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National Security Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Final Rules

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 5th Conference on U.S.-China Trade Controls - October 12th - 13th, Washington, DC

As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in the Unites States, ACI is hosting the highly anticipated 5th Annual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference, scheduled for October 12–13 in Washington, DC. Considering...more

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CFIUS Compliance: Your Organization’s Growth and Investment Strategy May Be a Matter of National Security

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On Thanksgiving of 2014, I received an urgent call asking me to be in London in 24 hours. My assignment was to run the advanced forensics recovery team serving several foreign offices of Sony Pictures in the wake of a...more

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Recent FinCEN UBO Regulations May Inform Compliance Requirements for Trade-Related Agencies

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the US Department of the Treasury issued a final rule on September 29, 2022, implementing the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information...more

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[Webcast Transcript] CFIUS Compliance: Your Approach May Be A Matter of National Security

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Editor’s Note: On July 27, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) compliance. CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency committee with the...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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How New CFIUS Rules on Critical Technology Affect CFIUS Filing Strategy

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The Department of Treasury’s office that administers reviews of foreign investments in U.S. companies is changing how it identifies critical technology businesses and related technologies that require mandatory review during...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: CFIUS Final Rule Leverages Export Control Principles to Redefine Mandatory Filing Requirements

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On September 15, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury issued a Final Rule comprising the latest regulation in an ongoing effort to reform the way the United States reviews and confronts the national security implications...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFIUS Implements Mandatory Filing Based on Export Licensing

- On September 15, Treasury published a Final Rule adopting changes to the CFIUS mandatory filing framework for covered transactions involving critical technologies. - Rather than being pegged to targeted industries...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Rules For Mandatory CFIUS Filings Take Effect On October 15

Parties to investment transactions involving U.S. businesses engaged in “critical technologies” activities will soon be subject to modified requirements for mandatory filings to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

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CFIUS, Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, and Debt Restructuring

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Foreign Investment Reviews of Distressed Assets - As discussed in detail in our previous Client Alert, on February 13, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) issued two Final Rules...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

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New Treasury Department Regulations Expand CFIUS Authority

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently published final regulations to further implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA“) and to better address national security concerns resulting...more

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CFIUS' Jurisdiction to Review Foreign Investments Expands Effective February 13, 2020

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The U.S. Treasury Department, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) issued two final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA),...more

Morgan Lewis

The Next Big Things: Insights for 2020

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Autonomous cars, sports betting, and CBD products have burst onto the scene, setting the stage for major developments in how companies do business and how regulators monitor new innovations....more

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CFIUS Expands Foreign Investments Subject to Scrutiny with Significant Carve-out for Canadian, Australian and U.K. Investors

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On January 17, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published two new rules that will greatly expand the scope of minority investments by foreign persons in U.S. businesses that are subject...more

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Final CFIUS Rules Issued: What It Means for Real Estate Transactions and Investors

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued final regulations (the "Final Rules") that implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"). These rules were issued in two...more

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Facing FIRRMA: Treasury Releases Final CFIUS Regulations

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The Situation: The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury Department") released final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"), which, among other things, effectuate...more

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From CFIUS, With Love: The FIRRMA Regulations

The most pressing question around the new FIRRMA regulations is “Will my transaction be covered?” To provide a bit of guidance on that point, we present an illustration from our upcoming Second Edition of The CFIUS Book due...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

CFIUS Issues Final Regulations Under FIRRMA: Healthcare Industry

On January 13, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) published the final rules implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). ...more

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CFIUS: Final FIRRMA Regulations Provide New Challenges, Opportunities for Foreign Investors

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The Department of Treasury has released the final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), which contain significant changes to the process by which the Committee on...more

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Treasury Issues Final CFIUS Rules Implementing FIRRMA: Updates to the Proposed Rules and Where FIRRMA Landed

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued final regulations (the "Final Rules") that implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"). While the Final Rules provide...more

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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

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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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