A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on June 23, 2022, to provide the federal government authority to limit or prevent the sale of Americans’ personal data to “high-risk” countries and malign foreign...more
10/6/2022
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
DFSA ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Licensing Rules ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Personal Data ,
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Ensuring a responsive CFIUS in an evolving national security landscape -
On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the...more
9/20/2022
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Biotechnology ,
CFIUS ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Infrastructure ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain
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
8/27/2020
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CFIUS ,
Convertible Debt ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Distressed Assets ,
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FIRRMA ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Safe Harbors
On September 17, 2019, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published two Proposed Rules to implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”). CFIUS is an...more
9/19/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Infrastructure ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Real Estate Transactions ,
Technology Sector
Could Looming Virtual Private Network Rule Changes In China Further Stimulate “Reshoring” Of American Manufacturing? -
Starting March 31, 2018, China will only allow companies to use Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) from a...more