Real Estate Transactions, FIRRMA, Rulemaking Process

Update on Florida Law Limiting Persons from "Foreign Countries of Concern"

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/1/2024

Florida enacted Senate Bill (SB) 264 in May 2023, creating Chapter 692, Florida Statutes (the Act), to limit select persons from "foreign countries of concern" from owning, having a controlling interest in or acquiring an...more

Final CFIUS Regulations Became Effective in February 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/27/2020

February 13, 2020 was the effective date (the “Effective Date”) for final regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”)....more

CFIUS Excepted Investors: Canada, United Kingdom and Australia

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 1/22/2020

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury published final regulations relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS. The regulations implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

CFIUS 2.0: Treasury Unveils Final Regulations to Govern Expanded Foreign Investment Screening

ArentFox Schiff on 1/17/2020

On January 13, 2020, the Treasury Department, on behalf of the full Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released the comprehensive final regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

Facing FIRRMA: Proposed Regulations Expand Scope of CFIUS National Security Review Process

Jones Day on 10/3/2019

The Situation: The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") proposed regulations that expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee") to review foreign...more

CFIUS Proposed Regulations – Evolution Toward Broad Foreign Investment Screening Continues Apace

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/30/2019

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has published proposed regulations that, when finalized, will...more