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On May 8, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced its intent to launch a Fast Track Pilot Program designed to streamline the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") review process for certain foreign investors.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory on October 1, 2020, warning companies that engage with the victims of ransomware attacks that they run the risk of violating U.S. sanctions by facilitating ransomware payments.

A California importer paid $3.25 million (Law360 subscription required to view) to settle a whistleblower suit brought by a former employee of its overseas supplier under the False Claims Act (FCA).

On January 6, 2020, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

On July 26, the federal agencies responsible for administering and enforcing many of the U.S. government's national security laws, including sanctions and export controls...

The table below presents a structured timeline of executive actions, policy directives, and trade-related decisions issued by President Trump’s administration from January 2025 to the present. It focuses on critical areas such as tariffs, economic sanctions (OFAC), the priorities of the Department of Justice, customs regulations, and broader trade and economic policies

Investment activity in Canada has picked up considerably in the third quarter of 2003.

In step with a global trend, the European Union has enacted a framework, effective October 11, 2020, for screening foreign direct investment into EU states.

Germany ends its longtime liberal approach to foreign investments by increasing its intervention possibilities at the national level and by lobbying a stricter regime at the EU level.

In 2018, Congress passed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

On May 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced plans to establish a "fast-track" pilot program for certain foreign investments subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment...

On November 3, 2019, Pattern Energy Group Inc., a US publicly traded (Nasdaq and TSX: PEGI) vertically integrated renewable energy ...

In light of the significant decline in stock prices over the past year, many non-U.S. companies that would not otherwise be considered to be “passive foreign investment companies,” or “PFICs,” for U.S. federal income tax purposes may inadvertently be so characterized under the mechanical and often overreaching PFIC tax regime.

Some interesting links we found across the web this week:

The SEC approved rule changes that will provide additional exemptions under FINRA Rule 5130 ("Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public ..

In a recent bright spot for defenders of reproductive rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled in CompassCare et al. v. Hochul that employers in New York State...

Recently the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published an Opinion Release concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act .

The United States and Colombia have signed two bilateral agreements establishing frameworks for cooperation in critical minerals development and civil nuclear energy. These arrangements create potential opportunities for investment and collaboration in mining, energy infrastructure, and advanced technologies across the region.