On November 11, 2020, the UK government proposed a much anticipated National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill or proposed Regulation) before Parliament.
The Bill is the result of a series of government papers and legal...more
• On October 10, 2018, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States put into effect the first mandatory filing requirement ever imposed by CFIUS. The Department of Treasury’s summary of the Pilot Program is...more
• CFIUS takes an unprecedented step to fend off a potential foreign acquisition
• The threat that China will eclipse the U.S. in telecommunications infrastructure and technology is central to U.S. national security
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3/9/2018
/ 5G Network ,
Advisory Opinions ,
Board of Directors ,
Broadcom ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hostile Takeover ,
Infrastructure ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Qualcomm ,
Smartphones ,
Stockholders' Meetings ,
Takeover Bids ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
US Trade Policies
On April 3, 2017, the UK Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced new penalties for economic sanctions violations of £1 Million or 50% of the value of the transaction, whichever is higher. As a...more
5/24/2017
/ Breach of Financial Sanctions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
HM Treasury ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Policing and Crime Act 2017 ,
UK
- A President Trump will have authority to reinstate sanctions lifted by the Iran Nuclear Deal as well as revoke certain authorizations provided for business with Iran.
- Several economic and geopolitical factors may...more
12/8/2016
/ Business Opportunities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Global Market ,
International Relations ,
International Treaties ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Nuclear Weapons ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Presidential Elections ,
SDN List ,
Trump Administration
After weeks of negotiations and a Putin-backed delay, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2270 on March 2, 2016, imposing new sanctions against North Korea. According to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry,...more
3/4/2016
/ Arms Embargo ,
Asset Freeze ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
North Korea ,
Nuclear Weapons ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanctions ,
SDN List ,
UN Security Council ,
Vessels ,
WMD