Today my colleagues and I will discuss recent developments in the US trade regulatory space.
We’re almost 100 days into the new administration, which stepped into a dynamic US trade regulatory environment, including new...more
4/23/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Life sciences companies have long been outside the scope of US national security regulations and benefited from significant exemptions under US privacy laws. ...more
4/15/2025
/ CFIUS ,
China ,
Clinical Trials ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Life Sciences ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On April 8, 2025, a sweeping rule issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will take effect. The rule imposes restrictions—and in some cases, outright prohibitions—on US companies in connection with certain types of data...more
4/7/2025
/ China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cuba ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Data Transfers ,
Iran ,
New Rules ,
North Korea ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Venezuela
On October 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury issued final regulations governing certain outbound investments in the semiconductor, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors of the People’s Republic...more
11/7/2024
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
After months of speculation, the US government took steps to regulate outbound investment in specific foreign industries of concern. President Biden on August 9, 2023, issued Executive Order 14105 directing the Department of...more
8/16/2023
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Electronics ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
Macau ,
National Security ,
Notice Requirements ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
Much has been reported in the media about the efforts of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to investigate — and, where appropriate, mitigate, or even divest — transactions that the parties did...more
On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule modifying the mandatory filing requirements associated with reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
9/23/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Exceptions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Investment ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a proposed rule modifying the mandatory filing requirements associated with certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses that deal with “critical technologies.”...more
On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published an interim rule requiring the payment of a filing fee to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in connection with CFIUS’s review of...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a policy statement outlining framework that the CFPB will immediately begin to apply in matters of supervision and enforcement regarding the “abusive”...more
1/31/2020
/ Abusive Acts ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Currency ,
FDIC ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
ISDA ,
Libor ,
MD&A Statements ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
On January 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published long-awaited regulations that substantially implement the balance of new authorities under which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more
On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury unveiled proposed regulations that would expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to cover certain real estate...more
On November 19, 2018, the Department of Commerce published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) seeking public comment on how to identify certain “emerging technologies” that are essential to U.S. national...more
On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, the Department of the Treasury exercised its authority under the recently passed Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) to implement a Pilot Program that expands the...more
New legislation addressing foreign investment in the United States is expected to become law in the next several weeks. The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) promises important changes to the powers...more