On August 24, 2018, the U.S. Department of State announced a new but limited export licensing policy for defense and national security-sensitive goods and technology to Russia, effective August 27, 2018. The export licensing...more
8/27/2018
/ Chemical Weapons ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Government Officials ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
Russia ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
UK ,
US State Departments
The U.S. House of Representatives (the House) on June 26, 2018, passed legislation designed to reform and strengthen the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), the...more
6/28/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
CFIUS ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trump Administration
While the rules regarding CFIUS review have remained largely unchanged over the past decade, CFIUS has operated under a new paradigm in recent years. After the U.S. government blocked just two transactions from its inception...more
6/21/2018
/ CFIUS ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Passive Investments ,
Pending Legislation ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Rollbacks ,
Sanctions ,
Telecommunications ,
Transfer of Control ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
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