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On November 21, 2008, the US Department of the Treasury published its much anticipated final rules implementing the 2007 amendments to the US laws restricting foreign investments that may threaten US national security.

Under a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), when a dispute arises, there is an opportunity for investors and host states to avoid arbitration altogether by making use of the cooling-off period.

On Dec. 7, Taft partner Sohan Dasgupta, Ph.D., addressed world leaders gathered at the U.S. Congress. His remarks were entitled "The Promise of the Free World."

A group of Chinese citizens and a real estate brokerage firm are suing the State of Florida over the state's new law that restricts foreign investment in Florida real estate from specific countries, and enacts...

Specifically, such treatment would apply to reporting, record maintenance and associated compliance requirements that otherwise apply to 25% foreign-owned domestic corporations under Section 6038A.

With rapid economic development and rising income, there has been an increase in demand for high-quality education throughout Southeast Asia

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviewed 347 covered transactions in 2025, marking the first full year under the Trump Administration's America First Investment Policy. Despite facing the longest government shutdown in US history, CFIUS maintained active operations while launching a new Known Investor Pilot Program designed to fast-track investments from trusted jurisdictions while maintaining heightened scrutiny on China-linked transactions.

Last week the U.S. Census Bureau published its annual statistics on U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services.

Today, President Biden issued the first veto of his presidency. This action had been heavily telegraphed in advance and was widely expected. Nonetheless, this veto is extraordinarily significant.

On October 20, 2022, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) adopted long-awaited CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines (the "Guidelines") identifying how it will review...

We are providing updates on our original post here to reflect the issuance of a final rule by the U.S. Treasury Department which will become effective on October 15, 2020.

Like many countries, Australia is taking a careful look at proposed investments by foreign entities, particularly when certain sensitive industries

In September 2024, FinCEN issued the Investment Adviser Rule, which aims to "address ongoing illicit finance risks, threats, and vulnerabilities posed by criminals and foreign adversaries that exploit the U.S. financial system and assets through investment advisers."

CFIUS, Export, Customs & Trade, foreign investment, national security

Now more than ever, firms and individuals who advise clients that are state-owned or closely affiliated with a foreign government face unprecedented prosecution risk for violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Một ngày tháng 6 năm 2016, trong Hội trường Quốc hội tại Thủ đô Hà Nội, Tiến sĩ Oliver Massmann - Partner của Duane Morris Vietnam đứng trước bục phát biểu, chuẩn bị cho một khoảnh khắc vô cùng đặc biệt.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued an interim final rule on August 16, 2005, revising the Burmese Sanctions Regulations (the "Regulations"). While Burma has been subject to sanctions since 1997, the passage of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (the "Act"), plus President Bush’s Executive Order of July 28, 2003, led to extensive revisions of the Burmese sanctions program. As a result of these amendments, OFAC decided to reissue the Regulations in their entirety.