US data privacy law is evolving fast, with a number of states introducing tough new rules and even talk of a federal privacy regime.

Earlier this year, Russia slowed down Twitter in a row over content. Now, a new law requires any foreign tech company above a certain size to have a presence on Russian soil.

With Joe Biden claiming victory in the US election, our partners from Frankfurt to Shanghai (with stops in Washington, New York and Menlo Park) discuss how the result changes the game for the global tech giants.

In the latest update from Menlo Park, our Silicon Valley founding partners Boris Feldman, Pamela Marcogliese, Maj Vaseghi and Doru Gavril are joined by Alice Greenwell in London to talk people issues.

In the second of a series of regular updates from our team in northern California, Boris Feldman, Sarah Solum, Maj Vaseghi, John Fisher and Doru Gavril take a look at three of the hottest issues in tech and life sciences – diversity, exit options and board pay.

In the first of a series of dispatches from our team in northern California, Boris Feldman, Sarah Solum, Maj Vaseghi, John Fisher and Doru Gavril explore the impact of the COVID crisis on everything from shareholder activism to securities litigation.

In our latest podcast episode of "No Worse Off," Freshfields partners Emma Gateaud and Craig Montgomery are joined by two industry experts for an in-depth discussion on motor finance claims and consumer redress restructuring.

On 6 April 2025, key consumer protection provisions set out in the landmark UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) entered into force.

In our latest "No Worse Off" podcast episode, Freshfields partner Lindsay Hingston and Tabasam Faqir, Head of Restructuring and Capital Solutions for MENA, welcome special guest Naveen Sabharwal, Managing Director at Davidson Kempner. Together, they explore the key themes shaping the restructuring landscape in the Middle East.

The transitions taking place across agency leadership will maintain competition law and policy at the forefront of regulatory developments in 2025. In particular, antitrust policy will be shaped by political influences and growing pressure to consider domestic growth, security and economic resilience concerns, alongside other industrial policy goals.

On October 10, 2024 the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rulemaking implementing the most significant update ever to the US HSR merger control filing. While these changes won’t be effective until the end of January 2025 at the earliest, understanding now how tackle new features such as expanded document requirements and new substantive narratives will position companies and dealmakers alike to hit the ground running.

Join partners Lindsay Hingston, Jonathan Kelly, and associate Madeleine Wall in our first "No Worse Off" episode of 2025.

In the latest episode of "No Worse Off," hosts Lindsay Hingston and Emma Gateaud review 2024's key legal headlines. This year-end special showcases legal milestones, team achievements, and landmark events that have transformed the restructuring landscape throughout the year.

In our latest podcast episode of "No Worse Off," Freshfields partner Craig Montgomery is joined by colleagues Madlyn Primoff from New York, Kristina Weiler from Hamburg, and Mijke Sinninghe Damsté from Amsterdam for an in-depth look at how litigation risk impacts restructurings from start to finish.

In our latest podcast episode, Freshfields partner Lindsay Hingston and Senior Associate Alex Thomson are joined by Georgina Peters, Barrister at South Square, for a further look at of Liability Management Exercises (LMEs).

In our latest podcast episode, Freshfields partner Lindsay Hingston hosts a candid discussion on the subject of women in restructuring, featuring Katharina Crinson, counsel at Freshfields, and Jo Hewitt, managing director at Alvarez & Marsal.

The sixth episode of our restructuring podcast series, No Worse Off, which provides legal and commercial insights, and practical tips, on the world of restructuring.

The fifth episode of our restructuring podcast series, No Worse Off, which provides legal and commercial insights, and practical tips, on the world of restructuring.

Two former CFIUS Chairs discuss Treasury’s recently released draft rules and impending U.S. capital controls.

The fourth episode of our restructuring podcast series, No Worse Off, which provides legal and commercial insights, and practical tips, on the world of restructuring.

The third episode of our restructuring podcast series, No Worse Off, which provides legal and commercial insights, and practical tips, on the world of restructuring.

On 25 April 2024, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a suite of reforms to the way in which it carries out Phase 2 merger investigations. Intended to streamline in-depth reviews, improve opportunities to engage with the CMA throughout the process and incentivise merging parties to put forward remedies at the earliest possible stage, the reforms came into effect immediately.

The second episode of our restructuring podcast series, No Worse Off, which provides legal and commercial insights, and practical tips, on the world of restructuring.

The first episode of our new restructuring podcast series, No Worse Off, which provides legal and commercial insights, and practical tips, on the world of restructuring.

In January 2024, China implemented significant changes to its merger control thresholds – marking the first revisions in 16 years. Coupled with last year's amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law, they represent a comprehensive revamp of China’s merger control regime.

In our first Essential Antitrust podcast of 2024, host Jenn Mellott is joined by Alastair Chapman, Ninette Dodoo and Mark Sansom to explore some of the themes highlighted in “Global antitrust in 2024: 10 key themes”, our recent report on the biggest trends in antitrust for the year ahead.

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will introduce the most significant reforms to UK competition and consumer laws since the CMA was established in 2014.

In September 2023, the OECD and Canadian Competition Bureau published the Gender Inclusive Antitrust Toolkit. Designed to help competition authorities apply a gender lens to enforcement, the toolkit features key conclusions on how gender can be factored into merger review, evaluation of competitive effects in conduct investigations, detection of cartels and broader public interest considerations.

Nearly four years into his mandate as Director-General for Competition, Olivier Guersent joins us to reflect on this and on his 30-year career at the European Commission.

Over the past few years, competition law regimes in Asia have been undergoing dynamic changes and there has been a noticeable uptick in enforcement since the end of the pandemic. In our latest episode of our Essential Antitrust podcast, we provide a bird’s eye view of the intricate world of antitrust and foreign investments screening in this rapidly evolving region.

The US FTC and DOJ recently released long-awaited updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Form and Merger Guidelines for assessment of mergers.

The EU has a brand new tool to police subsidies from non-EU governments. It gives the European Commission power to review M&A deals and public procurement bids, as well as initiate investigations. Companies potentially affected need already now to set up internal information gathering, and to factor the new rules into deal feasibility assessments and timelines.

In 2023 antitrust enforcement will continue to respond to calls for it to do more to address a range of global crises and social concerns. Authorities are being given enhanced powers and new tools, and are tackling novel kinds of cases, which is significantly increasing unpredictability.