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Texas Enacts Landmark Restrictions on Foreign Land Ownership Under SB 17

On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Texas Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) into law, reshaping the landscape for global investment in Texas real estate. When the new statute takes effect on September 1, 2025, it will...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

After Referral from CFIUS President Biden Prohibits the Purchase of Wyoming Real Estate and Cryptocurrency Facility

On May 13, 2024, President Biden, acting on a transaction referred to him from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), took the unusual step of ordering the prohibition of a real estate acquisition...more

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US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Enjoins Florida's Restrictions on Persons from Foreign Countries of Concern Acquiring...

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On February 1, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit granted an injunction, limited to two individual plaintiff/appellants, of a Florida law (Senate Bill 264, or SB 264) in effect since July 1, 2023, which...more

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CFIUS Updates: New FAQs Clarify Positions; Possible Expansion of Scope of Real Estate Review

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In our recent article Amid TikTok Tensions, CFIUS Signals Increased Enforcement and Other Updates, we discussed updates from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee”) primarily with...more

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CFIUS Looks to Expand Jurisdiction Over Deals Near Sensitive Military Facilities

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department), which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), published a Proposed Rule on May 5, 2023, in the Federal Register. The Proposed Rule...more

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New Filing Fees in Connection with CFIUS Review of Foreign Participation in U.S. Real Estate Transactions

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Real estate transactions subject to Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review, including those involving foreign participation through investment, acquisition, or management of U.S. real property or...more

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CFIUS Proposes Filing Fees

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

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CFIUS Update: Treasury Proposes CFIUS Filing Fees & President Trump Blocks Another Transaction

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The regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which significantly expanded the jurisdiction and authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

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Final CFIUS Rules Issued: What It Means for Real Estate Transactions and Investors

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued final regulations (the "Final Rules") that implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"). These rules were issued in two...more

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CFIUS Finalizes New FIRRMA Regulations

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Nearly a year and a half after the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) was enacted, authorizing the most substantial overhaul of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more

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Foreign Ownership of Real Estate: New Rules from CFIUS

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The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) amended the rules governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to provide the Committee with the authority to review minority...more

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CFIUS 2.0: Treasury Releases Comprehensive Rewrite of CFIUS Regulations, Flood of Filings Expected in 2020

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On September 17, 2019, the Treasury Department, on behalf of the full Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, released the long-awaited comprehensive draft regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk...more

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CFIUS Expansion Brings Federal Review to Real Estate

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On August 13, 2018, the President signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA). This new law amends...more

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The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 - impact on real estate investments

Within the omnibus John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (2019 NDAA) that the president signed into law on August 13, 2018, is the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA),...more

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Revisión de la seguridad nacional de las inversiones extranjeras para escalar

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Con sus raíces en la Enmienda Exon-Florio a la Ley de Producción de Defensa, el Comité de Inversión Extranjera en los Estados Unidos (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, CFIUS), es un comité...more

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National Security Review of Foreign Investments to Escalate

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With its roots in the Exon-Florio Amendment to the Defense Production Act, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), is an inter-agency committee that reviews certain foreign investments in the United...more

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CFIUS – Impacts of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") is charged with the responsibility of reviewing potential risks to national security that may result from the consummation of foreign investments in the...more

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Alert: CFIUS Reform Puts Spotlight on Tech Companies, Foreign Government-Controlled Investors

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On August 13, 2018, President Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019. The NDAA includes the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, which expands the power of the...more

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US Finalizes CFIUS Reform: What It Means for Dealmakers and Foreign Investment

After significant deliberation and discussion, Congress passed and the president is expected to shortly sign the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), the first legislation in over a decade to...more

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