James Brent Mendenhall

Jun 26, 2024 | datamatters.sidley.com | Jen Fernandez |James Brent Mendenhall |Heather Hedges

On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) published a first-of-its-kind Final Determination against Kapersky Lab, Inc., prohibiting the provision of its antivirus software and cybersecurity products in the United States or to U.S. persons.

Jun 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Jen Fernandez |James Brent Mendenhall |Heather Hedges

On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) published a first-of-its-kind Final Determination against Kapersky Lab, Inc., prohibiting the provision of its antivirus software and cybersecurity products in the United States or to U.S. persons.

Aug 9, 2023 | lexology.com | James Brent Mendenhall |Grigore Alexandru

On July 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released its CY 2022 Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Annual Report (Report) to Congress. This marks the second Report that captures a full calendar year of data after the CFIUS reform regulations became effective in February 2020. Sidley’s CFIUS team, which includes Grigore Alexandru (author of the Department of Defense’s first-ever CFIUS Report), provides its Top 10 Takeaways from the Report.

May 22, 2023 | lexology.com | James Brent Mendenhall |Jen Fernandez |Justin Becker |Carys Golesworthy |Grigore Alexandru

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS, or the Committee) recently issued a clarification (through updated FAQs, available here) that certain “springing rights” arrangements are not permissible when a transaction would require a mandatory filing. This Sidley client alert explains the CFIUS clarification and its impact on certain “springing rights” investment arrangements.

May 10, 2023 | lexology.com | James Brent Mendenhall |Grigore Alexandru

On May 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), published a proposed rule that would add eight U.S. military installations to the definition of sensitive U.S. military installations listed in part 2 of Appendix A to Part 802, which may be found here. The proposed rule may be found here. Treasury is accepting comments on the proposed rule until June 5, 2023.