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Just launched: Doing business in the United States 2022

The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business. Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or business entity is quick and easy, labor and employment laws are much more...more

Recent CFIUS developments: Annual Report for 2021 & new executive order

This alert discusses two major updates related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS,” or the “Committee”) in the past several weeks. First, on 2 August 2022, the Committee released the CFIUS...more

Summary of February 24 U.S. sanctions and export controls on Russia

On February 24, 2022, the US Government imposed severe economic sanctions and export controls on Russia. The restrictions consist of two parts: 1) significant financial sanctions on a range of Russian financial institutions...more

Ransomware sanctions and the U.S. Government's latest strategy to address cyber threats

The decision to pay millions to a cyber criminal has never been easy, but it is now even more complex. The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an updated advisory on September 21,...more

Doing business in the United States

The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business1 . 1 Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or business entity is quick and easy, labor and employment laws are much...more

Election 2020 Snapshot: Helping our clients make sense of the U.S. election results

On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Americans chose the presidency and the makeup of the United States Congress. With the U.S. election now decided, with the exception of the Georgia Senate races, we are delighted to share with you...more

CFIUS Q4 Developments

In the fourth quarter of 2020, the major CFIUS development was the significant revision of one of CFIUS’s two mandatory filing programs. Specifically, on 15 September 15 2020, the Department of Treasury (the Treasury) issued...more

Election 2020 Snapshot: Helping our technology and telecom clients make sense of the U.S. election results

An overhaul of tech antirust policy? Increased telecommunications regulations coupled with expanding telecoms infrastructure? Business as usual for Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFUIS) investigations?...more

Cuban Assets Control Regulations amendments further restrict travel and trade

The Cuban Assets Control Regulations have been amended to prohibit U.S. persons from lodging at certain properties in Cuba, incorporate restrictions on imports of Cuban alcohol and tobacco, and revoke general licenses...more

BIS issues frequently asked questions to clarify the military end use/user rule

On 29 June 2020, the final rule expanding the military end user/user controls (MEU) issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) went into effect. On 26 June 2020, BIS issued an FAQs guidance document that provides...more

U.S. decertification under the Hong Kong Policy Act – what is changing now, and what happens next?

On 27 May 2020 U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo certified to Congress that the State Department no longer considers Hong Kong to have significant autonomy from China and therefore "Hong Kong does not continue to warrant...more

Two Key CFIUS Developments: CFIUS Publishes 2018 Annual Report and Proposed Regulations Revising Critical Technologies Mandatory...

CFIUS Publishes 2018 Annual Report - The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a U.S. government interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of foreign investments, recently...more

Bill Introduced to Block Chinese Acquisitions During COVID-19 Pandemic

Representative Jim Banks introduced a bill on 5 May 2020 to “place temporary restrictions on acquisitions [of U.S. companies] by the People’s Republic of China. . .” during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

U.S. Department of Commerce imposes significant new export control restrictions on China, Russia, and Venezuela

On 28 April the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security published two final rules and a proposed rule amending the Export Administration Regulations that will further restrict and regulate transactions...more

Pay up: CFIUS imposes filing fees effective 1 May

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Interim Rule establishing filing fees for joint voluntary notices submitted to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States goes into effect 1 May 2020....more

BIS adds a number of companies to the Entity List, including Iran Air

As of 16 March 2020 Iran Air and a number of other entities were placed on the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Entity List. Summary - Companies that use Iran Air as transport, particularly companies engaging in...more

China, supply chain risk, and the race to 5G

A deeper dive into the president's FY2021 budget request for the U.S. Department of Commerce reveals new initiatives aimed at safeguarding technology. - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...more

BIS revises Country Group designations for Russia and Yemen, imposing additional licensing requirements and removing availability...

On 24 February 2020 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and imposing additional export licensing...more

U.S. imposes strict export controls on certain artificial intelligence software for automating the analysis of geospatial imagery

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule on 6 January 2020 imposing licensing requirements on certain artificial intelligence software specially designed to...more

DDTC issues FAQs on defense services provided by U.S. persons abroad

On 6 January 2020, the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued new frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the registration and licensing requirements under the International Traffic in Arms...more

CFIUS Regulations Released for Public Inspection

The long-anticipated foreign investment review regulations were released for public inspection on 13 January, 2020. The regulations, scheduled to appear in the Federal Register on 17 January, 2020, are in two Federal Register...more

The United States Government issues additional Iran sanctions and a new Executive Order targeting the construction, mining,...

On 10 January 2020, in response to missile attacks by the Iranian military targeting two U.S. bases in Iraq, the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a number of senior...more

DOJ releases updated export control and sanctions enforcement policy for business organizations

On 13 December 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) announced the release of its long-anticipated and updated Export Control and Sanction Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations...more

CFIUS annual report highlights spike in filings and scrutiny of Chinese investments

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the committee), a U.S. government interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of foreign investments, has released its annual report for...more

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