The Lexology Podcast
The Lexology Podcast
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The Lexology Podcast is your guide to the latest legal trends and developments. Join seasoned Lexology editors and contributors as they provide the insights that businesses need to stay ahead.
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The podcast focuses on key legal topics including mergers and acquisitions, litigation trends, and the business implications of legal decisions, with episodes covering hot topics like M&A litigation, the impact of geopolitical changes, and landmark cases such as Twitter v. Elon Musk.
The Lexology Podcast is your guide to the latest legal trends and developments. Join seasoned Lexology editors and contributors as they provide the insights that businesses need to stay ahead.
Today on The Lexology Podcast, we dissect the latest in merger control with Ilene Knable Gotts, Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and editor of Lexology In-Depth: Merger Control.
She sheds light on recent trends in merger control, the politicisation of merger transaction reviews, how digital and AI-related deals are presenting challenges for enforcement, and novel issues around ‘acquihires’ in the tech industry.
Topics include:
01:36 Recent trends and developments
08:16 Politicisation of merger control
13:17 Digital markets and AI-related deals
16:08 Acquihires in the tech space
19:45 Looking ahead
For further insights and practical guidance, read the latest edition of In-Depth: Merger Control here: https://www.lexology.com/indepth/merger-control?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=LID-podcast-soundcloud-mergercontrol-title
Produced by: Millie Ward
Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com
This episode was recorded on 10 September 2026.
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