March 2025 marked the fifth anniversary of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) initiative to “formalize and centralize” within the Department of the Treasury an enforcement function to identify...more
Despite uncertainty amid talks of reforming the Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP), the US Department of the Treasury is already actively pursuing enforcement actions against transaction parties that may have...more
On February 21, 2025, the White House issued a memorandum announcing the America First Investment Policy (AFIP) and directing executive branch departments and agencies to promulgate rules and regulations to promote America’s...more
On January 2, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury implemented the new Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP), which prohibits or imposes notification requirements on certain investments by US persons in persons that...more
The US government is poised to announce restrictions on Chinese participation in designated US technology sectors. The restrictions, which the Trump Administration is expected to release on June 29, 2018, are reported to...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or "the Committee") has received much attention over the past several months for its role in blocking two separate Chinese acquisitions of US semiconductor...more
Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Lattice), a US computer chip manufacturer, by a Chinese investor. The president's order blocking the...more
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The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") has issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") and imposing trade restrictions against Zhongxing Telecommunications...more