At what point has a director served too long? What about term limits? A mandatory retirement age? When do a director’s skills become stale? These issues are addressed in this issue of The Informed Board, as well as why proxy...more
11/25/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Technology Sector
With the rapid commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the Biden administration has been grappling with its implications, including its potential impact on national security. Several departments have...more
11/22/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Export Controls ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Political Campaigns ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has released a final rule imposing restrictions on U.S. outbound investment in Chinese companies active in developing certain national security technologies (Final Outbound Rule)....more
11/8/2024
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CFIUS ,
Covered Transactions ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Persons ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Technology ,
U.S. Treasury
On September 11, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a proposed rule that would require U.S. persons to report certain activities related to the development or acquisition of...more
On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to impose limited restrictions on certain outbound U.S. investments in technology, as directed by Executive Order 14105....more
7/1/2024
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CFIUS ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Private Equity ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology ,
U.S. Treasury
On January 29, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would require U.S. cloud services providers (a.k.a. Infrastructure as a Service, or IaaS,...more
2/15/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement ,
IaaS ,
Know Your Customers ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Commerce Department
AI in 2024: Monitoring New Regulation and Staying in Compliance With Existing Laws Companies that develop or employ AI tools have to consider proposed AI-specific regulation as well as an array of existing IP, privacy,...more
12/22/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Litigation ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
New Hires ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Outer Space ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK