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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

December 03, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Boeing to divest Spirit assets, personnel to receive US FTC merger approval
A hand holding a magnifying glass focusing on a robot icon among a row of human icons, representing the concept of artificial intelligence replacing human jobs.

Artificial Intelligence

December 03, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU Commission set to prolong uncertainty on regulating AI in the workplace
a stack of UK cash in notes

Financial Services

December 03, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

UK central bank clears path for more lending, but will banks oblige?

Antitrust View More

Alaska, Hawaiian Air flyers detail harms to renew suit, show standing

December 03, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski and Flavia Fortes

North America

Consumers who want to unwind the Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines merger have returned to court with an amended lawsuit, telling the judge who rejected their prior effort to block the merger that they have ample proof... (more story)

Media Matters win against US FTC paves way for GDI success on investigative demand

December 03, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Madeline Hughes

North America

The Global Disinformation Index, or GDI, has joined Media Matters in asking a US court to curb the Federal Trade Commission’s probe into an alleged advertiser boycott — a challenge that is expected to see simi... (more story)

Google opposes recusal in Unlockd's US antitrust case

December 03, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Google opposed Unlockd Media’s motion to recuse US District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam from its antitrust case against Google over mobile advertising, saying federal courts have repeatedly recogniz... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK should pursue more cohesive AI assurance system, tech group report urges

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK should pursue AI assurance to improve public confidence in the technologies if it wants to reach its overall AI ambitions, a report by industry lobby group TechUK found on Wednesday. While... (more story)

UK govt more focused on specific legislation than an AI bill, tech minister says

December 03, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Europe

The UK technology minister has told lawmakers she does not expect an overarching AI bill in the next session of Parliament, but more specific legislation to tackle emerging problems.

EU countries question proposed approach for delaying AI Act’s key duties

December 03, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

A planned delay for key EU AI Act duties has come under question from member states, which warn that the European Commission's proposed approach lacks clear criteria, predictability and sufficient involvement ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Novo Nordisk-Akero Therapeutics deal gets green light in US

December 03, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Diabetes and obesity drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk’s $5.2 billion deal for clinical-stage metabolic disease drug manufacturer Akero Therapeutics has received clearance from the US competition authorities. The... (more story)

Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems divest assets for US FTC merger approval

December 03, 2025

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission will require Boeing to divest Spirit AeroSystems businesses that supply aerostructures to Airbus, plus Spirit’s Subang, Malaysia aerostructures business that curre... (more story)

Investments into EU set for tougher checks under economic-security plan

December 03, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello and Lewis Crofts

Europe

Tighter scrutiny of inbound investments to the EU is planned under a new economic-security roadmap, with an aim to include monitoring of portfolio investments for the first time. The European Commission also a... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Advocates, industry leaders push for USMCA changes ahead of review

December 04, 2025 | Bradley Dress

North America

The upcoming review process for the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada affords a major opportunity to address a host of concerns in the deal, even if it has been mostly successful, a ... (more story)

Match Group addictive design litigation terminated in US following arbitration ruling

December 03, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Litigation against Match Group over the alleged addictive design of dating apps has been terminated after a federal judge in San Francisco last year ruled that the claims would be decided through... (more story)

Nevada marketing firm fined for failure to register as data broker in California

December 03, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: ROR Partners, a Nevada-based marketing firm catering to fitness and wellness brands, was fined $56,600, including past-due fees, by the California Privacy Protection Agency for engaging in data ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Novo Nordisk, Dr. Reddy's emerge with partial wins in India's semaglutide patent suit

December 04, 2025 | Freny Patel

Asia

Dr. Reddy’s won permission to export semaglutide after an Indian court found that the domestic pharma company had raised a credible challenge to Novo Nordisk’s patent. However, the Delhi High Court barred dome... (more story)

US trademark pendency, backlog plummets as examination quality rises

December 03, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

The US Patent and Trademark Office made strides this year in its effort to lessen the wait for a trademark registration, mirroring hard-fought reductions in patent pendency. With plans to boost its trademark w... (more story)

IP stakeholders split on potential impact of US PTAB rulemaking

December 03, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

In comments responding to a proposed overhaul of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, major IP policy groups and other stakeholders were divided over the impact of making inter partes review more difficult to ac... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Mexican businessman relied on others to pay bribes, US agent says at trial

