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Read All About It: CFIUS Publishes Enforcement Information

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After over a year of preview, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) has finally published information on its most recent enforcement actions. The actions were announced on...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Ask a CFIUS Expert: Is Crypto Spying on Us?

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In this episode of the CryptoCounsel at Wiley, Josh talks with guest Nova Daly, a former U.S. national security official, to delve into the complexities of crypto regulation and international investment. They explore a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q2 2024

On June 24, 2024, the European Union adopted its 14th sanctions package (implemented by EU Regulations 2024/1745 and 2024/1739). While the focus of this package was to curb the violation and circumvention of sanctions through...more

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US President Orders First-Ever Real Estate Divestment Following CFIUS Review

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On May 13, 2024, President Biden issued an Order blocking the purchase and requiring the divestment of Chinese-owned real estate that is the location of a cryptocurrency mining facility near F.E. Warren Air Force Base, a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

President Biden Orders Chinese-Owned Firm to Divest Property Near Missile Base in Wyoming

On May 13, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring MineOne Partners Limited and its affiliates (together, “MineOne”) to divest their interest in real property located less than one mile from Francis E....more

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President Biden Forces Divestment of Chinese-Owned MineOne Cryptocurrency Mining Facility Near F.E. Warren AFB

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On May 13, 2024, President Biden took the rare step of issuing a Presidential decision ordering the divestment of Chinese-owned real estate located near the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (Warren AFB) in Wyoming and the...more

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European Court of Justice Considers Limits on European Commission's Merger Review Powers

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Applying its recent re-interpretation of Article 22 of the European Union Merger Regulation (“EUMR”), which enables Member States to refer to the European Commission (the “Commission”) transactions that do not reach either EU...more

Dickinson Wright

Recap of TikTok Forced Sale Bid Embroils ByteDance’s Vast Patent Trove

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In a recent article on BloombergLaw.com titled “TikTok Forced Sale Bid Embroils ByteDance’s Vast Patent Trove,” the spotlight is on ByteDance’s formidable patent portfolio, which poses a significant challenge to any mandated...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Sanctions Year in Review 2023

2023 was another significant year for UK sanctions. The UK government has continued to implement new sanctions against Russia in response to its illegal war in Ukraine, including through new designations, broadened financial...more

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Cayman Islands and BVI Sanctions Update – New Licensing Grounds for Russia Related Divestments

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New specific licensing grounds available under Cayman Islands and BVI Russia sanctions will pave the way for Cayman Islands and BVI investment funds and other entities to divest their frozen assets in Russia as well as remove...more

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Incorporating into a trust instrument a nonjudicial mechanism for effectuating on an ongoing basis the wishes of the deceased...

There is much to commend in O’Brien, Proposing a Model Antilapse Clause, 48 ACTEC L. J. 257 (2023), particularly its flagging of the doctrinal and practical flaws in Uniform Probate Code §2-707, which would apply the...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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Meeting New Challenges: Environmental, Energy, and ESG Issues to Watch in 2024

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The regulated community faces a complex and evolving landscape. As we head into 2024, our team of energy, environmental, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) attorneys provide insights and guidance on how to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Singapore Announces Targeted Investment Review Regime

Singapore has joined the trend of countries exercising greater oversight over investments in domestic entities in strategically important sectors. The Significant Investments Review Act (the “Bill”), introduced on November 3,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Restrictions

Over the last several months, companies have become entangled in an increasingly complex web of new and expanded sanctions and export control restrictions related to Russia in response to its war on Ukraine. The current...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFAC Issues Venezuela Sanctions Relief Package Focused on Oil, Gas and Gold Sectors and Secondary Market Trading in Response to...

Key Points - On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) took action to relax certain U.S. sanctions on Venezuela in response to the signing of an electoral roadmap...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

FTC Proposed Settlement Requires Private Equity Firm to Divest Shares, Relinquish Potential Board Seat, and Other Expansive...

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”), and the new proposed merger guidelines have all called out private equity transactions for particular scrutiny. The FTC just...more

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V&E Quarterly Securities & ESG Updates - Summer 2023

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Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter and, where...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Insurers and Financial Institutions Face Increasing Scrutiny from States in the ESG Debate

In just a couple of years, “ESG” (environmental, social and governance) has gone from an obscure acronym to a term regularly bandied about in the news, as insurers and financial institutions face legal scrutiny into their...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Amid TikTok Tensions, CFIUS Signals Increased Enforcement and Other Updates

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MENU InsightsAmid TikTok Tensions, CFIUS Signals Increased Enforcement and Other UpdatesBy: Derrick Kyle, Senior AssociateDate: 04/25/2023As TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was facing (often contentious) questions from members of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Climate Suit Against Directors of UK’s Largest Pension Plan Heads to Appeals Court

A British appeals court will review the 2022 dismissal of a novel lawsuit accusing current and former directors of the United Kingdom’s largest private pension plan of mismanagement for, among other reasons, failing to divest...more

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Unanimous Federal Trade Commission Orders Illumina, Inc. to Divest GRAIL, Inc.

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced Monday that it had reversed its in-house Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) Initial Decision dismissing a complaint brought by FTC staff against Illumina, Inc.’s acquisition of...more

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State Legislative Developments: Oklahoma and West Virginia

On March 21, 2023 the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 2547, which claims to be “designed to continue protections of state pension funds from strategies that would be harmful to the state’s energy...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 2, February 2023

Community Banks Renew Fight Against ILCs - “ICBA reiterates opposition to non-bank-owned lenders’ applications to the FDIC, naming GM, Ford, Rakuten.” Why this is important: The Independent Community Bankers of...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q4 2022

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DOJ Sees First Merger Win After String of Losses - Penguin Random House’s planned acquisition of rival Simon & Schuster was blocked by Judge Florence Pan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on November...more

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