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DoD Expands Opportunities for Startups and Emerging Defense Innovators

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Recent statements from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and senior acquisition officials underscore that U.S. defense competitiveness depends on harnessing commercial innovation in fields such as artificial intelligence,...more

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2023 National Security Regulations Year in Review (Taylor’s Version)

Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the National Security Regulations 2023 Year in Review, that we’ve dubbed as “Taylor’s Version.” We hope you enjoy the references to songs by American singersongwriter Taylor Swift that are...more

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White House Updates Critical and Emerging Technologies List to Address AI, Data Security, Space and Geopolitical Competition

Implications for CFIUS Reporting and Review - The Executive Branch, through the National Science and Technology Council and the National Security Council, committed in 2020 to identify that are potentially significant to...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Alert: Treasury Releases CFIUS 2022 Annual Report

On July 31, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee”) released its annual report to Congress of the Committee’s national security reviews and investigations of certain foreign...more

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Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States: Key Questions Answered

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) evaluates the US national security impact of acquisitions of "control" by foreign persons of US businesses. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CFIUS Guidelines: Betwixt and Between

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

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U.S. Treasury Issues Guidance on CFIUS Enforcement and Penalties

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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

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Recent CFIUS developments: Annual Report for 2021 & new executive order

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This alert discusses two major updates related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS,” or the “Committee”) in the past several weeks. First, on 2 August 2022, the Committee released the CFIUS...more

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CFIUS 2021 Annual Report: Considerations for Businesses

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in its role as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released the public version of its Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2021 (Annual...more

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CFIUS: Three Trends to Know

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Foreign direct investment regimes, including CFIUS, regularly review transactions to assess potential risks to national security. What should organizations know about key trends behind a potential CFIUS review?...more

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BIS Expands Export Controls over Biotechnology Software with Implications for CFIUS Mandatory Filing Requirements

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On October 5, 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule formally expanding its controls over the export of biotechnology software. ...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Conference] U.S.-China Trade Controls - September 20th, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm EDT

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

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Commerce Department Proposes New Export Controls On Gene-Editing Software That Will Also Expand The Scope Of Mandatory CFIUS...

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On Friday, November 6, 2020, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking public comment regarding newly-proposed controls on certain software for...more

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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

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Export and CFIUS Implications: New Emerging Technologies Added to Export Control List

On October 5, 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a final rule adding six recently developed or developing technologies to BIS's Export Administration Regulations' (EAR)...more

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CFIUS Finalizes New Mandatory Filing Rule for Critical Technologies

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On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a final rule, effective October 15, 2020, that alters and expands the scope of foreign investments involving critical technologies that are subject to...more

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Developments in Export Controls on “Emerging” and “Foundational” Technologies

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There have been a number of developments regarding increased export requirements for “emerging” and “foundational” technologies. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently issued a final rule designating the first...more

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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

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Two Key CFIUS Developments: CFIUS Publishes 2018 Annual Report and Proposed Regulations Revising Critical Technologies Mandatory...

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CFIUS Publishes 2018 Annual Report - The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a U.S. government interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of foreign investments, recently...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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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

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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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Final Regulations Expanding CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Investments by Foreign Persons

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department issued final regulations (the Regulations) expanding the scope of foreign investments subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...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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US Issues First Unilateral Export Control on Artificial Intelligence Software

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This software now requires a BIS authorization to be exported or reexported to all countries except for Canada. Companies that develop or use artificial intelligence (AI) to solve geospatial problems or in geospatial...more

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