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CFIUS Is Not a Flu Strain: When Commercial Real Estate Transactions May Require Additional Regulatory Review

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) is an interagency organization that identifies commercial transactions that raise US national security considerations when there is significant foreign ownership of US...more

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CFIUS Proposes Rule to Expand its Real Estate Transaction Purview

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On July 8, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury, in its capacity as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), published a proposed rule that would expand the list of national security...more

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Expansion of Restrictions on Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate

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On July 8, 2024, the Office of Investment Security (Department of the Treasury) published a proposed rule to expand CFIUS’s current restrictions on foreign investment in U.S. real estate to cover many additional government...more

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Update on Florida Law Limiting Persons from "Foreign Countries of Concern"

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Florida enacted Senate Bill (SB) 264 in May 2023, creating Chapter 692, Florida Statutes (the Act), to limit select persons from "foreign countries of concern" from owning, having a controlling interest in or acquiring an...more

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The Critical Role of CFIUS in Safeguarding U.S. National Security: Insights and Implications for Technology and Legal...

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Editor’s Note: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) plays a pivotal role in regulating foreign investments in American companies, particularly those that could impact national security. This...more

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Updates on Florida Law Restricting Foreign Ownership of Real Property: Proposed Rules and Shen v. Simpson

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SB 264 (Chapter No. 2023-33, Laws of Florida) - which restricts some individuals and entities associated with China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria from owning certain real property in Florida - has...more

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Florida Law Restricting Foreign Ownership of Real Property Gets Initial Set of Proposed Rules

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On September 20, 2023, the Florida Department of Commerce (“DOC”) (formerly known as the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity) released its initial set of proposed Rules for implementing SB 264 (Chapter No. 2023-33,...more

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Florida Law on Foreign Ownership of Real Property Survives For Now – Compliance Still an Issue

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On August 17, 2023, Judge Allen Winsor of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Florida denied the Plaintiffs’ motion for temporary injunction in Shen v. Simpson, Case No. 4:23-cv-208-AW-MAF, the pending...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

National Security and Investment Act 2021, Part 2 – Notification and Intervention Provisions

In this month’s edition of REF News and Views we are going to continue our series on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “NSI Act”) and discuss its notification and intervention provisions....more

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The Changing Rules of Real Estate: How SB264 Affects Foreign Purchasers and Owners of Real Estate in Florida

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Foreign purchasers and owners of real estate in Florida need to be aware of SB264. This law, which was recently signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, has important implications for foreign nationals who want to invest in Florida...more

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National Security and Investment Regime Goes Live

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The National Security and Investment (NSI) regime has gone fully live in the UK this week. Get up to speed on how it will impact your acquisitions and investments. Deals in a broad range of sectors may face scrutiny and...more

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Looking Ahead to the Biden Administration – What the Commercial Real Estate Community Needs to Know

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As the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden has set some ambitious policy goals that will have far-reaching effects on the commercial real estate market. However, until recently, most experts assumed his platform...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFIUS Filing Fees Start May 1, 2020

For the first time, starting on May 1, 2020, parties that submit formal notices to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) with respect to covered foreign investment transactions and covered real...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

COVID-19: Maine DECD Issues New Statewide Guidance on Real Estate Activities

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On April 15, 2020 the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) released new guidance for its previous determination that real estate activities are an “essential business” during the stay-at-home order...more

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CFIUS’s Final Real Estate Regulations: Still a Largely Voluntary Process

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The CFIUS real estate regulations reflect a new emphasis on real estate transactions based on proximity to military installations and certain critical infrastructure, requiring careful analysis when deciding whether a real...more

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The New CFIUS ‘Geographic Reference Tool’ – Handle With Care

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Released last month by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the Geographic Reference Tool is a useful starting point in determining what constitutes covered real estate transactions, but does not provide...more

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FAQs on CFIUS and FIRRMA

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What is CFIUS? The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee charged with reviewing transactions involving foreign investment in the U.S. and certain real estate transactions for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFIUS Proposes Filing Fees

To further implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has issued proposed regulations that would require parties to...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

The Impact of CFIUS on Private Equity and Hedge Fund Investors

On Feb. 13, 2020, final regulations became effective updating and refining rules regarding transaction reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS)....more

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Treasury Department’s 2020 National Illicit Finance Strategy: Aspirations for BSA/AML Modernization and the Combatting of Key...

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First in a Two-Post Series - The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has issued its 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (“2020 Strategy”)....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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New Rules Expand CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Foreign Investment in U.S. Businesses and Real Estate

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee that reviews mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers by foreign persons of U.S. companies and assets that have the potential to pose...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CFIUS finalizes expanded jurisdiction over foreign transactions in U.S. real estate

On January 17, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department published final rules in the Federal Register implementing the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”), one of which implements FIRRMA’s provisions regarding foreign...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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