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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

M&A in the AI Era: Key Antitrust and National Security Considerations

Key Points - - As more jurisdictions adopt AI regulations, and AI-related transactions are reviewed on multiple legal grounds, it is critical for companies considering deals to assess the regulatory hurdles early on and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

G7 Releases Critical Minerals Action Plan on the Heels of IEA’s 2025 Critical Minerals Outlook

The IEA’s 2025 Global Critical Minerals Outlook reveals a market at a crossroads: While demand for energy transition and other minerals continues to surge, investment and supply diversification are not keeping pace....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

US Treasury Department Has Begun Enforcing New Outbound Investment Rules

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has started enforcing final regulations that restrict, and in some cases prohibit, U.S. companies, funds and individuals from making certain investments in some technology industries owned...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Trump Administration issues America First Investment Policy

Positive Development for Investors from Allied Nations - In a further solidification of the Administration’s efforts to isolate identified adversaries and strengthen U.S. leadership key strategic technologies, the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

President Trump Issues “America First Investment Policy”

On February 21, 2025, the White House released a memorandum titled, “America First Investment Policy” (the Memorandum). The Memorandum describes how this Administration plans to address U.S. national security risks stemming...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Administration Sets Foreign Investment Goals Under the "America First Investment Policy"

On Feb. 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) introducing an “America First Investment Policy,” which sets the stage for a significant realignment of U.S. investment regulations....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Panama Leaves China’s Belt and Road Initiative

On Feb. 3, Panama announced its plans to leave China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino announced his decision following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during Rubio’s...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Why the Release of China’s DeepSeek AI Software Triggered a Stock Market Panic and Trillion Dollar Loss

DeepSeek, a startup AI company owned by a Chinese hedge fund, which is in turn owned by a young AI whiz-kid, Liang Wenfeng, claims that its newly released V-3 software-R1 was trained inexpensively and without using NVIDIA’s...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Investments in Chinese Technology Companies Limited by New US Outbound Investment Rule

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U.S. investors interested in investing in advanced Chinese technology companies may now be constrained by the U.S. Government’s first-ever outbound investment rule (Final Rule) which took effect on Jan. 2, 2025. The Final...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Trump Taps David Sacks as AI and Crypto Czar — AI: The Washington Report

On December 5, incoming President Donald Trump announced that David Sacks would be the “AI and Crypto Czar” under the next administration. A prominent venture capitalist, member of the “PayPal Mafia,” and co-founder of an...more

White & Case LLP

Battery energy storage systems: a complex but promising route to clean-energy transition

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For investors, excitement in the renewable energy landscape is palpable. Renewable energy capacity is being added to the world's energy systems at the fastest rate in two decades, prompting the International Energy Agency to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Treasury Issues Final Regulations Prohibiting Certain US Investment in Chinese Technology Companies

On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published the final rule implementing President Biden’s August 9, 2023 Executive Order on outbound investment, which addresses concerns related to China’s advancement...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Treasury Department Finalizes U.S. Outbound Investment Rules

The Final Rule formalizes a new governmental system to monitor through a notification process and, when necessary, restrict investments in China that may be viewed as a national security risk. The regulations have broad...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. Treasury rule establishes outbound investment security program

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On 28 October 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued the Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (Final Rule) implementing...more

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Eastern promise: The M&A pipeline between APAC and the Middle East is primed for growth

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Trade and investment between the Middle East and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions is booming, underpinned by restored bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran—brokered by China—and renewed economic growth potential. The...more

Adams & Reese

International Compliance Digest – August 2024

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August was another robust month in international trade that further signifies the need for corporations to invest in effective compliance programs. For starters, the DOJ unveiled a new program that incentivizes corporate...more

Mayer Brown

China’s Antitrust Enforcement: A Look Back on 2023 and What to Expect in 2024

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On 18 June 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which includes the State Anti-Monopoly Bureau, released the China Antitrust Law Enforcement Annual Report (2023) (the “Report”). This article provides...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Sheriff in Town: Treasury Proposes Unprecedented Outbound Investment Screening Regulations

On June 21, 2024, the Biden administration rolled out its outbound investment screening regulations. Last year, the Biden administration published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that outlined the broad...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Treasury releases proposed Outbound Investment Security Program rules

On June 21, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released proposed new federal regulations (Proposed Rules) that, if implemented, would prohibit or require notification of a broad range of outbound investment...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

Climate in context: Geopolitics, business, and the board

In this collaboration between the KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) and Eurasia Group, our aim is to help widen the boardroom aperture on the global climate challenge—where it stands, and what’s at stake—and to help boards...more

White & Case LLP

Resilience and reform: Hong Kong adapts to change

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Global IPO markets endured a difficult 2023 in the face of rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty. But after a challenging 12 months, the outlook for IPO activity in 2024 is brightening This past year has been one...more

King & Spalding

Biden Administration Initiates Inquiry Targeting "Connected Vehicles," with Chinese Electric Vehicles and Supply Chain As Clear...

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The Biden Administration announced on February 29, 2024, that it is commencing an inquiry into whether the involvement of “foreign adversaries” in the information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”) supply...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

‘Small Yard and High Fence’: US National Security Restrictions Will Further Impact US-China Trade and Investment Activity in 2024

The economic relationship between China and the U.S. remains one of the most significant in the world, and U.S. and Chinese government leaders have repeatedly signaled their intent to maintain stable trade and commercial...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Market Opportunities for Cross-Border M&A in China Persist Despite Regulatory Changes and Trade Tensions

After a multiyear low in 2022, China’s cross-border M&A activity experienced a slow recovery in 2023. Although outbound M&A deal value and volume remained lackluster in the first half of 2023, the market overall rebounded in...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Long-Awaited Outbound Investment Program Finally Addressed

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On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order entitled, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the “EO”), declaring a national...more

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