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The CFIUS “Fast-Track” Pilot Program: Why You (Probably) Can Ignore This Space

On May 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced that it will create a “fast-track pilot program” for certain foreign investors. The stated goal of the program is to streamline investment reviews by...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

DOJ Releases Its Data Security Program Compliance Guide

The guide outlines the requirements of a newly implemented Data Security Program designed to prevent China, Russia and other foreign adversaries designated by the U.S. Department of Justice from accessing American’s sensitive...more

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Foreign Influence in Universities Targeted by Trump Administration

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As part of the “America First” Investment Policy Memorandum, released on February 21, the Trump administration signaled that it may increase restrictions on investments made by American university endowments relating to...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

America First Investment Policy: Navigating the Shift in CFIUS Mitigation

Every new presidential administration brings with it a degree of uncertainty regarding potential shifts in the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process. This is especially true in our current...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Administration Sets Foreign Investment Goals Under the "America First Investment Policy"

On Feb. 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) introducing an “America First Investment Policy,” which sets the stage for a significant realignment of U.S. investment regulations....more

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President Trump Announces “America First Investment Policy” to Promote Investments from Allies and Enhance Restrictions on China

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On February 21, 2025, President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) announcing an “America First Investment Policy” focused on promoting foreign investment in the United States from allies and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

White House to Expand Restrictions on Chinese Investment While Streamlining Investment Reviews for Allies

On February 21, 2025, a Presidential Memorandum, “America First Investment Policy” (the “Memorandum”), announced planned changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and outbound investment...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

America First Investment Policy (Trump EO Tracker)

This memorandum directs the U.S. government to use all necessary legal instruments, including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), to restrict PRC-affiliated persons from investing in U.S....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

White House Issues America First Investment Policy

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The policy memo aims to preserve an open investment environment as well as restrict investment in strategic sectors. Late on Friday, February 21, 2025, the White House released its “America First Investment Policy”...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investment: What Renewable Energy Developers and Financing Parties Should Know

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Renewable energy developers and financing parties are likely aware of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”), a federal law requiring disclosure of foreign investment in agricultural land. Increasingly,...more

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Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - August 2024

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new guidance to prevent the diversion of controlled items to Russia. This guidance recommends the use of the Trade Integrity Project (TIP) database, which tracks suppliers with...more

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Foreign Companies Investing in U.S. Real Estate: Are You a National Security Risk?

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The U.S. government has made it clear that foreign companies investing in and/or purchasing U.S. real estate can present a national security risk. It is imperative that foreign investors develop an internal and robust...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFIUS Updates: New Rules to Sharpen Process and Enforcement Authorities

On April 11, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) unveiled updates to its regulations that sharpen CFIUS’s processes and enforcement authorities. Together with remarks by U.S. government...more

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House Select Committee on the CCP Issues Report and 150 Policy Recommendations Affecting Trade, Telecom, Government Contracts and...

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Last week, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select Committee) issued a comprehensive new bipartisan report, including almost 150 policy...more

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House Select Committee on the CCP Releases Report Proposing Changes to CFIUS

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On December 12, 2023, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (the “Committee”), led by Chairman Mike Gallagher (WI), issued a wide-ranging report with...more

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Agricultural Land and Foreign Investment

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Developers of renewable energy projects, many of which are built on agricultural land, should understand local laws and restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in these parcels. Roughly half of US States have...more

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Proposed Bill Could Increase CFIUS Jurisdiction, Further Restrict FDI

A trend in international investment is continuing. Legislators want the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to be more strict on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in a way that could affect Greenfield...more

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National Security Podcast: US Government Zeros in on China

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Driven by national security concerns, over the past three years the US Government has taken a much more aggressive position on an array of technology issues involving China. These policy and regulatory changes range from...more

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FDI Regimes - The impact of COVID-19 on deal-making

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FDI restrictions have been on the political agenda in Europe and further afield for at least the past year, and following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the changed economic landscape, the approach in jurisdictions across the...more

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Commerce Issues Proposed Rule Implementing “Supply Chain Executive Order”

Key Points - On November 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a proposed rule to implement Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and...more

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