The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is reviewing a record number of transactions for national security risks, according to a recently released Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2021. ...more
The administration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will break sharply from the policies of the Trump Administration in many ways. But one area where we expect more continuity than change is...more
The US Department of the Treasury recently published for public comment two proposed regulations that will expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and make substantive...more
9/27/2019
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On October 10, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury launched a significant pilot program to implement part of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) while final rules are being crafted. The pilot...more
10/17/2018
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On August 1, 2018, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA). The House of Representatives passed the same bill last week, and it will now go to the President for his signature....more