With an eye towards preserving and expanding the gatekeeper role in national security, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has issued proposed rules to strengthen enforcement....more
We are continuing to see strong interest in basic facts about CFIUS. One reason is increased CFIUS enforcement of its authorities. Another is news coverage of Chinese investment in U.S. critical technology and companies...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury published a Final Rule (the Rule) on September 15, 2020, revising provisions in the regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that implement section...more
Treasury has proposed rules that would modify provisions in the regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, that implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018,...more
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
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
• Mandatory declarations of certain transactions now required • Certain changes to pre-existing regulations also announced and effective immediately • Mandatory declaration requirement may not ease burden on parties...more
The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) became law on August 13, 2018. Under FIRRMA, the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is authorized to conduct pilot programs. On...more
On October 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, acting in its role as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued two interim rules to implement certain provisions of the...more
The Situation: On October 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") published an interim rule establishing a pilot program for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") that mandates...more