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A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
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Challenges with Cross-Border Deals
Podcast: CFIUS: Recent Regulatory Developments
Facility Security Clearances for U.S. Subsidiaries of Foreign-Owned Companies
A CFIUS Roundup: Polaris Financial
President Joe Biden is reportedly poised to formally block the proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, a decision anticipated to have significant implications for the American steel industry...more
On May 13, 2024, President Biden took the rare step of issuing a Presidential decision ordering the divestment of Chinese-owned real estate located near the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (Warren AFB) in Wyoming and the...more
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a major economic power and competitor, the U.S. has leaned heavily on and enhanced its foreign direct investment regime over recent years to protect its national security...more
A recent executive order issued by President Biden aims to prohibit or oversee investments in certain sensitive technologies that could threaten the national security of the United States. The executive order, which was...more
Prohibitions targeted to prevent China’s exploitation of dual-use technology - On August 9, 2023, President Biden signed a historic Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security...more
Scrutiny over investment security continues to grow, with an accelerated policy and regulatory debate occurring in the United States regarding the imposition of novel outbound investment notification and review requirements....more
EO 14083 clearly articulates national security risks that the Committee must consider when reviewing covered transactions. The five areas of focus are: supply chain resilience; impact on US technological leadership;...more
On September 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”)....more
On November 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published a Proposed Rule that expanded on a prior rule implementing provisions of Executive Order 13873 on Securing the Information and Communications...more
On July 26, 2021, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its unclassified Annual Report to Congress for the 2020 calendar year. The Annual Report provides statistics and insights into the...more
In February 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017, “Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains” (discussed here), requiring (among other things) a report within 100-days requiring key government agencies to...more
When the Biden Administration begins, the government contracting community may be wondering whether the change in administration and party in the White House will lead to significant changes to federal procurement. Although...more
Although – barring an incredible, unforeseen reversal in the courts – we now know the outcome of the presidential election, we will have to wait until January to learn whether Republicans or Democrats control the Senate...more
Despite fundamentally different approaches and worldviews, the candidates make remarkably similar diagnoses of what historical issues must be addressed. Despite the combative rhetoric over President Trump’s use of tariffs...more
Amid escalating tensions between the United States and China over the last few years, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has formally prioritized criminal prosecutions of Chinese nationals and companies, and...more