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Antitrust
January 13, 2026 | Clayton Vickers
North America
DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
January 13, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Energy, Trade
January 13, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia, North America
Antitrust View More
January 14, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Yanolja and Yeogi Eottae are facing a criminal referral push after South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups decided to request that the Korea Fair Trade Commission file complaints with prosecu... (more story)
January 14, 2026 | Alex Wilts
North America
An official from World Aquatics, swimming’s governing body, faced questions Tuesday over internal messages declaring that the startup International Swimming League “cannot exist” and warning of consequences fo... (more story)
January 14, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
Meta Platforms and its messaging subsidiary WhatsApp have escalated their long-running legal battle with India’s antitrust watchdog to the Supreme Court of India, seeking to overturn a key appellate ruling tha... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 14, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: A survey by Japan’s Digital Agency published on Tuesday said about 90 percent of government agencies were using generative artificial intelligence by September 2025, without any reported risk inc... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s government procurement agency said Wednesday that it will sharply increase its purchases of goods and services produced using artificial intelligence and other innovative technologi... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
A federal judge in California has set April 27 for the start of a one-month jury trial on Elon Musk's claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reneged on his promises to maintain the artificial intelligence startup as a nonprofit.
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 13, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski
North America
When regional airlines Sun Country and Allegiant Travel announced their planned $1.5 billion merger on Sunday, the firms provided granular arguments about why and how their deal might benefit consumers, worker... (more story)
January 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: IBM's $11 billion acquisition of Confluent received clearance in the US on Monday as the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period expired just before midnight, according to a securities fi... (more story)
January 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump has nominated David MacNeil to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, according to a statement posted on the White House website. If confirmed by the US Senate, MacNeil will r... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 13, 2026 | Xu Yuan
North America
Meta Platforms has not sought to destroy evidence in editing internal documents concerning social media’s impact on youth, a US federal judge ruled in a lawsuit over online addiction, allowing Meta to maintain... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
A federal judge approved a $30 million settlement between Google and a class of minors and their parents who claim the digital advertising giant aimed to “lure” children under the age of 13 to YouTube with kid... (more story)
January 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Google’s $30 million settlement to resolve US allegations accusing it of unlawfully tracking, profiling and targeting children under the age of 13 on YouTube has been granted final approval by a federal judge.
Intellectual Property View More
January 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Japan’s copyright policymakers have endorsed creating a new statutory payment right that would require businesses playing recorded music in public to pay performers and record producers, moving the issue from ... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
A new decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenges long-held views on the territorial limits of termination rights under the Copyright Act and rejects contradictory interpretations of t... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
Europe, North America
US Judge Alan Albright of the US Western District of Texas has granted BMW an antisuit injunction, ordering Onesta IP to immediately abandon efforts to enforce two US patents against the automaker in Germany. ... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
January 13, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division had a “markedly slower” year in fiscal 2025 compared to the year before and the lowest level of activity in 10 years, a private analysis by the ... (more story)
January 13, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Spain's CaixaBank has said it will appeal a multi-million euro fine imposed by the country's anti-money laundering regulator over a real estate deal. Sepblac has issued a fine of €30 million agai... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Africa, Europe
Richard Payne, a British businessman facing corruption charges in South Africa, was unable to argue that time delays in the case made his rare extradition unfair after a UK judge said he had become a “fugitive... (more story)
Financial Services View More
January 13, 2026
Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: International central bank leaders have said they "stand in full solidarity" with US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, stressing in a joint statement that central bank independence was a corne... (more story)
January 12, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the agency was served by the US Justice Department with grand jury subpoenas threatening a criminal indictment in connection with Powell’s congressional testimony on... (more story)
January 12, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Capital One agreed to pay $425 million to settle claims that it cheated consumers out of higher interest payments on their savings accounts, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced. Jam... (more story)
Trade View More
January 14, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
China’s General Administration of Customs said Wednesday that China's foreign trade will face sustained pressure in 2026, but stressed that its import and export performance remains resilient despite global he... (more story)
January 14, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki
Asia
In response to China’s tightening export controls on dual-use items to Japan, major Japanese law firms have warned of potentially wide-ranging effects on Japanese companies. Citing uncertainty over the scope o... (more story)
January 14, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that it will continue anti-subsidy duties on solar-grade polysilicon imports from the US for another five years from Wednesday, after completing an expir... (more story)
State Aid View More
January 09, 2026
Asia, Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has clarified how it will analyze market distortions stemming from subsidies outside of the EU, and how it will balance those against any potential positive effects. In ne... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Asia, Europe
Companies backed by subsidies from countries such as China, Saudi Arabia and Russia have received greater clarity on how the European Commission will apply rules that police their M&A activity and procurement ... (more story)
January 09, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Thailand has set out a long-term national strategy to expand its semiconductor and advanced electronics industry, with a focus on power semiconductors, sensors, photonics, discrete devices and an... (more story)
Energy View More
January 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko faces a “tentative” US trial date in July on corruption charges stemming from his alleged role in a bribery scheme in Ghana. The trial is expected to last around two we... (more story)
January 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Details on an exemption from the EU’s carbon border tax for fertilizer imports were published Thursday by the European Commission. The regulator says the exemption could be triggered under an eme... (more story)
January 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The US decision to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is “regrettable and unfortunate,” EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said on Thursday. He said support for internationa... (more story)
Technology View More
January 14, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: X has been asked by South Korea’s communications regulator to put youth-protection measures in place for its Grok AI chatbot service, citing concerns after sexual exploitation material and non-co... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey
Europe
The pressure is on for a quick turnaround from UK regulator Ofcom in its investigation into non-consensual images on X. But the Online Safety Act’s emphasis on risk assessments — paired with its own lack of tr... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts
Europe
The EU has a “constitutional obligation” to ensure Big Tech gatekeepers don’t distort competition in the EU, according to the bloc’s top antitrust enforcer. Teresa Ribera stressed that defending the rule of la... (more story)