12/2/2025 2:41:05 PM Tech Legal Outlook 2026 By Niranjan Arasaratnam Lisa Chang Julian Cunningham-Day Verity Egerton-Doyle Joshua Ashley Klayman William Leslie Ben Packer Alex Roberts Julia Schönbohm Derek Tong Clare Murray Jennifer Calver +9 more... Show less The tech legal outlook for 2026 is being shaped by the rapid advance of AI, geopolitical tensions and intensifying global competition....
12/2/2025 2:21:33 PM Tech M&A and investment: Legal and regulatory complexity shaping investment flows and driving innovative deal structuring By Niranjan Arasaratnam George Casey Lisa Chang Derek Tong Jennifer Calver +2 more... Show less The global technology investment landscape has entered an era where regulatory complexity is no longer peripheral – it is central to how...
12/2/2025 2:21:20 PM Market power meets political muscle: Navigating the tech merger control landscape By Verity Egerton-Doyle John Eichlin James Hunter William Leslie Arthur Peng Marcus Pollard +3 more... Show less In 2026, tech M&A is being increasingly shaped by geopolitics, with authorities factoring greater national security, economic resilience,...
7/21/2025 9:48:10 AM Balancing transparency and confidentiality: U.S. court shields Google’s EC settlement documents from disclosure By William Leslie John Eichlin Laura Pinilla Mario Sáenz +1 more... Show less Global competition investigations and litigation raise a myriad of challenges: a lesser commented one is protecting the benefits of...
7/10/2025 10:26:01 AM New EU guidance: Automotive players can collectively negotiate licenses for technologies protected by Standard Essential Patents By William Leslie Schweta Batohi Marilena Nteve Théo Mayer +1 more... Show less BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and ThyssenKrupp have received the European Commission’s blessing to collectively negotiate patent...
7/9/2025 8:49:28 AM Tech Legal Outlook 2025: Mid-Year Update By Jennifer Calver Clare Murray We are delighted to launch the Tech Legal Outlook 2025: Mid-Year Update. This latest edition considers some of the key trends across the...
4/1/2025 4:13:12 PM Sensitive technologies: The Netherlands proposes an expansion of its investment screening regime By Lodewick Prompers Tom Reker The Dutch government has published a draft decree to expand the scope of its existing investment screening regime, to address additional...
3/5/2025 11:18:28 AM The DIY competitiveness manual for merger control? The European Commission announces overhaul of its horizontal and non-horizontal merger guidelines By William Leslie Bernd Meyring Gerwin Van Gerven Marilena Nteve Mihai Victor Puskás +2 more... Show less Commissioner Ribera yesterday announced the Commission’s plan to revise both its horizontal and non-horizontal merger guidelines. It...
2/12/2025 2:52:56 PM Lessons learned: Key takeaways from CMA’s recent online reviews probe By Verity Egerton-Doyle Helen Crossley Alexandra Zachmann Kim Rust +1 more... Show less Nearly four years have passed since the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) started its online reviews investigation into Amazon and...
2/4/2025 10:44:26 AM Tech M&A: Buy innovatively, integrate intelligently By Mario Pofahl In recent months, the M&A market has witnessed a significant upswing, with technology companies at the forefront of this trend. M&A...
12/3/2024 5:42:49 PM Explore our Tech Legal Outlook 2025 By Clare Murray Elaine Choo We are pleased to launch our Tech Legal Outlook 2025 which explores key global trends and legal developments in the tech sector. 2025...
12/3/2024 1:24:44 PM Competition regulation in digital markets: 5 Themes in 5 Minutes By James Hunter In 2025, enforcers will have more tools at their disposal than ever before. But “with great power comes great responsibility”, meaning...
11/26/2024 11:08:00 AM Trump 2.0 and Tech By Joshua Ashley Klayman Jennifer Calver In the wake of his decisive win, Donald J. Trump is rapidly reshaping the Washington, DC landscape. His bold new vision is already...
10/4/2024 3:26:41 AM 10 things to note about Indonesia's new franchise regulations By Sher Hann Chua Adrian Fisher Teguh Arwiko Indonesia’s Government Regulation No. 35 of 2024 on Franchising (GR 35/2024) entered into force on 2 September 2024, replacing Government...
9/13/2024 11:51:31 AM Roadblocks – when should the essential facilities doctrine apply in EU competition law? By William Leslie Eoin O'Reilly Marilena Nteve Historically, EU competition law has allowed dominant firms to refuse to deal with competitors except in very specific circumstances...
9/9/2024 4:46:05 PM DMU Insights #9: Mark your calendars - a timeline to implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act By Jonathan Ford Verity Egerton-Doyle Judy Zhao The UK Government has today set out its expected timeline for implementation of the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and...