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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 -

The EU and UK Introduce New IoT Security Standards

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 4/10/2024

The FCC’s recent introduction of a new Voluntary Cybersecurity Labelling Program for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products reflects the continued desire by U.S. regulators to bolster the security of the ever-increasing...more

New EU & UK Sanctions

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/27/2023

EU’s 12th Sanctions Package - On 19 December 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) together with the Commission published its 12th round of sanctions....more

Guernsey Guide: legal, regulatory, transparency and supervisory framework

Walkers on 8/9/2023

This briefing explains Guernsey’s adoption of rigorous international tax and regulatory standards, which, in conjunction with its local tax law, make it an ideal location for investment funds and other investment vehicles....more

Another SIEC in the wall - the ECJ’s judgment in CK Telecoms

BCLP on 8/4/2023

Save for the Commission’s decision in M.8792 (Tele2 NL/T-Mobile NL) which cleared the acquisition of Tele2 NL by T-Mobile NL without remedies, the Commission has historically blocked or accepted divestment/behavioural...more

ECJ Advocate General recommends setting aside the CK Telecoms judgment and endorsing the European Commission’s established...

White & Case LLP on 10/28/2022

Advocate General Kokott has found that the General Court erred in law in requiring the European Commission to show anti-competitive effects of a merger with “strong probability” and that the scope of its judicial review was...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - October 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/12/2022

To help organisations 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 Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/8/2021

To help organisations 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 developments in this area that...more

Electronic Gaming Legal Newsletter - December 2020

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/17/2020

Games vary in difficulty from the first levels of Candy Crush to the final bosses of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. They vary in visual fidelity from the ASCII characters of Dwarf Fortress to the high-detail, motion-capture shown...more

Cellular Sep Owners Score Two Victories In Europe

Morgan Lewis on 9/11/2020

In the span of two weeks in August, two different owners of allegedly standard essential patent (SEP) portfolios—asserted against the implementation of cellular standards including 4G/LTE—won cases in Germany and in the...more

HMRC updates its guidance on the VAT treatment of early termination fees and compensation payments

Proskauer - Tax Talks on 9/9/2020

Following the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) rulings in Meo and Vodafone Portugal, HMRC has recently updated its VAT manual and published a brief...more

Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/23/2020

There is a lot currently happening in the European Union. From the latest European Court opinions with respect to merger clearance, dominance violations, data protection and state aid to Brexit, we’re checking in with our...more

EU General Court Annuls Commission Decision to Block UK Telecoms Merger

Morgan Lewis on 6/24/2020

The European Commission’s ability to block mergers in oligopolistic markets is likely to be more restricted as it faces greater evidential hurdles in meeting the higher standard of proof imposed by the EU General Court, which...more

Financial Daily Dose 2.12.2020 | Top Story: Big Tech Antitrust Update

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/12/2020

Big-Tech/Antitrust Update: the FTC has demanded information from Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Alphabet Inc. regarding acquisitions of small firms over the past 10 years that may have been...more

Financial Daily Dose 10.29.2019 | Top Story: AT&T Reaches Accord with Elliott Management to End Activist Challenge

Robins Kaplan LLP on 10/29/2019

AT&T announced yesterday that it’s resolved an ongoing battle with activist Paul Singer and his Elliott Management by agreeing to keep CEO Randall Stephenson on the job through “at least 2020,” with the chair and CEO roles to...more

The UK’s Last Budget Before Brexit – Tech, Tax and Temerity

MoFo Tech on 10/31/2018

A digital services tax for “tech giants”, additional conditions for Entrepreneurs’ Relief, amendments to the loss relief rules, and a host of tax-avoidance measures: we outline the key tax proposals from the Autumn Budget...more

Antitrust, Competition, and Economic Regulation Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2018

Hogan Lovells on 9/19/2018

Read the latest news on antitrust, competition, and economic regulation in this summer edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter. ...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/17/2017

We got our dose of Fed minutes yesterday, and it appears that the Fed—like the rest of us—is scratching its head over the “new reality” of concurrent low inflation and low unemployment. Fed officials are hoping that the low...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

Brexit ahead for TMT …8 months on

Hogan Lovells on 3/23/2017

Eight months ago, just before the Referendum, I anticipated the implications of a Leave vote for the sector. Today sees the publication of the first results of the Hogan Lovells "Brexometer", which will track the attitudes of...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/21/2017

Shareholders have accused Under Armour of “concealing the impact” of Sports Authority’s bankruptcy from investors in order to artificially inflate its stock price. The suit comes on the heels of a disastrous Q4 for UA, in...more

DSM webinar highlights tax, competition law, copyright, AVMS and data economy issues for 2017

Hogan Lovells on 2/10/2017

In a February 7, 2017 webinar, the Hogan Lovells Digital Single Market (DSM) team presented its take on new developments for 2017. Peter Watts introduced the session by warning that the loss of the UK voice in EU policy...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/10/2017

Financial Industry Developments - Class Action Against Lending Club and WebBank Headed to Defeat - On Monday, January 31, 2017, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/27/2017

Some solid non-search-engine growth helped Alphabet post pretty solid Q4 numbers (with profit missing estimates but revenue surging past them)....more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/24/2017

Judge John Bates of the US District Court for DC has blocked a proposed $37 billion mega-health-care-merger between Aetna and Humana, one of 2 major deals before the courts opposed by the Obama-era DOJ over antitrust...more

EU court strikes down security legislation over privacy concerns

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/6/2017

A recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) imposes restrictions on the use by member states’ law enforcement and national security agencies of telecommunication traffic and location records as...more

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