General License 25 effectively suspends OFAC sanctions targeting Syria. Stringent US export control restrictions on exports and reexports to Syria remain....more
5/28/2025
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The report shows a decline in filings, new mitigation measures and conditions, and continued emphasis on monitoring and enforcement.
On July 23, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
The proposed regulations would implement President Biden’s Executive Order that restricts certain outbound investments from the US.
On June 21, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed...more
7/2/2024
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The proposal signals a continued effort to expand CFIUS’s enforcement scope and update penalties.
On April 11, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule)...more
The new measures bar the import of iron or steel products processed in countries other than Russia but incorporating Russian-origin iron or steel components. The measures form part of a series of significant sanctions updates...more
The new measures build on sweeping restrictions that the United States introduced in October 2022.
On October 17, 2023 — just over a year after introducing extensive regulations aimed at restricting parties in China from...more
10/31/2023
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After publicly signaling support for an outbound investment screening mechanism in July 2022, the Biden Administration has issued a long-anticipated Executive Order to address certain investments by US persons in “countries...more
8/16/2023
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The Report shows that CFIUS reviewed a record number of filings in 2022 and also required more mitigation as a condition of clearance.
On July 31, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
8/8/2023
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New measures expand existing sanctions and export controls, including by restricting medical item exports and targeting Russia’s architecture and engineering sectors.
This Client Alert is published in the context of...more
The recent developments signal a renewed vigor to protect US national security.
This Client Alert highlights the following recent developments relating to national security investment reviews conducted by the Committee on...more