The EU Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Regulation (Regulation) entered into force in October 2020. It aims to create a cooperation mechanism which enables EU member states and the European Commission (EC) to...more
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) announced the approval of updates made to the Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests, or Standard Form (SF) 328, on May 7, 2025. This revised form requires more...more
5/15/2025
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOCI ,
Foreign Ownership ,
Government Agencies ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
The first 100 days of the second Trump Administration have been marked by a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) and policy memoranda intended to advance President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. In the process, these...more
5/7/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration
On February 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the America First Investment Policy memorandum (Investment Policy Memo), outlining the US policy on investment security and directing substantial changes with regard to both...more
2/26/2025
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration
During its last week before the inauguration, the Biden Administration issued significant and complex new export controls on semiconductors and related technology for artificial intelligence (AI) applications worldwide. These...more
1/27/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The US Departments of State and Commerce have recently issued a series of rules that modernize space-related export controls to make the US more competitive and to strengthen international space partnerships while protecting...more
On October 28, 2024, the US Treasury Department announced the Final Outbound Investment Rule implementing President Joe Biden’s August 2023 “Outbound Order” (Executive Order 14105). The Outbound Order and associated Final...more
Last week, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a widely anticipated final rule to police the estimated $125 trillion-plus investment adviser market. The new rule extends...more
9/5/2024
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Compliance ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
National Security ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Terrorism Funding