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Navigating the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has long been a key consideration for inbound investors to the U.S. But at the start of 2025, a new regulatory framework was introduced to limit certain...more
On June 9, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the Memo) addressed to the head of the Criminal Division of the...more
President Trump’s February 10th Executive Order (EO) titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security,” has introduced significant uncertainty into FCPA enforcement....more
On February 10 President Trump issued an Executive Order, Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security, signaling a shift in U.S. enforcement priorities regarding...more
On Feb. 10, the White House announced a new executive order (“EO”) entitled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.” This EO essentially directs the U.S....more
On February 10, 2025 President Trump issued an executive order titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.” The order directs the DOJ to halt Foreign Corrupt...more
What an amazing turn of events? — Who would have predicted that the Trump Administration would take such a bold action in the name of advancing “American Competitiveness.” I admit I did not see this coming — the Trump...more
On February 10, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), citing concerns that excessive enforcement was harming American businesses...more
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Orders the Attorney General to review in detail all existing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations or enforcement actions and take appropriate action with respect to such matters to restore proper bounds on FCPA...more
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President Biden issued a long-awaited executive order, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the Executive Order or E.O.), on August 9, 2023,...more
Headlines - - Tax Issues for F Reorganizations in M&A Transactions - Presidential Executive Order Places Heightened Importance on National Security Risks and Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States...more
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