This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

US FTC's Coppola recruited by Australian regulator to help manage new merger regime

By James Panichi ( October 31, 2025, 05:15 GMT | Insight) -- Veteran US Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawyer Maria Coppola will help Australia’s competition enforcer manage the transition to a new merger-notification regime at the start of 2026, as one of a group of experts recruited from the US, the UK and New Zealand. Coppola, who spent 22 years in the FTC’s antitrust division, will be based in the Sydney offices of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. MLex understands she will oversee the “triaging” process of the new mandatory, suspensory merger-notification regime, which will come into full effect on Jan. 1.Veteran US Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawyer Maria Coppola will help Australia’s competition enforcer manage the transition to a new merger-notification regime at the start of 2026, as one of a group of experts recruited from the US, the UK and New Zealand....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login