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CFIUS Issues Interim Order Blocking Wise Road’s Acquisition of Magnachip

On June 15, 2021, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) issued an interim order preventing the Chinese private equity firm Wise Road Capital LTD (Wise Road) from acquiring Magnachip Semiconductor...more

Biden Administration Revokes Trump EOs Targeting TikTok, WeChat, and Other Chinese Software Apps; Initiates Broader Investigations...

On June 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an executive order (EO) entitled “Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries.” This EO revoked three prior Trump Administration EOs aimed...more

[Webinar] 2021 National Security Series: CFIUS in the Biden Administration - May 6th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

The webinar will review how the Biden Administration is taking the reins on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) process, Team Telecom, and other national security regimes....more

New Bill Would Allow CFIUS to Scrutinize Gifts to Higher Education

Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would further expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) to...more

Commerce Releases Rule for Reviewing Technology Transactions, Identifies Six Countries as “Foreign Adversaries”

On January 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Department) released an interim final rule to implement President Trump’s 2019 Executive Order (EO) on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services...more

New DOD Trusted Capital Program Provides Investment Opportunities

WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has established a new voluntary program designed to match critical technology companies with vetted sources of private capital. WHEN: On December 1, 2020, DOD issued a Request for...more

Presidential EO Prohibits Transactions with Chinese Companies Alipay, WeChat Pay, Tencent QQ, and Others

On January 5, 2021, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with eight “connected software applications” developed or controlled by Chinese companies. The...more

White House Strategy on Critical and Emerging Technologies Previews Regulation and Possible Export Controls

On Thursday, October 15, 2020, the White House released a national strategy to ensure that the United States remains a global leader in developing critical and emerging technologies (C&ET). The document lays out high-level...more

FCC Unanimously Approves Initial Phase of Team Telecom Modernization

On September 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously approved its initial modernization of the inter-agency working group previously referred to as “Team Telecom” (the Committee). This...more

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