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Dec 3, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Giovanna M. Cinelli |Ryan McCarthy |Kenneth Nunnenkamp
In a ruling eagerly awaited by the cryptocurrency industry, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that immutable smart contracts on the Tornado Cash crypto-transaction software protocol are not “property” subject to the sanctions jurisdiction asserted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Relying on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Giovanna M. Cinelli |Emily Lowe
Today, cutting-edge technology and how it is being used garners news coverage, but how companies build these products and get them to their customers is often overlooked. Companies negotiate and contract for the development and manufacture of the products as well as the sometimes complicated logistics necessary to deliver them to customers quickly in an increasingly demanding marketplace.
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May 31, 2024 | 
morganlewis.com | Giovanna M. Cinelli
WASHINGTON, DC, May 31, 2024: Partner Giovanna Cinelli, leader of the firm’s international trade and national security practice, testified on May 23 before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission during the hearing “Key Economic Strategies for Leveling the US-China Playing Field: Trade, Investment, and Technology.”Giovanna, a former US naval special duty intelligence officer, testified in her personal capacity as a legal practitioner of more than 30 years.
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May 21, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Giovanna M. Cinelli |Alexander B. Hastings
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council), the body charged with drafting the regulations affecting government contracts, recently released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking outlining how it will implement the semiconductor prohibitions found in Section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 (NDAA FY23).
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May 20, 2024 | 
morganlewis.com | Alexander B. Hastings |Giovanna M. Cinelli
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council), the body charged with drafting the regulations affecting government contracts, recently released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking outlining how it will implement the semiconductor prohibitions found in Section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 (NDAA FY23).
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Giovanna M. Cinelli |David Plotinsky
The rapid rate at which technology is advancing poses a significant challenge to global regulatory authorities, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than with respect to artificial intelligence (AI). While AI continues to quickly develop, efforts to regulate the burgeoning technology with applications across several industries have been slower to emerge.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
morganlewis.com | David Plotinsky |Giovanna M. Cinelli
The rapid rate at which technology is advancing poses a significant challenge to global regulatory authorities, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than with respect to artificial intelligence (AI). While AI continues to quickly develop, efforts to regulate the burgeoning technology with applications across several industries have been slower to emerge.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
morganlewis.com | Giovanna M. Cinelli |Kenneth Nunnenkamp |David Plotinsky
WASHINGTON, DC, March 12, 2024: Morgan Lewis partners Giovanna Cinelli, Kenneth Nunnenkamp, and David Plotinsky have been named to the Foreign Investment Watch (FIW) Top Advisors 2024 list, which recognizes leading professionals who provide advice and counsel concerning national security review of foreign investments in the United States and overseas. This marks the fifth consecutive year Giovanna has been recognized as a Top Advisor by FIW and the second year in a row for Kenneth and David.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Giovanna M. Cinelli |Kenneth Nunnenkamp
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued its report on the national security implications of how the US government collects, shares, and considers foreign purchases and ownership of US agricultural land. It generally concluded the process suffers from significant gaps in information collection and timely information sharing with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and other agencies, which may create, or have already created, unaddressed national security risks.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
morganlewis.com | Giovanna M. Cinelli |Kenneth Nunnenkamp
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued its report on the national security implications of how the US government collects, shares, and considers foreign purchases and ownership of US agricultural land. It generally concluded the process suffers from significant gaps in information collection and timely information sharing with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and other agencies, which may create, or have already created, unaddressed national security risks.
