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U.S. Issues Unprecedented Order Restricting Investment in China

Senator Cornyn made the above statement on the Senate floor on November 14, 2023, while advocating for his colleagues to pass the Outbound Investment Transparency Act as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US-Mexico Agreement Signals Mexican Foreign Investment Screening Body To Come

On December 7, 2023, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Mexico’s Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Rogelio Ramírez de la O signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to establish a bilateral working group to...more

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CFIUS Compliance: Your Organization’s Growth and Investment Strategy May Be a Matter of National Security

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On Thanksgiving of 2014, I received an urgent call asking me to be in London in 24 hours. My assignment was to run the advanced forensics recovery team serving several foreign offices of Sony Pictures in the wake of a...more

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More U.S. Scrutiny of China-Related Investments and Exposure: White House Executive Order Signals Enhanced Scrutiny for Foreign...

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The U.S. government continues to increase scrutiny over certain foreign investments in the United States and critical supply chain security. On 15 September 2022, President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Ensuring Robust...more

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[Webcast Transcript] CFIUS Compliance: Your Approach May Be A Matter of National Security

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Editor’s Note: On July 27, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) compliance. CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency committee with the...more

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CFIUS Heightens Scrutiny of Non-Notified Transactions

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For many years, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has had the authority to review non-notified transactions – deals which have not been submitted to CFIUS for review and approval – but until...more

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FAQs on CFIUS and FIRRMA

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What is CFIUS? The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee charged with reviewing transactions involving foreign investment in the U.S. and certain real estate transactions for...more

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Final Regulations on Expanded Authority of CFIUS to Review Foreign Investor Transactions Go into Effect

Eighteen months after President Trump signed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”) which broadened the power of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) to review foreign...more

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CFIUS Issues Final Regulations Under FIRRMA: Healthcare Industry

On January 13, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) published the final rules implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). ...more

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CFIUS: Final FIRRMA Regulations Provide New Challenges, Opportunities for Foreign Investors

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The Department of Treasury has released the final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), which contain significant changes to the process by which the Committee on...more

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CFIUS Excepted Investors: Canada, United Kingdom and Australia

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury published final regulations relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS.  The regulations implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New CFIUS Rules – Eight Key Points

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") issued final regulations on January 13, 2020 to comprehensively implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA") (the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Draft CFIUS Regulations Portend Evolution, Not Revolution

On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or Committee), issued two sets of proposed regulations seeking to further implement the...more

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New CFIUS Pilot Program Expands U.S. Government Review of Tech Transactions

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The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), which became law on August 13, 2018, effected sweeping change to the authority and processes of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

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CFIUS Scratches the FIRRMA Itch – Pilot Programs Begin Early Implementation

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The August 2018 enactment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) came after more than two years of debate over the appropriate scope of jurisdiction for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

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Treasury Releases Interim Regulations for FIRRMA Pilot Program

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), yesterday issued temporary regulations in connection with the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act...more

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