.
Financial Crime View More
November 01, 2024 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A US judge delayed the trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm to April 2025 to accommodate his petition for a writ of mandamus to overturn her order for each side to disclose anticipated expert witness testimony.
November 01, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: Vadim Yermolenko, a national of both the US and Russia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United... (more story)
November 01, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection issued a withhold release order against Asli Maydi, a frankincense supplier based in Somaliland, based on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced ... (more story)
Financial Services View More
November 01, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the establishment of a Working Group to increase capital for afford... (more story)
November 01, 2024 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace
Europe
Former hedge fund boss Crispin Odey faces action from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority over claims that the lacked integrity over his response to allegations of sexual misconduct. The regulator today said ... (more story)
November 01, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: UK financial regulators have set their new expectations for changes in ownership or control of Britain's regulated financial firms. The rules, which enter into force today, have been published by... (more story)
Trade View More
November 01, 2024
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative secured $26.7 billion in market access for US apples in Indonesia.
November 01, 2024 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Vadim Yermolenko, a resident of New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to his role in a Russian illicit procurement network operating at the direction of Russian intelligence services.
November 01, 2024
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America
MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department initiated antidumping and antisubsidy investigations into hexamethylenetetramine from China, Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia.
State Aid View More
October 31, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: French gambling company Française des Jeux’s support from the French government has received EU state aid approval, following an in-depth probe that forced France to amend the aid. In 2020, the E... (more story)
October 28, 2024 | Natalie McNelis
Europe
If European competition enforcers want to remain relevant and contribute to strengthening industry in the EU, they need to be “mindful” of the role of other objectives and policies, the French competition auth... (more story)
October 28, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Greece’s plan to grant 150 million euros of state support to build a carbon storage facility in Prinos has been approved by the European Commission. The EU’s state aid regulator said the funding ... (more story)
Energy View More
October 31, 2024 | Stefano Porciello and Helena Freitas
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
The EU recorded one of its largest annual net emission decreases ever last year, driven by massive emissions reductions in the energy sector, a new report by the European Commission shows. The bloc is on track... (more story)
October 31, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: EU total net CO2 emissions saw a drop of 8.3 percent in 2023, versus the previous year. This was due to a rapid expansion of renewable energy, a decline in the use of fossil fuels and a cut in en... (more story)
October 31, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: EU gas storages are 95 percent full, meaning the bloc has stored some 100 billion cubic meters of gas ahead of winter, or about one-third of its annual gas consumption, the European Commission ha... (more story)
Technology View More
November 01, 2024
Europe
MLex Summary: Ofcom, the UK's online safety regulator, today appointed two new members to its board, for four-year terms. Richard Allan, who joins as a non-executive director, worked at Facebook (now Meta Plat... (more story)
October 31, 2024
Asia
MLex Summary: The Japanese telecom regulator published guidelines on the use of the metaverse, emphasizing autonomous measures and accountability by the providers of metaverse platforms and individual virtual ... (more story)
October 31, 2024
North America
MLex Summary: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chair James Comer released a staff report that says there's reason for "deep concern" that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan could be renomi... (more story)