At a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context,...more
3/27/2024
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On October 15, 2020, the United States Department of the Treasury will implement a final rule modifying certain provisions of the regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), implemented...more
On October 10, 2018, CFIUS published what may be only its first set of interim rules implementing specific provisions of the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). These rules: (1) create a pilot program both...more
10/16/2018
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NDAA
On August 13, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (NDAA), a $716 billion defense spending bill that includes the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), which...more
Change may be coming to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), but any changes to the jurisdiction or process used by the multi-agency committee that reviews foreign investments in U.S. business for...more