On September 7, 2021, three former U.S. Intelligence Community and military personnel (Defendants) entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the U.S....more
In his last days, President Trump takes a swipe against companies identified by the Department of Defense (DoD) as Communist Chinese military companies by prohibiting US persons from investments.
On November 12, 2020,...more
11/18/2020
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
PCAOB ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule amending the license review policy for items on the Commerce Control List that are controlled for national security (NS) reasons and are...more
BIS will be looking at items that are controlled only for anti-terrorism, crime control, short supply, United Nations embargoes, or designated as EAR99 in establishing new Foundational Technologies Controls.
Two years...more
8/28/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Embargo ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Exports ,
FIRRMA ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
Rulemaking Process ,
United Nations
On January 13, 2020, the Treasury Department, on behalf of the full Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released the comprehensive final regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more
1/17/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Jurisdiction ,
NAICS ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Rulemaking Process
In FIRRMA and ECRA, Congress essentially gave Commerce authority to decide how narrowly or widely to set the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) over non-passive minority...more
12/19/2019
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CFIUS ,
Comment Period ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Security ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury