On her first day in office, Attorney General Pam Bondi published several memorandums laying out the reprioritization of US Department of Justice (DOJ) efforts and funding, including the memorandum General Policy Regarding...more
Following a decade of increased enforcement of what has been considered an oft-confusing law, the Department of Justice recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing several changes to regulations implemented...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on October 21, 2024 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), through its Foreign Investment Review Section (FIRS), to implement Executive Order (EO) 14117, titled Preventing Access to...more
With federal elections and the conclusion of the 118th Congress drawing near, “China Week,” as dubbed by House leadership, presented one of the final opportunities for the US House of Representatives to act on a variety of...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a 13-page Final Determination on June 24, 2024 concerning cybersecurity and antivirus software supplied by a US subsidiary of a Russia-based...more
In a significant move to safeguard sensitive personal data of US persons, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order (EO) titled Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States...more
With the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) recently announced “Safe Harbor Policy” encouraging voluntary self-disclosure in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), this LawFlash discusses key considerations and measures that acquiring...more
A common concern of telecommunications companies, their investors, and their counsel is that the Team Telecom process is unduly long—especially compared with the analogous process for the Committee on Foreign Investment in...more
Five US senators recently introduced legislation that would amend US export control laws to protect sensitive personal data. The bipartisan bill, titled the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Surveillance Act of 2022,...more