The Freshfields Podcast

Authorities are increasingly looking at data as a factor in merger control. Filings are traditionally triggered by the revenues of the two parties, yet digital businesses that don’t make much money can still wield significant market power. Authorities are therefore strengthening the tools at their disposal to ensure they are capturing all transactions that have a competitively significant impact. In our latest podcast on the digital economy, our partners take a look at what these developments mean for businesses doing digital deals.

Broadcom's blocked bid for Qualcomm broke new ground for foreign investment review on a number of fronts.

Freshfields’ co-head of global M&A, Matthew Herman, and US counsel Christine Laciak and Shawn Cooley take a deep dive.

Regulators are taking longer to look at international deals involving critical infrastructure and technology.

Matthew Herman, Freshfields’ co-head of global M&A, is joined by Germany partner Frank Roehling and US counsel Christine Laciak and Shawn Cooley to explore the current state of play for foreign investment into the US, the EU and Germany, and what the future holds.

The recent Broadcom/Qualcomm deal broke new ground for foreign investment review on a number of fronts. We take a deep dive into this deal.

Freshfields’ co-head of global M&A, Matthew Herman, is joined by Washington, DC counsel Christine Laciak and fellow DC counsel Shawn Cooley. 

This episode explores the current state of play for foreign investment into the US and Germany, as well as developing global trends and their potential effects in other countries.

Freshfields’ co-head of global M&A, Matthew Herman is joined by three of the firm’s experts: Berlin partner Frank Roehling; Washington, DC counsel Christine Laciak; and fellow DC counsel Shawn Cooley, who joined Freshfields last year after nine years as the Director of Foreign Investment Risk Management for the Office of Policy, US Department of Homeland Security.

Regulators are taking longer to look at international deals involving critical infrastructure and technology.

Matthew Herman, Freshfields’ co-head of global M&A, is joined by Germany partner Frank Roehling and US counsel Christine Laciak and Shawn Cooley to explore the current state of play for foreign investment into the US, the EU and Germany, and what the future holds.

The EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) sets a new standard for how companies can deal with individually identifiable information.

Adam Siegel, the head of the litigation practice group for Freshfields in the US, interviews two of his European colleagues, Giles Pratt (UK) and Norbert Nolte (Germany), about the ins and outs of GDPR and what the law is likely to mean for US companies.

In the face of disruption, established companies are having to harness emerging technologies and boost their digital offering. But as a result they face a new set of challenges.

Antitrust partner Mary Lehner introduces the digital topics we will be exploring over the coming months with our panels of experts.