The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 90-day grace period for compliance with the Data Security Program (DSP) ends on July 8, 2025, and enforcement is expected to begin. This regulatory regime was created for national security...more
7/7/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Person ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements
Orrick Partners Matthew Coleman and Jeanine McGuinness join RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sherry Safchuk to explore the implications of the Justice Department’s recent issuance of a final rule prohibiting and restricting...more
On April 11, 2025, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) released an Implementation and Enforcement Policy, a Compliance Guide, and a list of over 100 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help...more
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury Department (“FinCEN”) narrowed the scope of the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) filing requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back in effect − at least for now − and companies covered by the CTA are once again required to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports with FinCEN. On February 17, 2025, in...more
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule (the Access Rule) regarding access to and use of beneficial ownership information (BOI) maintained by FinCEN....more
On December 18, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced the addition of 77 new entities, including Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”), to the Entity List. ...more
2/12/2021
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China ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Licensing Rules ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and federal banking regulators recently issued a Joint Statement intended to clarify the due diligence obligations of banks under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regarding...more
9/17/2020
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
Joint Statements ,
Politically Exposed Person (PEPs) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk-Based Approaches
As anticipated in our prior alert, yesterday the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published a final rule that ties CFIUS’s mandatory filing requirement for certain “critical technology”...more
9/16/2020
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Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Filing Requirements ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements
To further implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has issued proposed regulations that would require parties to...more
3/12/2020
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Comment Period ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Filing Fees ,
Filing Requirements ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") issued final regulations on January 13, 2020 to comprehensively implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA") (the...more
1/21/2020
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Change of Control ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Security ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information