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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

[Webinar] Trump, Trade, and Tariffs - May 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Join Kelley Drye partners Paul Rosenthal and Jennifer McCadney for a timely webinar on the Trump administration’s sweeping new and proposed tariff programs. This session will provide insights into overlapping trade actions,...more

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CFIUS Under Trump 2.0: Continued Scrutiny of Cross-Border Deals

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments In Criminal Antitrust For Busy Corporate Counsel – 1st Quarter 2021

A new year, a new administration in the United States, and new cartel enforcement leadership in the United Kingdom have begun. In the United States, first-of-their-kind criminal charges have been brought involving labor and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

White House Strategy on Critical and Emerging Technologies Previews Regulation and Possible Export Controls

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On Thursday, October 15, 2020, the White House released a national strategy to ensure that the United States remains a global leader in developing critical and emerging technologies (C&ET). The document lays out high-level...more

A&O Shearman

CFIUS and Beyond – Navigating the Complicated Universe of Regulatory and Other Constraints Related to US National Security

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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

Hogan Lovells

Bill Introduced to Block Chinese Acquisitions During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Representative Jim Banks introduced a bill on 5 May 2020 to “place temporary restrictions on acquisitions [of U.S. companies] by the People’s Republic of China. . .” during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

White & Case LLP

CFIUS Update: Treasury Proposes CFIUS Filing Fees & President Trump Blocks Another Transaction

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The regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which significantly expanded the jurisdiction and authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Final Regulations on Expanded Authority of CFIUS to Review Foreign Investor Transactions Go into Effect

Eighteen months after President Trump signed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”) which broadened the power of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) to review foreign...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

CFIUS Jurisdiction over Real Estate Transactions Expanded: Foreign Investors Should Take Notice

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The Trump administration continues to expand the powers of the US government to block foreign investment in the U.S. on national security grounds. In 1975, President Gerald Ford established the Committee on Foreign Investment...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Syria, North Korea and Other Sanctions Provisions Enacted as Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”), which includes numerous sanctions-related provisions. The law includes the previously introduced...more

White & Case LLP

Foreign direct investment reviews 2019: A global perspective: United States

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Most deals are approved, but the landscape is becoming increasingly complex, as more types of transactions are subject to review and some filings are mandatory. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

Holland & Hart LLP

OFAC Redefines the Term “Significant Transnational Criminal Organization,” Broadening Its Reach

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has implemented the President’s prior revision of the definition of “significant transnational criminal organization” (significant TCO) by...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Expanding the National Security review of foreign investments - Long-awaited regulations provide definitions, exceptions and some...

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has now released for public comment its long awaited proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) to implement the landmark Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

Hogan Lovells

ADG Insights | U.S. National Security Developments Regarding China

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With or without a trade deal, national security concerns regarding China are here to stay - Since President Trump took office, the U.S.-China trade relationship has been at the center of the administration’s foreign...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 6.10.2019 | Top Story: U.S. Reverses Course on Tariffs Set to Hit Mexican Goods Today

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The White House announced on Friday that the US and Mexico reached a deal that it deemed sufficient to keep from levying the threatened 5% tariffs on Mexican goods that was set to take effect today. As details of that deal...more

Morgan Lewis

Voluntary CFIUS Notices Remain Important Under FIRRMA

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With many companies focused on analyzing transactions for applicability of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS or Committee) pilot program mandatory declaration requirements, transacting parties...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS in the Face of a Prolonged Government Shutdown: What It Means for Deals

As has been widely reported, the U.S. federal government partially shut down at midnight on December 22, 2018. While the shutdown continues to impact numerous government agencies and related constituencies, a key shutdown for...more

Hogan Lovells

Government shutdown affects antitrust and CFIUS reviews of transactions

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After Congress failed to enact appropriations legislation, the United States federal government partially shut down beginning at midnight on 22 December 2018, impacting several departments, agencies, and interagency...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CFIUS Past, Present, and Future: A 2018 CFIUS Carol

CFIUS Past, Present, and Future: A 2018 CFIUS Carol - The year 2018 was a turning point in the history of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). CFIUS’s change in direction in 2017 suggested that a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: CFIUS and FIRRMA: What You Need to Know

In this episode, Akin Gump international trade partners Tatman Savio and Christian Davis discuss the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) and how the new Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Five Questions to Determine If You Have a CFIUS Filing Requirement

As of November 10, 2018, foreign investors making acquisitions and equity investments into many U.S. businesses will be required to file their investments with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

CFIUS mandates filings for range of foreign investments in critical technology companies

Earlier than expected, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has announced new interim rules—effective November 10, 2018, pursuant to the recently enacted Foreign Investment Risk Reduction...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFIUS Pilot Program Expands Jurisdiction and Imposes Mandatory Reporting on Certain Industries

• On October 10, 2018, CFIUS announced a pilot program that implements significant provisions of FIRRMA. The program becomes effective November 10, 2018. • Under the program, CFIUS jurisdiction will be expanded to cover...more

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Treasury Releases Interim Regulations for FIRRMA Pilot Program

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), yesterday issued temporary regulations in connection with the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Expansion Of CFIUS Review To Real Estate: Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act Of 2018

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 13, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (the “Act”), (i) expanding the scope of transactions which the Committee of Foreign...more

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