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CISA Releases Findings from its AI Pilot Program on Detecting Critical Vulnerabilities

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On July 28, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that they piloted an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled vulnerability program to help detect and remediate vulnerabilities in the U.S....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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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

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Event] CFIUS Reform Regulations Go Into Effect on February 13: What You Need to Know About the New CFIUS - Feb. 11th, 12:00 pm CT...

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), released the final regulations to implement the 2018 CFIUS reform law, the Foreign...more

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Treasury Issues Final Regulations Revamping CFIUS Authority

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published two final rules (“Final Rules,” found here and here) that implement most of the remaining provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Final Rules Issued on Reviews of Foreign Investments in the United States – CFIUS

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The US Treasury Department published final regulations to implement FIRRMA, which greatly expanded the scope of CFIUS to review foreign investments in US businesses. The new rules clarify and revise proposed regulations...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS’ First Full Year Under FIRRMA

The achievement of legislative consensus in 2018 around a preferred approach to safeguarding U.S. technology and information from national security threats via foreign investment resulted in passage of the Foreign Investment...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Final CFIUS Regulations Implementing FIRRMA Take Effect in February 2020: 10 Key Questions Answered

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Under the final regulations, CFIUS filings for certain transactions will be required, and CFIUS will have broader jurisdiction to review certain foreign investments. On January 13, 2020, the US Treasury Department published...more

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CFIUS 2.0: Treasury Unveils Final Regulations to Govern Expanded Foreign Investment Screening

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On January 13, 2020, the Treasury Department, on behalf of the full Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released the comprehensive final regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

What Technology Businesses and Investors Should Know About the New CFIUS Rules

A Summary and a Business Decision-Maker's Chart for the Path Forward - On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final rules fully implementing the new powers granted to the Committee on Foreign...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Foreign Investment 2020 (Part 5): Final CFIUS Rules Announced

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has released final regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), expanding the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in...more

A&O Shearman

Final CFIUS Regulations Implement Significant Changes by Broadening Jurisdiction and Updating Scope of Reviews

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations late yesterday that significantly expand the authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to conduct national security reviews of...more

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CFIUS annual report highlights spike in filings and scrutiny of Chinese investments

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the committee), a U.S. government interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of foreign investments, has released its annual report for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Aviation Groups Urge House and Senate Committees to Reject Drone Legislation

In a letter submitted last month to the chairmen and ranking members of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its aviation subcommittee, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFIUS Annual Report: 10 Key Takeaways for Calendar Years 2016 and 2017

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The number of CFIUS notices filed is growing, more cases are extending into an investigation phase, and instances of pulling and refiling CFIUS notices are increasing. On November 22, 2019, the Committee on Foreign...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

CFIUS Proposed Rules Target Critical Technology, Sensitive Personal Data and Real Estate

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On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury issued long-awaited proposed rules implementing many of the provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"), which substantially...more

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Facing FIRRMA: Proposed Regulations Expand Scope of CFIUS National Security Review Process

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The Situation: The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") proposed regulations that expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee") to review foreign...more

A&O Shearman

M&A Watch: New Regulations Significantly Expand CFIUS Reach

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) last week added considerable teeth to its powers through draft regulations implementing key provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Treasury Department Publishes Proposed Regulations to Implement FIRRMA: 10 Key Questions Answered

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CFIUS has offered a one-month comment period for proposed rulemaking to implement provisions of CFIUS legislation passed in August 2018. More than a year ago, in August 2018, US President Donald Trump signed the Foreign...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Key Takeaways from the New Proposed CFIUS Rules

On September 17, 2019, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee") published proposed rules (the "Proposals"). The Proposals would significantly expand CFIUS' jurisdiction but only...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Draft CFIUS Regulations Portend Evolution, Not Revolution

On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or Committee), issued two sets of proposed regulations seeking to further implement the...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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFIUS Unbound: Foreign Investor Deals Continue to Draw Intense National Security Scrutiny

The national security implications of corporate deals involving foreign investors continues to be a headline-grabbing topic, now more than ever as the United States engages in heated trade negotiations with China amidst...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Drones: A Legal and Regulatory Update - Operations Over People and at Night Among Issues Addressed in Latest FAA Proposed Rules

The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced much-anticipated proposed changes to its rules for small unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, that weigh less than 55 pounds. ...more

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