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Autonomous Akin Update - August 2023

Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....more

CFIUS Reports Substantial Increase in Use of Mitigation Measures in 2022

On July 31, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the “Committee”) released its Annual Report for 2022. Overall, the statistics indicate that CFIUS is taking more time to finish its review...more

Congress Takes a Step Forward on Outbound Investment

The U.S. government continues to move closer to establishing a regulatory program related to outbound investment—and potentially a range of other transactions—in sensitive technology sectors involving China, Russia and other...more

Autonomous Akin Update - July 2023

Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....more

Foreign Investment In Real Estate Is Getting More Complicated

On May 5, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to add eight military installations to the list of sites around which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. has jurisdiction to...more

CFIUS Expands Jurisdiction Over—and States Restrict Chinese Investment in—Real Estate

On May 5, 2023, the Department of the Treasury issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to add eight military installations to the list of sites around which CFIUS has jurisdiction to review real estate transactions. This is...more

Autonomous Systems & Advanced Mobility: 2023 Trends & Predictions

The Autonomous Systems & Advanced Mobility (ASAM) space is headed for more change in 2023, generating new opportunities and challenges for a growing list of industry players. The adoption of new, complex and connected...more

Biden Administration Plans for Outbound Investment Regulation Coming into Focus

The Departments of the Treasury and Commerce recently provided reports to Congress describing plans under consideration to regulate outbound investment, as required by the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Key highlights...more

Autonomous Akin Update - February 2023

Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin Gump’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....more

CFIUS Formally Determines United Kingdom and New Zealand Will Remain Foreign Excepted States

Key Points - On February 10, 2023, CFIUS formally determined that the United Kingdom and New Zealand have established and are effectively utilizing robust processes to screen foreign investments for national security...more

2022 Foreign Investment Review and What to Expect in 2023

Key Points - Reviewing inbound foreign investment for national security risk continues to be a high priority for governments worldwide. Key developments and trends include the following...more

OECD Launches Public Consultation on Updates to its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Key Points - On January 13, 2023, the OECD launched a public consultation process to gather comments from stakeholders regarding potential changes to its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Stakeholders wishing to...more

Autonomous Akin Update - January 2023

Autonomous Akin brings you the latest news and developments regarding autonomous systems and advanced mobility so that you can keep a pulse on what is happening in government and industry that is impactful for your business....more

Executive Order Outlines Expansive National Security Considerations for CFIUS

Key Points - EO 14083 provides updated guidance to CFIUS regarding its consideration of U.S. national security risk factors and is aimed at confronting evolving and emerging threats to U.S. technological leadership, U.S....more

CHIPS Act Strategy: Department of Commerce Releases Additional Information on Applications for $50 Billion in Funding

On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Department”) released a 20-page document providing key details on the administration and application process for the award of $50 Billion through the Creating Helpful...more

CFIUS Reports Significant Uptick in Filings and Non-Notified Inquiries

Key Points - According to CFIUS’s recently-released Annual Report for 2021, the total number of CFIUS filings increased significantly year-on-year, with transactions involving Chinese investors more than doubling compared...more

U.S. Government Imposes Expansive, Novel and Plurilateral Export Controls Against Russia and Belarus

Key Points - As part of highly coordinated U.S. government and allied and partner country responses to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, and Belarus’ enabling of it, BIS imposed on February 24, 2022, and March 2,...more

CFIUS Updates Excepted Foreign State Rules

Key Points - CFIUS added New Zealand to its white list of “excepted foreign states,” joining Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom in the group of countries whose investors may qualify for jurisdictional carve-outs and...more

Commerce Proposes ICTS Changes for Connected Software Applications

Key Points - On November 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a notice of proposed rulemaking related to “connected software applications” (“apps”) that aims to expressly incorporate transactions involving...more

Biden Issues Executive Order Redirecting and Clarifying Scrutiny of Chinese Apps

Key Points - On June 9, President Biden signed an executive order (“EO”) revoking a series of Trump-era EOs targeting specific Chinese “connected software applications” (“apps”), including TikTok and WeChat. The EO calls...more

Biden Administration Revamps Sanctions Program Targeting Publicly Traded Securities of Designated Chinese Military Companies

On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14032 (Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People’s Republic of China) (“CMIC EO”) that modifies the Trump-era...more

Biden Administration Reviewing Comments on Interim Final ICTS Rule

Key Points - On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Commerce Department published an interim final rule (IFR) to implement Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and...more

New Designations of Chinese Entities Impose Varying Restrictions

The U.S. government has recently imposed controls pertaining to “Communist Chinese Military Companies” (CCMCs or “1237 entities”); Chinese “Military End Users” (MEUs); and Chinese “Military-Intelligence End Users” (MIEUs)....more

New Executive Order Restricts U.S. Persons from Trading in Publicly Traded Securities and Derivatives of Certain “Communist...

Key Points - On November 12, 2020, President Trump issued a new EO prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in transactions in publicly traded securities of certain CCMCs, or any securities that are derivative of, or are...more

CFIUS Implements Mandatory Filing Based on Export Licensing

- On September 15, Treasury published a Final Rule adopting changes to the CFIUS mandatory filing framework for covered transactions involving critical technologies. - Rather than being pegged to targeted industries...more

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