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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 8, Issue 8, August 2024

Welcome to the eighth 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics. Is Nuclear the Panacea to Data Center Load Growth? Per public data, after years of relatively flat load growth around the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 5, May 2024

Welcome to our fifth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In our Ask the Attorney segment at the bottom of this e-newsletter, we tap Jonathan Deasy, Senior Attorney in our...more

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Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 4, May 2024

MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks - “Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.” Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more

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Final Rule Expands Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Program Eligibility Criteria

On March 12, the Department of Defense (DOD) promulgated a final rule that expands the eligibility criteria for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Program, a voluntary initiative aimed at bolstering the DIB’s...more

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NCUA Approves 72-Hour Breach Notification Rule

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The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) approved a final rule that will require any Federally-Insured Credit Union (FICU)—including federally charted corporate credit unions and federally insured state-chartered...more

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FERC Establishes New Monitoring Requirements for Bulk Electric Systems

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In late January, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a final rule directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop and submit modified reliability standards for internal...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FERC Directs NERC to Study Bulk Electric System's Internal Cybersecurity Gaps

Continuing a recent trend in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") has been directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") to improve or maintain the reliability of the nation's...more

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[Webcast Transcript] CFIUS Compliance: Your Approach May Be A Matter of National Security

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Editor’s Note: On July 27, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) compliance. CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency committee with the...more

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FAR Council Tightens Buy American Act Requirements

Earlier this month, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) issued a final rule tightening the Buy American Act preference for domestic products and construction materials. The final rule makes only limited...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Proposes to Close Gap in Bulk Electric System Cybersecurity

On January 20, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed to direct the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop for FERC review and approval new or modified Reliability Standards...more

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CFIUS Concerns in Life Science Investment and Venture Capital Transactions

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There has been a significant increase in cross-border investment (FDI) in the US life sciences industry, including both medtech and biopharmaceutical companies. Determining if life sciences companies, particularly those in...more

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New Controls on Biotech Software May Restrict Exports, Trigger CFIUS Filings

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On October 5, 2021, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to include new controls on genetic editing software and...more

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CFIUS 2.0: Mandatory Filings Now Pegged to Export Control Rules

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is now following new rules on mandatory filings for certain foreign investments in critical technology companies. As a refresher, CFIUS is the US Government’s...more

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New CFIUS Critical Technology Mandatory Filing Requirements Take Effect October 15th

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On September 15, 2020, the US Treasury Department published a final rule modifying the mandatory Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) filing requirements for certain foreign investments in US...more

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Treasury Department Issues Final Rule for Mandatory CFIUS Filing Requirements Based on ‘Critical Technology’

On September 15, 2020, the Treasury Department issued final regulations that define when it is mandatory to file with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). This final rule builds on regulations...more

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U.S. Department Of The Treasury Publishes Final Rule Modifying The Mandatory CFIUS Filing Requirements For Critical Technology...

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On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule modifying the mandatory filing requirements associated with reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more

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CFIUS Implements Mandatory Filing Based on Export Licensing

- On September 15, Treasury published a Final Rule adopting changes to the CFIUS mandatory filing framework for covered transactions involving critical technologies. - Rather than being pegged to targeted industries...more

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CFIUS Finalizes Changes to Mandatory Declaration Regulations

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President Trump signed into law the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) on August 13, 2018. FIRRMA made several substantial changes to the CFIUS process and expanded the scope of the...more

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New Rules For Mandatory CFIUS Filings Take Effect On October 15

Parties to investment transactions involving U.S. businesses engaged in “critical technologies” activities will soon be subject to modified requirements for mandatory filings to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

McCarter & English, LLP

CFIUS: Final Rule Weds Declaration Requirements For Critical Technology Transactions With Export Controls

The U.S. Department of the Treasury published a Final Rule (the Rule) on September 15, 2020, revising provisions in the regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that implement section...more

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How Final CFIUS Regulations Will Impact Technology Companies and Investors

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The Final Rules clarify requirements for foreign investments, including those transactions subject to CFIUS review and filing. On February 13, 2020, two Final Rules published by the US Treasury Department implementing...more

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Final CFIUS Regulations Became Effective in February 2020

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February 13, 2020 was the effective date (the “Effective Date”) for final regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”)....more

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CFIUS Finalizes Rules Reforming Foreign Investment Reviews

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On February 13, 2020, two Final Rules issued by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (“CFIUS”) implementing most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) became...more

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FIRRMA Regulations Finalized

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) published two final rules on January 17, 2019, to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) enacted in August 2018. The first...more

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CFIUS' Jurisdiction to Review Foreign Investments Expands Effective February 13, 2020

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The U.S. Treasury Department, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) issued two final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA),...more

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