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CFIUS Proposes to Modify its Critical Technology Mandatory Filing Regime

by Harry Clark and Jeanine P. McGuinness
May.22.2020

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) issued a proposed rule on May 21, 2020.

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Commerce Department Expands Export Controls Regarding Huawei - Four Key Points

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Gregory I. Hume
May.19.2020

Today the U.S. Commerce Department published an interim final rule to amend the so-called direct product rule of the Export Administration ...

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Trump Administration Issues Order to Restrain International Sourcing for U.S. Bulk-Power System; Initiates Related Section 232 Import Investigation

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and A. Cory Lankford
May.06.2020

On May 1, 2020, the President issued Executive Order 13920, “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System,” to authorize restrictions on “bulk-power ...

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CFIUS Filing Fees Start May 1, 2020

by Harry Clark and Jeanine P. McGuinness
April.29.2020

For the first time, starting on May 1, 2020, parties that submit formal notices to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) ...

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OFAC Issues COVID-19 Fact Sheet Regarding Humanitarian Assistance

by Harry Clark and Jeanine P. McGuinness
April.17.2020

The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) issued an extensive Fact Sheet on April 16, 2020 regarding the ...

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Record Anti-Money Laundering Fine Imposed on Swedbank

by Jeanine P. McGuinness and Amy Walsh
April.15.2020

Sweden’s financial supervisory authority (“SFSA”) recently fined Swedbank AB a record 4 billion Swedish kronor (approximately $386 million) for ...

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Former Bank Executive Assessed $450,000 Penalty for Failure to Prevent Anti-Money Laundering Violations at Bank

by Jeanine P. McGuinness
March.25.2020

On March 4, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury Department assessed a civil monetary penalty against Michael LaFontaine.

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President Trump Orders Divestment of U.S. Company; CFIUS Clears Semiconductor Transaction

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Gregory I. Hume
March.13.2020

It has been an active last week in the world of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). In addition to CFIUS’s ...

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CFIUS Proposes Filing Fees

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Elizabeth Zane, Evgeniya Shakina and Gregory I. Hume
March.10.2020

Proposed regulations that would require parties to pay fees in connection with filing notices with CFIUS regarding transactions.

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New CFIUS Rules – Eight Key Points

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Elizabeth Zane, Evgeniya Shakina and Gregory I. Hume
January.17.2020

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") issued final regulations on January 13, 2020 to comprehensively implement the ...

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U.S. Targets Additional Iranian Sectors for Sanctions: Broadly Increasing Exposure for Non-U.S. Companies

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Evgeniya Shakina
January.13.2020

With new Iran-related sanctions, the U.S. is making good on threats to give third-country companies a choice – participate in the U.S. market or in ...

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Cryptocurrency and OFAC: Beware of the Sanctions Risks

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Elizabeth Zane
January.08.2020

A recent federal criminal action shows the depth of the U.S. government’s concern about the use of cryptocurrency (or virtual currency) to violate ...