The reach and authority of the U.S. government over what it considers to be national security concerns is broad, increasing and often not subject to judicial appeal. In response to mounting threats to the personal, economic...more
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) amounted to 1,426 billion USD in 2019. In recent years, a number of countries around the world have implemented measures to strengthen their FDI review mechanisms. Undoubtedly, this...more
As the global economy slows down and much of the world is quarantined, economists warn that now is not the time to impose the type of protectionist international trade measures that are generally agreed to have exacerbated...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury late yesterday released a draft set of regulations that would establish, for the first time, filing fees for most transactions submitted to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more
3/6/2020
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Comment Period ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Filing Fees ,
Filing Requirements ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Statutory Authority ,
U.S. Treasury
When it was enacted in August 2018, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) overhauled the US law governing CFIUS national security reviews for the first time in 11 years. Many of FIRRMA’s most...more
1/28/2019
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Filing Requirements ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
NAICS ,
National Security ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Technology Sector