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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

EU’s 14th Sanctions Package: Compliance Obligations Expand and Exits Are Facilitated

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/26/2024

On 24 June 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted its 14th sanctions package directed against Russia, imposing an asset freeze against an additional 116 individuals and entities and expanding sectoral sanctions targeting key...more

New UK Consumer Laws on Fake Reviews, Subscription Contracts and Drip Pricing: Impact on US Businesses

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/24/2024

In May of this year, the UK Government passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) into law. The DMCC is wide-ranging and covers three key areas: consumer law, digital markets, and merger and antitrust...more

UK Enacts a New Digital Regime Regulating the Conduct of Major Tech Platforms

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/29/2024

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC or the Act), adopted on 24 May 2024, empowers the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to regulate the conduct of major tech platforms....more

States Begin To Regulate AI in Absence of Federal Legislation

Perkins Coie on 5/23/2024

The European Union seized the early global lead in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) by passing its AI Act on March 13, 2024, following a lengthy legislative process. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the U.S. Congress...more

The AI Act: The EU’s Bid to Set the Global Standard for AI Regulation

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/13/2024

In a groundbreaking move, the European Union has launched its bid to set the new comprehensive standard for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) with the European Parliament passing the EU AI Act on March 13, 2024....more

EU Sanctions Year in Review 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/7/2024

In 2023, the European Union continued to use economic sanctions as one of its foreign policy tools, and not only in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. New sanctions and adjustments to existing regimes reflect the EU’s...more

A View from Abroad: Unpacking DOJ’s M&A Safe Harbor Policy, Part II

White & Case LLP on 12/4/2023

On October 4, 2023, United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy that encourages companies to self-disclose criminal misconduct...more

ECJ’s “gun jumping” ruling reminds merging parties of the importance of EU merger control compliance

A&O Shearman on 11/17/2023

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has (mostly) confirmed the European Commission (EC)’s decision to fine Altice for implementing a transaction prior to its notification and the EC’s merger control clearance....more

Time to Update Your Cookie Banners? Helpful Guidance from the European Data Protection Board on Bad Cookie Banner Practices

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 1/27/2023

When it comes to website privacy compliance, cookies have consistently presented the most fraught issues for U.S. businesses. This is especially true for those businesses that find themselves in a sometimes new or often...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - January 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/10/2023

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

European Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Legislation – Preparing for the Future

J.S. Held on 12/21/2022

Sustainable social development is increasingly viewed as critical to ensure the future stability of the global economy and planet. This often-overlooked element of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda is...more

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/14/2022

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

The entry into force of the Digital Markets Act kicks off new era of digital regulation in Europe

Dechert LLP on 10/26/2022

On 12 October the Digital Markets Act (DMA)1 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The DMA will enter into force on 1 November 2022 and will apply as of 2 May 2023. The DMA introduces European-wide ex...more

The EU’s Digital Services Act: A Paradigm Shift for Online Intermediaries

Perkins Coie on 10/11/2022

Following the European Council's approval last week, the Digital Services Act (DSA) has been officially adopted, starting the countdown to the law’s entry into force later this year. The DSA builds on the Electronic Commerce...more

Crisis & Compliance: EU Competition Law During COVID-19

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/29/2020

Amid the economic shocks caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, many industries are facing reduced demand for their products and services. Other industries—notably healthcare and food—are adjusting rapidly to expanding...more

Current Developments in the US: White-Collar Enforcement and trends for 2020

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/11/2020

In the following article we will discuss the current developments and trends for 2020 and outline what EU-based companies with a US presence should look out for in 2020 regarding US white-collar and compliance trends in the...more

High GDPR Fines: German Data Protection Authority Joins the Club

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/28/2019

Following in the footsteps of the CNIL and the ICO, the Berlin DPA will impose a multimillion-euro fine for breach of the GDPR. The Berlin Data Protection Authority (Berlin DPA) recently announced that it will issue a...more

2016 Global Cartel Enforcement Report

Morgan Lewis on 1/18/2017

Authorities launched new criminal probes, obtained guilty pleas from companies and executives and imposed hefty fines as aggressive enforcement continued. Several significant developments occurred in cartel enforcement...more

2016 Mid-Year Global Cartel Enforcement Report

Morgan Lewis on 9/13/2016

Cartel enforcement activity promises to remain busy In the coming months and into 2017 Cartel enforcement remains a priority for competition authorities around the world. Global cartel fines totaled more than $6...more

Evolving Private Remedies for Competition Infringements in Europe: Class Actions in the U.K.

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/20/2015

Winds of change are blowing through Europe’s national courts, beginning with a new antitrust damages Directive requiring changes in national laws to facilitate private enforcement of competition law. This step was a major...more

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