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In 2024, the Biden Administration substantially expanded executive branch power to monitor foreign investment into and out of the United States. First, the administration continued efforts to aggressively police compliance...more
Outbound foreign investments by U.S.-based companies in sensitive technologies may impact foreign companies from operating in the U.S. or doing business with U.S. companies. Mandatory filing requirements and high-profile...more
At a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context,...more
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a major economic power and competitor, the U.S. has leaned heavily on and enhanced its foreign direct investment regime over recent years to protect its national security...more
A recent executive order issued by President Biden aims to prohibit or oversee investments in certain sensitive technologies that could threaten the national security of the United States. The executive order, which was...more
As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in the Unites States, ACI is hosting the highly anticipated 5th Annual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference, scheduled for October 12–13 in Washington, DC. Considering...more
In one of the most highly anticipated moves in recent U.S.-China relations, President Biden issued an Executive Order on August 9, 2023 (the EO), declaring a national emergency and restricting certain types of outbound...more
On August 9, President Biden issued an executive order (E.O.) directing the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and other U.S. agencies, to adopt regulations that...more
On August 9, 2023, after more than a year of deliberations, the Biden administration finally released an executive order (the Order) directing the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to create a new regulatory program to...more
Last week, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its 2022 Annual Report to Congress. CFIUS reported a record 440 filings in 2022. Although this reflects only a small increase from the 436...more
One of the bigger surprises in the history of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) began to unfold in May 2023, when CFIUS posted a new Q&A on the FAQ section of the CFIUS website. The FAQ...more
A confluence of two events has the potential to curtail a type of US investment in China that may currently be flying under the radar. The first is a white paper recently released by a group of academics, which details the...more
On October 20, 2022, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) issued its first-ever set of “Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines.” The Guidelines introduce for CFIUS participants a new...more
On October 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines (the Guidelines). The...more
President Biden sends a message to foreign investors and the business community that CFIUS will closely scrutinize transactions presenting certain risk factors. On September 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive...more
CFIUS Executive Order Highlights Current Concerns Over Wide Range of Foreign Investments - On September 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more
On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) directing consideration of certain national security factors by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or "the Committee")...more
This year's version of the annual Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) report, released on August 2, 2022, and covering calendar year 2021, has a Dickensian quality. As usual, it's a dense work. But...more
The Country's Premier Gathering of Government, Outside Counsel, Advisors, and In-House Executives - ACI’s 8th National Conference on CFIUS is back in person on April 26 – 27! Widely regarded as the premier event for the...more
We are continuing to see strong interest in basic facts about CFIUS. One reason is increased CFIUS enforcement of its authorities. Another is news coverage of Chinese investment in U.S. critical technology and companies...more
Industry's Annual Forum on MEU and MIEU Rules, New Legislation, Data Transfers and Emerging Technology Rules - ACI’s 3rd Virtual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference will take place September 20, 2021, in a virtual format....more
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the National Security Regulations 2020 Year In Review. In the last several years, parties interacting with U.S. businesses—particularly U.S. businesses with novel...more
For a whole decade, ACI’s U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations conference continues to stand apart as the only practical, comprehensive event of its kind for the export compliance community in Canada. ...more
Already burgeoning, foreign direct investment regulations worldwide are bulking up still more in response to emerging threats. Over the past few years, countries around the globe have started to either implement or ratchet...more
- On May 21, 2020, Treasury published a Proposed Rule to align the CFIUS mandatory filing framework for transactions involving critical technologies with existing export-licensing requirements. - Under the Proposed Rule,...more