Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Biden Administration Issues Executive Order Defining Additional National Security Considerations for CFIUS
On September 15, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) with the first ever formal Presidential direction to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee). The EO emphasizes…
How New CFIUS Rules on Critical Technology Affect CFIUS Filing Strategy
The Department of Treasury’s office that administers reviews of foreign investments in U.S. companies is changing how it identifies critical technology businesses and related technologies that require mandatory review…
New Export Control Test for CFIUS Mandatory Critical Technology Filings
On September 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury, as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), published final regulations changing the mandatory CFIUS declaration requirements…
CFIUS Issues Proposed Rule to Amend Mandatory Declaration Requirements
On May 21, the U.S. Treasury Department, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued a proposed rule that more directly links mandatory filing obligations with export control…
COVID-19 – Four Key International Trade Compliance Considerations
Even as companies make rapid changes to respond to business challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, executives and compliance team leaders must protect their company and employees by continuing to comply with…