United States
WilmerHale
Navigating the expanding defense technology subsector of the emerging company ecosystem requires careful planning and execution.
Mayer Brown
For years, the US has relied heavily on imports of these minerals from countries such as China and Russia.
Foley & Lardner
While the global economy continues to struggle and faces numerous challenges, there could be some good news in Latin America. According to a report from the Economic Commission...
Bass, Berry & Sims
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which aims to curb illicit financial activities like money laundering and other fraudulent activities, will go into effect on January 1, 2024.
Linklaters
This practice note discusses a high-level overview of key distinctions of U.S. private mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal concepts and market practice for non-U.S. companies considering an acquisition...
Crowell & Moring
On September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") published the draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Flows ("Draft Provisions") for public consultation.
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
On October 4, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco delivered a speech at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics 22nd Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute announcing...
Bass, Berry & Sims
The U.S. government continues to aggressively monitor and impose restrictions on transactions deemed to threaten U.S. national security.
Cooley LLP
MRL stands for management rights letter. U.S.-based venture capital investors will often ask for an MRL as a condition to closing a financing. Founders will often ask us, "what is an MRL?" and "why does this investor need one?"
Squire Patton Boggs LLP
On August 9, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order titled "Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concerns," ...
Foley Hoag LLP
As the standoff in Congress on the budget threatens to shut down vast swaths of the federal government, we write to remind clients about how a federal government shutdown would affect international trade and investment.
Cassidy Levy Kent
According to a readout provided to the press by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Vietnamese PM Phạm Minh Chính...
Squire Patton Boggs LLP
Unlike many countries, the United States has generally remained open for investment in US real estate by foreign owned entities, albeit with some government oversight.
Torres Trade Law, PLLC
2023On September 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury held the annual Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") Conference in Washington, DC.
Cooley LLP
In circumstances where foreign persons – including all types of business associations – are contemplating buying or making an investment in a US business, it is prudent to consider whether...
Winston & Strawn LLP
On July 31, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its annual report providing statistics for calendar year 2022. With this latest report, CFIUS watchers now have two...
Foley & Lardner
Over the past few years, explosive growth in Latin American startups and sources of capital to fund them has piqued the interest of U.S. venture capital ("VC") investors. Whereas Latin American technology...
European Union
Cooley LLP
On 19 October 2023, the European Commission (EC) published its Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union, covering the year 2022.
Worldwide
Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
Deal volumes continued to slide in Asia over the first half of 2023, with Asia facing its own set of challenges in addition to those present at the global macroeconomic level.
Miller & Chevalier Chartered
Practical tips for multinational companies to prepare for challenging and evolving regulatory and enforcement landscape in the U.S. and China.