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All Things Investigations: Task Force Strategies - Addressing New Government Priorities
Wiley's 2025 Key Trade Developments Series: CFIUS Review and Outbound Investments
Compliance Tip of the Day: Standing at the Turning Point
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Episode 366 -- DOJ Issues Data Security Program Requirements
CHPS Podcast Episode 3: Unlocking America's Mineral Potential
No Password Required: SVP at SpyCloud Labs, Former Army Investigator, and Current Breakfast Champion
Sunday Book Review: April 13, 2025, The Books on Trade and Tariffs Edition
Podcast - The "I" in FOCI and AI: Innovation, Intelligence, Influence
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FINCast Ep. 40 – 21st Century Financial Warfare: Technology, Economy, & National Security
All Things Investigations: Terrorism Designations of Mexican Cartels Fundamentally Enhances Risk for All Companies
Podcast - Reflecting on Careers in National Security Law
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 54 - The Flaws of FARA: Feeble Oversight of Billions in Foreign Influence
Podcast - Navigating Regulatory Challenges in M&A Transactions
Foreign Correspondent: An FDI Podcast | Mapping the National Security Landscape for Investors
Analyzing the Overlap Between CFIUS and FOCI
In this episode of "Are We All Clear? Facilitating Security Clearances," host Molly O'Casey speaks with Washington, D.C., International Trade attorney Andrew McAllister about joint ventures and how they interact with facility...more
Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) refers to a situation where a foreign entity has the power to directly or indirectly influence the management or operations of a company. FOCI can result from legal means like...more
As global economic and geopolitical environments enter a new era, companies need to continuously develop and adjust their coherent global business strategies to secure and further expand business opportunities in all markets...more
Precedent-Setting Investment Restrictions – On January 2, 2025, the U.S. will start restricting foreign investments by U.S. persons in certain national security technologies. The Outbound Investment Rule and associated...more
Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more
Doing business with foreign entities can result in greater opportunities for U.S. businesses. Per the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, the state is home to 1,000+ foreign-based companies. What if...more
There are many international and Asia-based investors looking to invest in companies in the US for both strategic and commercial reasons, and in return they offer attractive sources of funding. Often, financial investments...more
ACI’s 5th National Forum on FOCI is back IN PERSON this September! Don’t miss the only comprehensive, practical FOCI event of its kind. The Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) is heightening its scrutiny and...more
The Situation: The new PRC Foreign Investment Law ("FIL"), as well as its Implementing Regulations ("Implementing Regulations"), took effect on January 1, 2020. In addition to the FIL and the Implementing Regulations, the...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
On 15 March 2019, the Second Session of the 13th National People’s Congress approved the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China to go into effect on 1 January 2020. With it, China’s legal framework...more
On August 13, 2018, the President signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA). This new law amends...more
The Trump Administration is making China deals more difficult. But business has to get done, and companies are finding ways to make progress even under the new CFIUS rules. China deals are harder to do under the Trump...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
• FIRRMA would significantly expand CFIUS jurisdiction. • Mandatory filing would be required in some cases. • Parties that protect and maintain personal information are likely to face more scrutiny....more
Hundreds of American companies may have inadvertently become “foreign persons” for CFIUS purposes, at risk of being caught up in the Trump Administration’s restrictions on foreign investment. Many people know that the...more
Section 301 provides the president with broad authority to implement new policies and procedures that could impact reviews of Chinese investment in the United States. The president could rely on the International Emergency...more
‘Tis the season to wonder, what will 2018 bring? We may speculate on things like a private company making a moon landing or a peace accord with North Korea. We may be certain of things like well-intentioned gym memberships...more
The United States governmental committee charged with reviewing foreign mergers and acquisitions with U.S.-based companies or affiliates for potential national security concerns may soon be getting a new set of teeth. The...more
• The House and Senate proposed companion bills that would expand the scope of CFIUS review by broadening the definition of covered transactions to include certain minority investments and joint ventures, among other...more
On November 8, 2017, a bipartisan group of legislators led by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-N.C., alongside co-sponsors including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced parallel...more
I. Introduction – Business and Legal Climate in the United States. The business climate in the United States, though subject to business cycles, is the largest, most dynamic and durable in the world. The freedom to compete...more
On Thursday, May 18, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin waded further publicly into efforts on Capitol Hill to amend the authorizing statute underlying the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), a U.S....more