On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury Department) published a final rule (Final Rule) setting forth the regulations implementing Executive Order 14150 of August 9, 2023 (Outbound Investment Order),...more
2/26/2025
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China ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Notification Requirements ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
Executive Order Directing Deregulation and Termination of Certain Regulatory Enforcement Actions -
On February 19, 2025, in an executive order titled Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s “Department...more
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC, held that the approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Nasdaq...more
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CISA, FBI + MS-ISAC Issue Warning on Phobos Ransomware -
To help organizations protect against ransomware, CISA, the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a...more
3/11/2024
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
FBI ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Ransomware ,
Vulnerability Assessments
CYBERSECURITY CISA-
FBI + MS-ISAC Issue Warning on Phobos Ransomware-
To help organizations protect against ransomware, CISA, the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a...more
On February 28, 2024, the Justice Department published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek public comments on the establishment of a new regulatory regime to restrict U.S. persons from transferring bulk...more
3/8/2024
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Agenda
On January 24, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules (the “Final Rules”) related to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and de-SPAC transactions.[1] The Final Rules are intended...more
On December 15, 2022, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the U.S. independent regulator of public company auditing work, announced that it has completed a test inspection of two selected auditing firms in...more