Awaited with bated breath by stakeholders in the online industry and by IP right holders alike, the EU Commission published on 15 December its official draft for the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA is conceived as one of the central pillars for its ambition to shape Europe’s digital future. Its published draft aims high, both in the scope of topics it covers, and the depth in which it addresses them. The DSA provides a…

On 15 December The European Commission published the long awaited Digital Markets Act proposal. The Proposed Regulation imposes a series of ex ante behavioural obligations on entities that the Commission designates as ‘gatekeepers’. The obligations for those designated platforms and the potential sanctions largely resemble behavioural remedies and fines that the European Commission might otherwise seek to impose under its competition law powers. The Commission’s enforcement action is expected to be intense, with ten on-site…

In recent years, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has been a core hub of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, emerging relatively unscathed from the COVID-19 pandemic which has otherwise taken a toll on investment activity in 2020. Despite global economic headwinds and growing geopolitical uncertainties, signs of recovery in APAC deal-making have begun to merge as ambitious investors in the region look for both shelter and new opportunities in a time of unprecedented challenges. As we…

Joe Biden has been elected as the 46th President of the United States. A new presidency – coupled with a new relationship between the UK and the EU – presents the potential for a material change in U.S. domestic policy and relations with the UK. How will these changes affect you and your business? Join Hogan Lovells for a webinar on Wednesday 18 November 2020, as we share bipartisan views of the 2020 election results…

We invite you to join our webinar on the eve of the U.S. Presidential election. Democratic nominee for President, Joe Biden, and Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump, are preparing foreign policy platforms in the final months of the 2020 election cycle. What are the major points of tension between the Republican and Democratic candidates? Should either party be elected? What would the U.S. policy towards Europe look like under each administration? Will U.S. trade and…