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On 14 February 2019, the Plenary of the European Parliament (Parliament) approved, with an overwhelming majority, the rules establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI).

Before the proposed regulations were posted on September 17, practitioners and investors were keenly interested in whether CFIUS would develop a "white list" or a "black list."

During the present downturn in the U.S. economy, opportunities exist for investors in global distressed asset markets.

The Biden administration has issued a long-anticipated executive order targeting U.S. outbound investment in certain Chinese industries; however, significant steps remain before these measures are fully implemented.

The U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is the regulatory organization charged with administering the body of export laws known...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 3, 2021) – Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Brandon L. Van Grack as a partner

Elections matter, and the Biden Administration is quickly putting its stamp on US trade policies in ways that will have a significant impact on global supply chains.

On May 22, 2024, the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") announced the publication of a Federal Register Notice ("the FRN") setting forth additional and increased Section 301...

On April 4, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order formalizing and revising the "Team Telecom" process.

On November 7, 2024, the Office of Investment Security of the Department of the Treasury published a final rule ("Final Rule") amending the regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 802...

On July 8, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...

There has been an influx of foreign investment in real estate in the United States as a direct corollary of the stable legal framework, strong property rights and as well as a robust commercial real estate environment.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA"), which was enacted as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, ends the practice by U.S. issuers (and controlled foreign corporations) of selling bearer debt to foreign investors under "TEFRA C" and "TEFRA D" after March 18, 2012.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted December 22, 2017, offers a new tax incentive for the benefit of low-income communities with the creation of qualified opportunity zones.

Finally, the much awaited harmonized screening framework of foreign investments into the EU (Regulation 2017/0224) has been agreed upon on 20 November 2018 by the EU Parliament

Congress has enacted, and the President is expected to sign shortly, the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. The new law represents the first major overhaul in more than a decade of the process for reviewing foreign investments in the United States that may impair national security.