INTRODUCTION...
On January 16, 2025, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity, to further address increasing threats from nation-state actors...more
On December 27, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Final Rule, Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons....more
1/7/2025
/ Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Management ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Sensitive Personal Information
As global economic and geopolitical environments enter a new era, companies need to continuously develop and adjust their coherent global business strategies to secure and further expand business opportunities in all markets...more
1/2/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Business Opportunities ,
Business Strategies ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Entity List ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Transactions ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Investment ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Investment ,
Joint Venture ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Relations ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On December 20, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise regulations under FARA, three years after an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking sought input on...more
1/2/2025
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Agents ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Nationals ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements
After yet another banner year for the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)—including high-profile prosecutions, an all-time high in registrations, a record number of inspections, and a key DC Circuit decision—US Department...more
On October 24, 2024, President Biden issued the first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on artificial intelligence (AI), fulfilling another directive (subsection 4.8) set forth in the Administration’s Executive Order on...more
On October 21, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released an unpublished Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by...more
10/24/2024
/ Data-Sharing ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On September 9, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released notice of a proposed rule to create a mandatory reporting requirement for artificial intelligence (AI)...more
On June 20, 2024, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Determination (“Determination”) prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc.—the US subsidiary of the Russia-based antivirus software and...more