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Investigation Into $2.5B Deal Shows EU Means Business With New Foreign Subsidies Rules

Lawyers say companies needed to pay serious attention to the additional potential hurdle that the new rules pose to the closing of M&A deals.
4 minute read

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Brazil Sees Diminishing Dividends From 'Car Wash' Probe 

Reversals of high-profile rulings related to the groundbreaking "Car Wash" graft investigation tarnish the South American country's compliance gains.
5 minute read

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European Commission's Green Goals Hit Roadblock After Election Swing to the Right

The EU Commission's green legislative agenda has stalled after right-wing parties made significant gains in the European Parliament elections.
5 minute read

International Edition

Multinationals Face Huge Fines for Supply Chain Breaches Under New EU Directive

International companies that fail to comply with the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive by 2027 could face fines as high as 5% of their worldwide turnover as well as increased compliance costs and lawsuits.
5 minute read

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After EU Elections, Next Competition Chief May Preside Over New Chapter in EU Antitrust History

The next head of the world's toughest antitrust enforcer will be appointed after the European elections and faces two new and sweeping laws.
5 minute read

International Edition

Mexicans Elect Ruling Party Candidate for the Presidency in Consolidation of Power

Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to continue with the agenda of the Morena party, prompting concern by investors and their legal advisers who have not found the policies business-friendly, and who fear they will further erode checks and balances and weaken the country's judiciary.
5 minute read

International Edition

Rule of Law in Focus Ahead of Mexico Elections

The stakes are high as Mexicans head to the polls Sunday to elect their next president and to replenish both houses of Congress. Lawyers are worried that the result could discourage investment and threaten the judiciary.
3 minute read

International Edition

What Is Driving the Demand for Competition Specialists in Africa?

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and other major African hubs now have active competition regulators, and client demand for legal advice has driven law firms to create stand-alone competition practices that did not exist 10 years ago.
7 minute read

International Edition

DLA Piper Recruits 3-Person Compliance Team in Chile

The hirings come in the wake of a 2023 law that widens sanctions for white-collar crimes committed in the South American country. 
2 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates Recruits 4-Lawyer International Trade Group From DLA Piper

The move comes at a time when trade practices in Big Law have "tremendous growth potential," according to one of the laterals.
3 minute read

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