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Baker Botts L.L.P.

AI Legal Watch - DeepSeek Under Scrutiny

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Everyone is talking about DeepSeek for its increase performance and efficiency. However, with that comes additional risks, as DeepSeek is subject to Chinese national law, and there are still many unanswered questions...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Cross-border Investment Review and New Restrictions

Navigating the complex landscape of foreign investment review is crucial for private equity (PE) firms operating in an international landscape. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) continues to be...more

Perkins Coie

The FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act: What’s New for Defense Contractors

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The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA or Act) for Fiscal Year 2025 addresses recurring areas of focus relevant to defense contracting, including supply chain risks related to China, organizational...more

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Biden Administration Launches Section 301 Investigation into Chinese Semiconductor Industry

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On December 23, 2024, the Biden administration announced that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") is launching a new investigation into China's trade practices with respect to the semiconductor industry. In...more

ArentFox Schiff

Post-Election Outlook for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

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In recent years, Americans and policymakers in Washington, DC, have become increasingly fixated on artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI, and the economic and social considerations associated with the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Navigating Trade Waters: A Deep Dive into the USMCA Joint Review Process and Its Impact on China and Mexico – Part Two: The...

This is the second of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

New NPRM Augments Executive Order 14105 Affecting Outbound U.S. Investment into China

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to implement Executive Order 14105 (“EO 14105”) “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Update on the BioSecure Act

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The BioSecure Act is a bipartisan bill introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate earlier this year that would effectively stop companies that are doing business with the U.S. government from using...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Defense Situation Report: February 2024

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Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are excited to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Escalation of U.S. Crackdown on Chinese Technology and Telecoms: Emerging Issues

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In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more

WilmerHale

Preparing For Congress' Oversight Of Chinese Trade In 2023

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As Republicans assume control of the U.S. House of Representatives, China-related issues are poised to be a key caucus priority and likely a rare area of bipartisan cooperation in a narrowly divided and highly polarized...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Will We Ring in the New Year with Outbound Investment Restrictions?

As we close out a wild year for international trade regulation, after hearing much talk about outbound investment review mechanisms, we may see a final dramatic change before the ball drops...more

Venable LLP

U.S.-China Relationship: Assessing the Risk of Marketing Electronics Made Outside the United States

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Just weeks after President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met face-to-face to restore dialogue between the two countries, the Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules that could limit national security threats...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Biden Administration Restricts U.S. Exports of Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, Software, and...

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On October 7, 2022, the Biden Administration announced new restrictions on exports to China of advanced integrated circuits (“ICs”), computers and components containing advanced ICs, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Great Wall of China – Increasing Difficulty in Doing Business with China

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In recent months, the tightrope Israel has been walking between its desire for cooperation with China and its commitment to maintaining normal relations with the United States has been stretched even further. The Israeli...more

Morgan Lewis

Congress Considers Legislation to Shift Export Control Jurisdiction from the Department of Commerce

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Based on consistent comments by the US Congress, think tanks, and the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, several members of Congress proposed legislation to shift jurisdiction for export controls from Commerce...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Section 889 Part B to Take Full Effect for DOD Contractors on October 1st

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In October 2020, we wrote about a memorandum issued by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), John Ratcliffe, that waived the requirement that Department of Defense (DOD) contractors comply with Part B of Section 889 of...more

Perkins Coie

FCC Revokes Chinese Telecom’s US Authorizations

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In recent years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has worked closely with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other executive branch national security agencies to restrict China’s influence on U.S....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFIUS By The Numbers: Key Takeaways From The 2020 Annual Report

On July 26, 2021, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its unclassified Annual Report to Congress for the 2020 calendar year. The Annual Report provides statistics and insights into the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Open Research, Foreign Finance, and a University’s Mission

This past month, the U.S. Senate debated a provision in the Innovation and Competition Act that would require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review any proposed gifts and contracts of $1...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

CFIUS Doesn’t Mean Chinese Companies Can’t Invest In The US

Despite heightened US-China trade tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruptive effects on the global economy, mergers and acquisitions continue. The US government’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

WilmerHale

New Commerce Rule Covering ICTS Transactions Involving Foreign Parties

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A new rule effective March 22, 2021 establishes a process for the US Department of Commerce to review commercial transactions between US and foreign parties for certain information and communications technology and services...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Hypersonics Race Raises National Security Concerns For U.S. Businesses

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U.S. government agencies are increasing scrutiny of the supply chain of companies developing hypersonic technologies used in military aircraft and missiles amid escalating tensions with China and Russia. Lowenstein Sandler...more

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U.S. Issues Guidelines to Protect Critical Domestic Technologies

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The White House’s National Security Council released a list of 20 advanced technologies considered to be critical to the country’s national security position, including military, intelligence and economic interests, for which...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

China Expands Technology Export Controls: Fighting back on TikTok and Putting Your R&D at Risk

On August 28, 2020, China took its own swing in the fight over TikTok. The blow, however, may land right in the middle of U.S.-China technology research, collaboration, and innovation. New export regulations may require...more

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