Christopher Boyd

1 month ago | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Jonathan Cross |Christopher Boyd |Yash Dattani |Nikita Jhunjhunwala

On February 24, 2025, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and the US Department of State imposed sanctions on dozens of persons and oil tankers across Iran, China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and other jurisdictions pursuant to Executive Orders (“E.O.”) 13902 and 13846. The action stems from the growing interest by the new Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign to target the export of Iranian oil.

1 month ago | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Joseph Falcone |James Robinson |Christopher Boyd |Daniel Knaap

President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (the NSPM), titled the “American First Investment Policy,” which aims to “promot[e] foreign investment while protecting America’s national security interests” (as set forth in an accompanying White House Fact Sheet).

1 month ago | lexology.com | Jonathan Cross |Christopher Boyd |Yash Dattani |Nikita Jhunjhunwala

On February 24, 2025, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and the US Department of State imposed sanctions on dozens of persons and oil tankers across Iran, China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and other jurisdictions pursuant to Executive Orders (“E.O.”) 13902 and 13846. The action stems from the growing interest by the new Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign to target the export of Iranian oil.

1 month ago | lexology.com | Joseph Falcone |James Robinson |Christopher Boyd |Daniel Knaap

President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (the NSPM), titled the “America First Investment Policy,” which aims to “promot[e] foreign investment while protecting America’s national security interests” (as set forth in an accompanying White House Fact Sheet).

Aug 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Joseph G. Falcone |James Robinson |Christopher Boyd

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) - the US Government’s foreign direct investment (FDI) regulator – has announced updates to its public website which describe CFIUS’s recent, and aggressive, enforcement actions against companies that CFIUS found violated US regulations as well as certain mitigation agreements (undertakings) made with CFIUS.