December 04, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez relied on third parties, including the domestic employee of his fugitive colleague, to deliver bribes to a Mexican official, a US agent testified Wednesday... (more story)

Georgia businessman sentenced to prison over role in Honduran bribery scheme

December 04, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Carl Zaglin, a Georgia businessman, was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a nearly five-year scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business... (more story)

US congressman, wife pardoned by Trump over bribery case

December 03, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said he would issue a pardon to Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife, Imelda, citing alleged weaponization by the US Justice Depart... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC's Uyeda urges review of company requirements to file quarterly reports

December 04, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

Mark Uyeda, a Republican US Securities and Exchange Commission member, called for consideration of requiring companies to file their financial reports only twice a year rather than quarterly. Semi-annual repor... (more story)

EU blacklists Russia as high-risk financial crime jurisdiction

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has placed Russia on the EU’s list of high-risk countries for money-laundering and terrorism-financing controls, after a technical review found gaps in its safeguards. The... (more story)

Updated EU risk rules for CSDs now open for comments

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority is seeking feedback on updated rules for how Central Securities Depositories manage risk when they offer cash-related services. The changes reflect a recent overhau... (more story)

Trade View More

US publishes modified US-Korea tariff implementation guidance

December 03, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection has finalized modified duty rates for country-specific tariffs for South Korean timber, lumber and their derivatives, as well as certain aircraft and aircraft parts.

Russia remains wild card as US, India hope for trade deal by year’s end

December 03, 2025 | Zack Budryk

North America

US officials and their Indian counterparts anticipate the announcement of a trade agreement framework by the end of the year, but negotiations on outstanding issues like defense deals and India’s importation o... (more story)

New EU economic-security doctrine tests how far existing trade tools can stretch

December 03, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The EU’s new economic-security strategy introduces no fresh trade-defense instruments, the European Commission said on Wednesday, as they aren't needed. Instead, the regulator aims to adapt existing tools to t... (more story)

State Aid View More

Sámi news outlets can get Norwegian aid, EFTA watchdog says

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway has won approval for its support to news and current affairs media serving the Sámi, an indigenous northern European people, the EFTA Surveillance Authority said on Wednesday. The program,... (more story)

Icelandic aid plan for private media outlets renewed by EFTA watchdog

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Private news and current affairs media in Iceland will have parts of the costs they incurred in 2024 covered, under an updated national plan worth around 500 million krona ($4 million), which has... (more story)

German gas-plant subsidies trigger ClientEarth state aid complaint

December 01, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: ClientEarth, an environmental law organization, has filed an EU complaint to stop Germany’s plan to subsidize a new “power plant strategy.” The strategy earmarks €17.9 billion for new hydrogen-re... (more story)

Energy View More

EU carbon market drives sharp fall in power-sector emissions, report says

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s carbon-trading program is cutting power-sector pollution, with 2024 emissions down nearly 11 percent compared to 2023, the European Commission’s 2025 Carbon Market Report shows. Industry... (more story)

EU critical raw materials plan unveiled to secure supply, protect industry

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU executive has taken steps to secure the bloc’s supply of critical raw materials, adopting its "RESourceEU" plan to protect domestic industries from price shocks and geopolitical impacts. U... (more story)

EU plan to ban Russian gas imports approved by lawmakers, member states

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: EU governments and lawmakers have agreed on a binding timetable to phase out imports of Russian natural gas, with a full ban on Russian liquefied natural gas by the end of 2026 and pipeline gas b... (more story)

Technology View More

First EU media-merger ‘plurality’ opinions next year, but regulator guidelines lag

December 03, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Media companies will see the first formal signs of the EU’s new media-plurality test for mergers next year, when the European Media Board says it expects to issue its first opinions. The European commission gu... (more story)

Major social media platform under review in UK over terror, hate content

December 03, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's communications regulator is reviewing one unnamed major social media platform's systems, processes and policies for assessing and taking down illegal terror and hate content, and plans t... (more story)

WhatsApp, ChatGPT, Telegram are on EU’s radar for platform rules

December 03, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

WhatsApp, ChatGPT and Telegram are on the European Commission’s radar for designation under the Digital Services Act, senior official Irene Roche Laguna said on Wednesday. This means they would have to comply ... (more story)