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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 | 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.

Jun 23, 2024 | concurrences.com | Baker McKenzie |Fiona Carlin |James Robinson |Imogen Green

In briefOn 24 June 2024, the European Commission imposed a fine of EUR 15.9 million after its forensic experts identified that a senior employee had deleted WhatsApp messages with a competitor during an onsite dawn raid before submitting their mobile phone for imaging as part of the inspection. The Commission may impose fines of up to 1% of total worldwide revenues if companies intentionally or negligently obstruct an investigation. In this case, it determined that a fine of 0.3% of global r...

Jun 23, 2024 | concurrences.com | Baker McKenzie |Fiona Carlin |James Robinson |Imogen Green

In briefOn 24 June 2024, the European Commission imposed a fine of EUR 15.9 million after its forensic experts identified that a senior employee had deleted WhatsApp messages with a competitor during an onsite dawn raid before submitting their mobile phone for imaging as part of the inspection. The Commission may impose fines of up to 1% of total worldwide revenues if companies intentionally or negligently obstruct an investigation. In this case, it determined that a fine of 0.3% of global r...