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
4/18/2025
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China ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), has announced a proposed rule to expand CFIUS’s jurisdiction over real estate transactions by...more
7/23/2024
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China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
Jurisdiction ,
Real Estate Market ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
With an eye towards preserving and expanding the gatekeeper role in national security, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has issued proposed rules to strengthen enforcement....more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden signed Executive Order 14105 addressing investments by U.S. persons in certain identified national security technologies in “Countries of Concern,” initially naming The People’s Republic of...more
8/24/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector
Following the February 13, 2020 effective date of the U.S. Department of Treasury's final regulations (the "Final Rules") implementing the majority of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"),...more
On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued final regulations (the "Final Rules") that implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"). These rules were issued in two...more
2/5/2020
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Commercial Leases ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Tribal Lands ,
U.S. Treasury
On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued final regulations (the "Final Rules") that implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"). While the Final Rules provide...more
1/24/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Real Estate Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Persons ,
Mandatory Disclosure Rules ,
NAICS ,
National Security ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
Non-Controlling Interests ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
U.S. Treasury
On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury issued long-awaited proposed rules implementing many of the provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"), which substantially...more
10/8/2019
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Data Collection ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Proposed Rules ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Technology Sector ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Pilot Program Mandatory Filing Requirement – Private Investment Fund Considerations -
The potential for national security review of foreign investment in the U.S. has been around for 30 years since the 1988 enactment of...more
11/1/2018
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Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Security ,
Export Control Reform (ECR) ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Filing Requirements ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security
This year has seen a surge in western protectionist sentiment as a number of countries have sought to introduce legislation to tighten their laws on foreign investment and public interest issues.
In Europe, the European...more
11/21/2017
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Canada ,
CFIUS ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
EFTA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Germany ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Protectionism ,
UK