Antitrust, Competition and Trade
From Diarra to FIFA’s New Player Transfer System: How EU Law is Reshaping Football’s Transfer Rules and Governance
For more than twenty years, FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (“RSTP”) have sought to balance the stability of football teams with player mobility. That balance was fundamentally challenged by the European Court of Justice (“ECJ” or…
The Reach of Ariix v. NutriSearch: When Rigged “Independent” Reviews Can Become Actionable Under the Lanham Act for False Advertising
Author: Luke Hasskamp
Many modern buyers are skeptical of conventional advertising, so they look for something that seems more independent. They read reviews, check star ratings, and search for the guide, ranking, or “best of” list that promises an assessment…
Switzerland Implements Remainder of EU’s 20th Sanctions Package Against Russia
On 19 August 2026, the Swiss Federal Council adopted extensive amendments to the Ordinance on Measures in Connection with the Situation in Ukraine (the “Ukraine Ordinance”; the following citations in each case refer to the Ukraine Ordinance), thereby completing the…
Take-Aways From Southeast Asia FCPA Enforcement Actions
Previous posts have focused on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions concerning conduct (in whole or in part) in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries.
In total, 66 enforcement actions were highlighted (in…
Culture Off the Table? What the Collapsed Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Reveal About the Carney Government’s Cultural Policy
The Canada-U.S. trade talks collapsed on Friday night with 50 percent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian goods now in effect and Prime Minister Mark Carney promising dollar-for-dollar retaliation by early next month, supported by a strong sense of…
Canada, Lost (Update)
Weekly Trade Update: August 17-20, 2026
CBP to Verify Importer of Record Information on Form 5106
CBP announced it is executing enhanced enforcement procedures to verify the accuracy of importer of record information provided on CBP Form 5106, and importers of record or their brokers must…
Squire Patton Boggs Global Supply Chain Radar H1 2026: Legal intelligence for resilient global supply chains
FTC Proposes Enforcement Policy Statement on Personalized Pricing: What Businesses Need to Know
On August 19, 2026, the FTC issued a press release outlining the agency’s proposed Enforcement Policy Statement on personalized pricing putting businesses on notice that using consumers’ personal data to set individualized prices without clear and conspicuous disclosures — including…

