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Dec 9, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Steven Hill
IntroductionOn 28 October 2024, the US Treasury Department issued a Final Rule implementing the Outbound Investment Program (OIP) under Executive Order 14105, which safeguards US national security by limiting investments by US persons in key technologies in “countries of concern,” specifically China including Hong Kong and Macau.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
socialeurope.eu | Steven Hill
With the 2024 US election looming, Europe braces for a potential Trump return, preparing to safeguard stability and democracy. Joe Biden was the most pro-labour presidential nominee in years. But he’s fighting a pandemic and faces the antiquated US political system. The attack on the US Capitol revealed the dangers of Big Tech media platforms—but envisaged EU competition laws won’t fix them.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Steven Hill
(Dreamstime/TNS) Dreamstime TNS As this year's presidential election gathers steam, there's going to be a lot of emphasis on getting young people to vote. Since 2020, about 16 million young people have come of voting age, so you can bet that the presidential candidates will make their pitches to motivate these young Americans. And organizations like Rock the Vote will try to engage young voters as well. But, as Americans, we are more than voters.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jake Bernstein |Guillermo Christensen |Steven Hill
On 28 February 2024, President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 of February 28, 2024, Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern (EO) aimed at restricting bulk transfers of certain sensitive data outside the United States to certain foreign parties and establishing security guidelines for sensitive data stored in the United States.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Guillermo Christensen |Steven Hill |Brian Hopkins
Driven by concerns around increasing sanctions evasion activities by Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, the US Government is stepping up enforcement and warning companies in the extended cargo and shipping supply chain to improve compliance and controls.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Guillermo Christensen |Steven Hill |Brian Hopkins
On 17 October 2023, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two new Interim Final Rules (collectively, the Updated Rule) that significantly revise and expand controls under the US Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. part 730 et seq. (EAR), on semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), integrated circuits (semiconductors or ICs), and supercomputers.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Steven Hill
On 17 October 2023, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two new Interim Final Rules (collectively, the Updated Rule) that significantly revise and expand controls under the US Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. part 730 et seq. (EAR), on semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), integrated circuits (semiconductors or ICs), and supercomputers.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Guillermo Christensen |Steven Hill |Brian Hopkins
The United States eased certain economic sanctions against Venezuela on 18 October 2023 in response to the signing of an electoral roadmap agreement between the Maduro regime and Venezuela’s Unitary Platform. Under this agreement, the Venezuelan government must: (1) allow the opposition to choose its own candidate according to its internal rules; (2) accept international electoral observers; and (3) allow media outlets access to elections.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Guillermo Christensen |Stacy J. Ettinger |Steven Hill
On 9 August 2023, President Biden issued a long anticipated executive order imposing certain limitations, reporting requirements, and prohibitions on outbound investment from the United States into certain sensitive industry sectors in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau (collectively, China).
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Aug 12, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Steven Hill
Saturday, August 12, 2023 The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) recently proposed expanding the scope of its jurisdiction to review real estate transactions to add over 200,000 square miles of land associated with national security-related facilities.
