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A bill introduced in the Senate in April (Strategic Competition Act of 2021, Section 138) seeks to subject US universities' foreign grants, contracts and gifts to increased oversight...

On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order providing formal direction on the risk factors that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) should consider...

On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum that sets out his administration's "America First Investment Policy," with a particular focus on promoting foreign investment ...

On April 25, 2023, the Texas State Senate Committee on State Affairs unanimously passed Senate Bill No. 2142 that would allow Texas to report any non-notified foreign investments of "concern" to CFIUS.

For decades, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee") has assessed the national security implications of transactions that could result in the foreign...

A recent virtual meeting of WLG's Energy & Infrastructure Group, led by José Augusto of TozziniFreire, focused on why ports are regaining priority for governments, operators, and investors.

Recent months have seen a resurgence in interest in the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) and related matters as a result of enforcement activity that have yielded significant fines...

The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations are fundamental components of the financial industry's efforts to combat financial crimes.

On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada announced they had reached an agreement to revamp the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which now will be known as the USMCA.

Investing in the US remains an attractive option for savvy Chinese businesses.

On February 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued a long-awaited Request for Information (RFI)...

The Treasury Department proposed regulations (here and here) to implement last year's Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA").

On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a press release announcing two proposed regulations that will implement provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018.

On Monday, March 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury Department") published a proposed rule in the Federal Register establishing a tiered filing fee system for parties ...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), has issued a request for information (RFI)...

The partial federal government shutdown, now in its 27th day, has halted a range of government operations.

As global investors adjust their portfolio construction methodologies to include a greater allocation to alternative investments, there's been a strong and increasing flow of foreign investment capital...