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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade

July 11, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Trump orders Suirui International acquisition of Jupiter to be unwound
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Intellectual Property

July 11, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Pace of Schedule A litigation picks up despite pause by Illinois federal judge
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefs the press at UN Headquarters on June 27, 2025 in New York City, US.

Artificial Intelligence

July 11, 2025 | Frank Hersey

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

UN adds to global AI governance push with centralized standards database

Antitrust View More

Gustavo Augusto appointed CADE’s interim president

July 14, 2025

Latin America

MLex Summary: Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima has been appointed interim president of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, following the end of Alexandre Cordeiro’s four-year term. A counc... (more story)

Racing teams seek temporary restraining order against NASCAR in US antitrust case

July 14, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Racing teams 23XI and Front Row Motorsports have asked a North Carolina federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against NASCAR that would reinstate terms o... (more story)

Retail chain, transport companies get labor-market charges in Poland

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Jeronimo Martins Polska, the owner of the Biedronka retail chain, and 32 transport companies have been accused of colluding to prevent drivers cooperating with the Biendronka chain from switching... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Experts call for regular reviews, risk priorities for EU's code for AI models

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Independent experts who helped draft the risk-related parts of the EU's code of practice for general-purpose AI models called Thursday for the European Commission to define a mechanism for regula... (more story)

Vatican calls for ethical management, regulatory frameworks for AI

July 14, 2025

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

MLex Summary: The Vatican’s Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, issued a statement on behalf of Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the AI for Good Summit calling for a human-centered approach to the development a... (more story)

The cautious optimism of New Zealand's antitrust regulator in tackling AI

July 14, 2025 | James Panichi

Oceania

New Zealand’s antitrust watchdog says it’s under no misapprehension about the regulatory risk posed by artificial intelligence, as it points to the RealPage rent-software case in the United States as an exampl... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Additional remedial measures for Schlumberger, ChampionX deal approved in Norway

July 14, 2025

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Schlumberger and ChampionX have won approval for additional agreements with third parties to ensure compliance with the Norwegian competition agency's earlier decision on their merger, the Norweg... (more story)

SES-Intelsat deal receives US FCC green light

July 14, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

North America

The US Federal Communications Commission has approved SES’s $3.1 billion acquisition of Intelsat. The agency said that the transaction will create a “more vigorous satellite competitor” and serves the public interest.

Wabtec-Dellner deal won’t need deeper UK probe

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Westinghouse Air Brake’s (Wabtec) planned acquisition of Couplers Holdco (Dellner) won’t be referred for a deeper probe because the UK antitrust regulator views the market as insufficiently impor... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Online platforms face new EU child-safety guidance; member states test age-verification app

July 14, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Online platforms must adopt risk-based, privacy-preserving measures to shield minors from harmful content and interactions, under new European Commission guidelines published today. The guidelines — issued und... (more story)

Online child safety guidelines; privacy-first age-verification app unveiled by EU

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission today released new guidelines to protect minors online and unveiled a prototype age-verification app that sets a "gold standard" in digital privacy. The measures, introduc... (more story)

EU judges to rule soon on notions of personal-data in Banco Popular Español case

July 14, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Europe

EU judges will rule soon on a landmark case involving the definition of personal data, and whether a data controller must inform users when their data is transferred to a third party. The EU Court of Justice w... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Nokia base stations cleared in US but jury says Ericsson equipment infringes patent

July 14, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

In a tale of two intervenors, base stations by Nokia were deemed non-infringing by a Texas federal jury Friday while T-Mobile USA Inc. was ordered to pay just $2 million for its use of infringing Ericsson 5G i... (more story)

Logistics company With Wise accuses Wise Payments of 'disingenuous' conduct in UK

July 14, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

With Wise has accused Wise Payments of “disingenuous” conduct, alleging that the fintech giant filed and then withdrew an application to disrupt trademark proceedings and inhibit With Wise’s operations and dri... (more story)

Suinno patent costs appeal rejected, Microsoft wins by default decision

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Suinno's appeal against a 300,000 euros ($350,403) security for costs in its dispute with Microsoft over European Patent 2,671,173, concerning an ambulatory browsing method, has been rejected by ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Chief of Iranian engineering firm arrested in US on sanctions violations charges

