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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … International Mergers & Acquisitions (Part 2 of 4): Understanding the CFIUS...

CFIUS is an interagency committee that evaluates the national security implications of foreign investments on the U.S. economy and infrastructure. CFIUS possesses statutory authority to “make an investigation to determine the...more

International Trade, Enforcement & Compliance Recent Developments Update (June 21, 2023)

Recent developments include fair warning from the Department of Justice that national security concerns can invade even ordinary business activities, a reminder that the False Claims Act increasingly is being used as a weapon...more

Trump Administration’s Clashes with China on Trade and Investment Demonstrate Importance of Vetting International Trade and...

If private equity and other investors were not aware of the power of the secretive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS, or the Committee), its decision to reach out and quash the potential...more

New Exclusions Process Gives Automotive Companies the Possibility of Exemption from Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

On March 23rd, automotive companies that rely on imported steel and aluminum were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of ten percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary...more

New Exclusions Process Opens Up Potential Relief from Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs for Automotive Companies

On March 23, automotive companies that rely on imported steel and aluminum were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of 10 percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary...more

New Exclusions Process Opens Up Potential Relief from Section 232 Tariffs for Users of Specialty Steel and Aluminum Products or...

On March 23rd, steel and aluminum users were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of ten percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary exclusions for Argentina, Australia,...more

Know the Risks: Domestic and International Compliance

An open question coming into 2017 was whether the aggressive enforcement posture that had characterized the Obama and Bush administrations would continue under the Trump administration. Any questions were answered with the...more

Trump Administration Imposes Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

The international trade front has had some important developments over the last few weeks that will likely have significant impacts on the construction of domestic wind, solar, biomass and other types of renewable energy...more

The Automotive Sector Faces Sharply Increased Duties and International Trade Risks Following Announcement of Unprecedented Section...

On March 1st, the automotive sector that consume steel and aluminum were confronted with a potentially large tariff rate increase. Despite intense lobbying by automotive companies, President Trump announced that the U.S....more

U.S. Manufacturers – and Foreign Steel and Aluminum Companies – Face Catastrophic Duties and International Trade Risks Following...

Companies that import steel or aluminum saw the detonation of a major international trade bomb on March 1st. President Trump announced that the U.S. Government would invoke the seldom-used section 232 national security...more

Section 337 and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

As shown by the recent announcement by the Trump Administration of a Section 232(b) national security review of steel imports, (a type of investigation that has not been used since 2001), there are a number of ways in which...more

Cybersecurity and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

Since President Trump’s inauguration, cybersecurity has been in the news almost daily – often on the front page. The U.S. Government is facing a wide array of challenges in cybersecurity, impacting both domestic and foreign...more

CFIUS and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

One of the themes of the Trump campaign was the need for enhanced national security. Although the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is not mentioned in Mr. Trump’s 100-day plan, it is highly likely...more

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