Podcast – Introducing the Greenwashing Mitigation Team
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) has published its Annual Report to Congress for 2023 (the “Annual Report”), which provides important data...more
On July 23, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the “Committee”) released its Annual Report to Congress covering calendar year 2023. In a year that featured lower deal volume, CFIUS...more
The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury), which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to augment certain CFIUS...more
On November 7, the FTC and the State of Florida settled with a chargeback mitigation company and its owners for $150,000. The chargeback company was allegedly using deceptive practices, including referencing disclaimers that...more
Since the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. has adopted a new, more aggressive sanctions strategy, increasingly going after parties who enable sanctioned businesses and individuals to conduct business and...more
In what likely portends enforcement actions in the near future, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published its first ever CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines (the “Guidelines”)....more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has released its Annual Report for 2020 (Annual Report) as well as certain case statistics, providing insight into recent CFIUS trends. The data reflect a large...more
In late July, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its Annual Report for 2019, providing insight into recent CFIUS trends. This included encouraging results on CFIUS outcomes for...more
If you’ve ever wondered whether Big Brother is watching you online, the answer is yes. I’m not just referring to the big data and privacy breaches such as Equifax’s recent $700 million settlement which has been reported in...more