Understanding FOCI Mitigation
Podcast - Navigating M&A Due Diligence: Safeguarding Security Clearances
An In-Depth Overview of the DCSA
Ask a CFIUS Expert: Is Crypto Spying on Us?
Podcast - Change Condition Packages: Tips for Cleared Contractors
Podcast - Corporate Documents in the Context of Clearances
Decoding the Key Management Personnel Requirements
Navigating Personnel Security Clearances (PCLs)
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Outbound Investments and CFIUS Review
What Is an FCL and How Do I Obtain One?
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
Emerging Technology in the FY24 NDAA
John Neiman on the Corporate Transparency Act
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Evolution of Export Controls
FINCast Ep. 39 – State of Russia Sanctions Two Years After the Invasion
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Privacy & Cybersecurity Considerations for Non-U.S. Companies
Video: Making Trade Inclusive for All Americans: A Conversation with SAP's Michelle Trong Perrin-Steinberg
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business — Episode 7: Trans-Pacific Business: Australia and the U.S. - Part 2
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business — Episode 7: Trans-Pacific Business: Australia and the U.S. - Part 1
The Now and Next in International Trade: 5 Fast Facts About CFIUS – a National Security Agency You Should Know
The report shows a decline in filings, new mitigation measures and conditions, and continued emphasis on monitoring and enforcement. On July 23, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
Key Takeaways - - As FDI regimes proliferate and mature around the globe, governments are taking an ever-more expansive view of the concept of “national security” to include more than military and defense interests, which...more
In the United States, TikTok is facing a potential ban while prestigious firms such as BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey are being aggressively questioned in Congress about their China policies and partnerships with the...more
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
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a major economic power and competitor, the U.S. has leaned heavily on and enhanced its foreign direct investment regime over recent years to protect its national security...more
A recent executive order issued by President Biden aims to prohibit or oversee investments in certain sensitive technologies that could threaten the national security of the United States. The executive order, which was...more
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
On August 9, 2023, the Biden administration issued its long-anticipated executive order (E.O.) that will prohibit, or impose notification requirements on, U.S. investment in a targeted set of advanced technology sectors in...more
In one of the most highly anticipated moves in recent U.S.-China relations, President Biden issued an Executive Order on August 9, 2023 (the EO), declaring a national emergency and restricting certain types of outbound...more
On August 9, President Biden issued an executive order (E.O.) directing the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and other U.S. agencies, to adopt regulations that...more
On August 9, 2023, after more than a year of deliberations, the Biden administration finally released an executive order (the Order) directing the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to create a new regulatory program to...more
The Report shows that CFIUS reviewed a record number of filings in 2022 and also required more mitigation as a condition of clearance. On July 31, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
Secretary Blinken to Travel to Beijing. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to travel to Beijing on June 18-19 for meetings with senior PRC officials, the first visit to China by a U.S. Secretary of State since...more
China Rejects U.S. Request for Defense Chief Meeting. The Chinese government has declined a U.S. request for a meeting between the defense chiefs for the two nations, according to an announcement from the Pentagon. The...more
美国财政部和商务部近期分别发布经国会授权的报告，其中进一步披露了此前外界报道中拜登政府当前拟议的对外投资审查制度细节。媒体报道称，白宫将在较短时间内——或许就在几周内——签发一项行政命令，以建立该项新制度。拜登政府近期向国会提交的报告表明，该制度将由美国财政部实施并管理，重点针对以目前不受美国其他现有贸易管制措施管制的“先进技术”为对象的投资。然而，报告并未明确该制度的确切范围和性质，包括哪些投资者及哪些外国技术领域将受到影响....more
A confluence of two events has the potential to curtail a type of US investment in China that may currently be flying under the radar. The first is a white paper recently released by a group of academics, which details the...more
House China Select Committee Holds First Hearing. The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (China Select Committee) will hold its first hearing on...more
More Unidentified Flying Objects. The U.S. military shot down three unidentified flying objects over the United States and Canada over the weekend, just one week after a Chinese spy balloon traversed the country and was...more
Editor’s Note: On January 18, 2023, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on China’s emerging statutes and regulations governing the processing, disclosure, and transfer of data. As Chinese entities increasingly become...more
CFIUS Executive Order Highlights Current Concerns Over Wide Range of Foreign Investments - On September 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more
Key Points - According to CFIUS’s recently-released Annual Report for 2021, the total number of CFIUS filings increased significantly year-on-year, with transactions involving Chinese investors more than doubling compared...more
China continued to strengthen its national security regulatory regime by introducing the new Data Security Law in 2021 - China has further strengthened its legislation on data security in view of the popularity of...more
On October 29, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) published the Security Assessment Measures of Data Cross-border Transfer (Draft for Comments) (the “New Draft Measures”) for public comments. The New...more
Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Thursday, September 30, 2021 where we will discuss the new challenges of cross-border merger reviews, including heightened scrutiny across a number of regimes. -...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