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In another indication of the U.S. Department of Justice's increased focus on the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Assistant Attorney General John Demers announced yesterday that the Department is overhauling its FARA...

On August 13, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018, (i) expanding the scope of transactions which the CFIUS is tasked with reviewing and...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") proposed regulations that for the first time subject certain real estate transactions to the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"), which was signed into law by President Trump on August 13, 2018 as part of the omnibus John S. McCain National Defense...

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued two final rules for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

On January 13, 2020, the Office of Investment Security, Department of Treasury published its final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act

Notwithstanding these developments, the United States faces distinct challenges.

On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 aimed at preventing bulk transfers of sensitive personal data to countries of concern.

On Sept. 15, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14083 (EO 14083 or EO) to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee).

Following completion of a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS"), President Trump recently issued an Executive Order requiring ByteDance to...

As State aid measures granted by EU Member States continue to surge in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak and ongoing pandemic...

2024On November 17, 2024, the Department of the Treasury ("Treasury"), in its role as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...

On October 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, acting as Chair of the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, released the first-ever CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines.

The Takeaway: Severe restrictions on ByteDance's Sale of TikTok should be a warning to media and tech companies with foreign ownership, particularly Chinese investment, to know your risks and...

Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 marks a pivotal evolution in how the Department of Defense (DoD) approaches the risks of foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) across the defense supply chain.

Detailed technical definitions and explanations of what constitutes corrupt practices are available. A simple explanation is that furnishing a foreign government official with anything of value for favorable treatment is considered illegal.

Although the BE-13 requirements for foreign companies investing in the United States should be old news by now, there are an increasing number of questions on this issue.

The Overruled - Russia Trade Controls Resource Center has been updated with the following actions...