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Dechert LLP

The Evolving Global Foreign Direct Investment and National Security Review Landscape - May 2024

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Key Takeaways - - As FDI regimes proliferate and mature around the globe, governments are taking an ever-more expansive view of the concept of “national security” to include more than military and defense interests, which...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Geplante Digitalisierung Des Gesellschaftsrechts: Die Eu-gesellschaftsbescheinigung

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Im grenzüberschreitenden Rechtsverkehr stoßen Akteure oft auf das Problem, dass nationale Handelsregisterdaten schwer vergleichbar sind. Das Fehlen verlässlicher Registerinformationen in einigen Mitgliedstaaten führt zudem zu...more

White & Case LLP

UK FDI: Strategic streamlining but sectoral spread - the UK Government confirms its plans for NSIA reform

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In April 2024, the UK Government published its response to the Cabinet Office's 'call for evidence' on the National Security and Investment Act 2021. The call for evidence was an invitation to submit views on how the NSIA...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Debunking Legal Jargon for Trade & Export Finance and Related Regulation

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In this blog, we take a look at some new jargon and key terms that you might come across in your transactions or industry discussions in the coming months. Trade & Export Finance - Uniform Rules for Transferable Electronic...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eye on Privacy: 2023 Year in Review

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - What is the Privacy Impact of the White House AI Order for Businesses? Posted November 28, 2023 Biden’s sweeping AI Executive Order sought to have artificial intelligence used in accordance...more

Goodwin

Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCAR, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code

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The EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023. MiCAR is a the major, step toward an EU-wide uniform code governing crypto-assets, such as BTC,...more

K2 Integrity

Potential CFIUS Implications of Proposed Strategic Competition Act of 2021

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The Strategic Competition Act of 2021, approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 21, 2021, signals continued bipartisan consensus to orient U.S. policy towards aggressive action to counter China....more

Hogan Lovells

Strengthening the defences: the new UK national security investment screening regime

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A new National Security and Investment Bill laid before the UK Parliament this week will, on enactment, significantly affect the way investments in the UK can be reviewed by the UK Government where they raise national...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The National Security & Investment Bill 2020: A step change in the UK's screening of foreign investment

Wednesday the UK government introduced the National Security and Investment Bill (the "Bill") to Parliament. The Bill strengthens the government’s power to scrutinise, impose conditions and block foreign investments into...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - Health Policy

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In this session, health law policy authorities discussed changes likely in 2021 in a Biden Administration and how these changes will impact business objectives and strategies for health industry stakeholders...more

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[Webinar] Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - November 5th, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST

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Are you prepared for the critical impacts of the US election outcome to you and your business in 2021 and beyond? Join McDermott’s lawyers and our policy and lobbying team for perspective on the effects of administration...more

K2 Integrity

Coffee Woes Continue

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It has been a rough few months for Luckin Coffee. The company once compared as China’s homegrown Starbucks ignited controversy when it disclosed earlier this year that much of its 2019 revenues were fabricated. Its problems...more

Hogan Lovells

Bill Introduced to Block Chinese Acquisitions During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Representative Jim Banks introduced a bill on 5 May 2020 to “place temporary restrictions on acquisitions [of U.S. companies] by the People’s Republic of China. . .” during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

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Spotlight on Sensitive Personal Data as Foreign Investment Rules Take Force

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New CFIUS rules—which took effect February 13, 2020—underscore the need for privacy diligence in deals involving foreign investments and signal a larger trend toward heightened regulatory scrutiny of foreign access to...more

Morgan Lewis

The Next Big Things: Insights for 2020

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Autonomous cars, sports betting, and CBD products have burst onto the scene, setting the stage for major developments in how companies do business and how regulators monitor new innovations....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.10.2020 | Top Story: Ransomware Attack on Travelex Sows Chaos Across Foreign Exchange Sector

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Hackers who targeted airport currency exchange mainstay Travelex in a ransomware attack on New Year’s Eve have alerted British media that they possess 5 GB of sensitive customer data from the company “since gaining access to...more

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Bi-partisan legislation would permit U.S. Customs to seize counterfeits infringing design patents

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The Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 aims to close a loophole in the current law and provide U.S. Customs the authority to seize counterfeit goods infringing design patents....more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.20.2019 | Goldman nearing $2B deal with DOJ to resolve 1MDB scandal claims

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Goldman Sachs is reportedly in negotiations with federal prosecutors to resolve claims about its role in the Malaysian 1MDB scandal for upwards of $2 billion. A settlement—which “could include a guilty plea from Goldman’s...more

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The path ahead for the USMCA: Will it be ratified by the U.S. Congress in 2019?

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On 30 November 2018, President Donald Trump delivered on his campaign promise and reached an agreement with Mexico and Canada to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States-Mexico-Canada...more

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CFIUS legislation takes final form, moves closer to president’s desk

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Congress has moved closer to expanding the jurisdiction and powers of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the U.S. interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of foreign...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

President Trump Tentatively Looks to FIRRMA to Expand US Foreign Investment Reviews

In large part as a response to China’s national industrial goals and subsequent Chinese acquisitions of U.S. and European companies that are technology leaders in key industries, the U.S. government and a number of European...more

Jones Day

Top Ten Practical Tips for CFIUS Practice

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The Situation: During the last few years, the CFIUS process has evolved and potential significant changes are on the horizon. The Result: CFIUS remains an important consideration for foreign parties looking to invest in...more

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Status of CFIUS Reform Legislation

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New Legislation to Reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Remains a Strong Possibility Key Points: ..Reform legislation sponsors appear willing to address some concerns with the original bill. ...more

Hogan Lovells

The Digital Single Market: Geoblocking regulation ready to be enacted!

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The new provision on the banning of unjustified geoblocking in online sales is at the heart of the EU Commission’s aspiration and effort to create a real Digital Single Market within the European Union....more

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