The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Bureau of Competition has established a task force dedicated to monitoring competition in U.S. technology markets and taking enforcement actions as warranted.

On May 6, 2019, Skadden hosted the Cross-Border M&A Conference 2019, titled "Developments and Trends in US and Japanese M&A."

The FY 2025 HSR Annual Report reveals significant shifts in merger enforcement patterns, with agencies issuing fewer Second Requests yet maintaining scrutiny of large transactions while demonstrating increased willingness to negotiate settlements. The report captures a transitional period spanning two administrations, showing how enforcement priorities and approaches to merger remedies have evolved.

A new prohibition takes effect June 30, 2026, barring the Department of War from contracting with companies that engage lobbyists working for Chinese military companies on the CMC List.

Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its seminal personal jurisdiction ruling in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California.

On November 1, 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) "China Initiative" with the objective of countering perceived national security threats to the United States from China.

On November 1, 2018, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13850 (E.O. 13850),

On December 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release requesting comments on the nature, content and timing of earnings releases and quarterly reports

On October 30, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the agencies)

As has been widely reported, the U.S. federal government partially shut down at midnight on December 22, 2018.

The Supreme Court's landmark decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. fundamentally reshapes the enforcement landscape of the Investment Company Act by eliminating private rights of action under Section 47(b). This ruling prevents activist hedge funds and third parties from rescinding fund contracts they claim violate the ICA, consolidating enforcement authority with the SEC.

In April 2018, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's (HKEx) rule amendments permitting the listing of innovative, high-growth companies with dual-class share structures and pre-revenue biotech companies went into effect.

Issuers of bonds governed by New York law indentures – the instrument containing the rights and obligations of the issuer, the trustee for the bondholders and the noteholders under the bonds

As the United States approaches the July 4, 2026. semiquincentennial, companies are fielding a growing number of requests to sponsor or donate to celebrations and other 250th anniversary events.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced changes to their policy encouraging voluntary self-disclosure of violations.

What's new: CFTC Director of Enforcement David Miller announced enforcement priorities, addressed insider trading on prediction markets and previewed a new policy on cooperation.

On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a 6-3 decision in Iancu v. Brunetti, 588 U.S. ____ (2019), that Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act's ban on the registration of "immoral" or "scandalous"

In today's world — where social media has become a source of news for many — companies and individuals often find themselves the subject of negative and anonymous online comments.

On October 26, 2018, Justice Gerald W. Connolly of the New York Supreme Court for Albany County ruled in White v. Cuomo (Index No. 5861-16) that New York's 2016 authorization of fantasy sports violated the state constitution.

As a result of the government shutdown, many federal agencies are operating at reduced staffing levels, making it difficult to contact agency staff regarding questions or technical difficulties when complying with required political law disclosure requirements.