July 12, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: An Iranian national and lawful US permanent resident was arrested on a four-count federal indictment charging him with unlawfully exporting electronics used in railway signaling and telecommunica... (more story)

Canada's FINTRAC issues bulletin about risks of proliferation financing

July 11, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A special bulletin from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) provides background information relevant to financial transactions associated with the suspected... (more story)

Tornado Cash co-founder loses last-minute effort to dismiss US case over venue

July 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US judge denied an effort on the eve of trial by Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm to throw out conspiracy charges due to a lack of venue, but she was skeptical of the government’s evidence and said the ma... (more story)

Financial Services View More

What to look out for in UK finance minister’s Mansion House speech

July 14, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves will tomorrow deliver her second key annual Mansion House speech, under mounting pressure to reinvigorate the country’s key financial services sector and wider economy. Agains... (more story)

Steady data is essential to tackle climate-related financial risks, FSB says

July 14, 2025

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

MLex Summary: The Financial Stability Board today published an update on its work to address climate-related financial risks. The FSB’s report to the G20 meeting highlights progress on addressing climate-relat... (more story)

Banks warned against issuing stablecoins by FSB’s Bailey

July 14, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

Europe, North America

The chair of the Financial Stability Board, an international standard setter, has set himself on a collision course with the US administration, after warning banks against issuing their own stablecoins. Andrew... (more story)

Trade View More

Trump threatens 'severe' tariffs on Russia if no ceasefire reached

July 14, 2025 | Zack Budryk

North America

US President Donald Trump today threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on Russian goods if a ceasefire with Ukraine is not reached within 50 days — the third occasion on which he has sought to use tariffs to... (more story)

Finalizing EU-Mercosur trade deal is top priority before year-end, Denmark says

July 14, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Finalizing the EU's trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc is a top priority for Denmark during its six-month chairmanship of EU talks to the end of the year, the country's foreign minister said... (more story)

EU chooses further talks — for now — as Trump’s tariff threat escalates

July 14, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska and Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The European Commission's strategy of delaying immediate retaliation and pursuing further talks with the US received support today from a majority of EU trade ministers, ahead of their emergency meeting in Bru... (more story)

State Aid View More

General Block Exemption Regulation for state aid open for input in EU

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its efforts to further update the General Block Exemption Regulation for state aid. The GBER allows EU countries to implement certain measur... (more story)

Lottery company says seeks clarity to plead UK subsidy lawsuit

July 11, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

The New Lottery Company told a UK judge today that it needs clarity on the defense of its lawsuit against the Gambling Commission, a non-departmental public body of the UK government, over an alleged unlawful ... (more story)

Don't respond to Trump's trade policies with tariffs, Australia's economic adviser warns

July 11, 2025

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia shouldn’t retaliate against tariffs imposed by the US government on goods and services because to do so would “come at a cost” for the economy, Australia’s independent economic-advisory... (more story)

Energy View More

Energy security now covers minerals, cybersecurity, climate resilience, IEA says

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Policy measures on energy security have expanded significantly worldwide, and now cover critical minerals, cybersecurity and climate resilience, the International Energy Agency said in its recent... (more story)

Small modular reactors alliance to meet EU Commission trio in September

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU alliance for small modular reactors, or SMRs, will meet with the European Commission’s industry, energy and innovation chiefs on Sept. 1, the commission said in a statement today. The high... (more story)

Shippers play crucial role in advancing zero-emission trucking, T&E says

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission should set zero-emission procurement targets for large shippers rather than truck operators, according to a report published today by the NGO Transport & Environment. “Shi... (more story)

Technology View More

EU consumer groups set to discuss digital consumer protection enforcement

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Michael McGrath, the EU's Justice Commissioner, will convene an "implementation dialogue" in Brussels tomorrow to address the application of consumer protection laws in the digital economy, as pa... (more story)

Online abuse of women in UK politics getting worse, regulator says

July 14, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Online hate and abuse of women working in UK politics is constant and impacts how they go about their daily lives, do their jobs and express themselves online, a new report by regulator Ofcom sai... (more story)

Synopsys-Ansys merger approved by China's SAMR with conditions

July 14, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: China's State Administration for Market Regulation today conditionally approved US semiconductor software company Synopsys’ planned acquisition of rival Ansys. As part of the remedy package, the ... (more story)