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National Security, CFIUS & FARA

National Security, CFIUS & FARA

Companies impacting national security laws, sanctions or export controls need comprehensive advice. We help clients safely navigate the full spectrum of government and compliance challenges, offering practical guidance and insights on navigating the national security landscape. We provide strategic advice, compliance counseling, transactional support, and leverage one of the industry’s deepest benches of regulatory defense and crisis management specialists.

Publications

2024 Year in Review: CFIUS, Outbound Investments and Export Controls

2024 Year in Review: CFIUS, Outbound Investments and Export Controls

In this review of U.S. national security regulatory regimes relating to cross-border investments and export controls over the past year, we discuss significant developments regarding CFIUS; the imminent and first-ever U.S. outbound investment restrictions; and the increasing relevance of export control authorities to the U.S. national security toolkit. We also predict trends under the new administration for 2025.

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Client News

Sandvine Removed From Commerce Department’s Entity List Following Significant Corporate Reforms to Protect Human Rights

Sandvine Removed From Commerce Department’s Entity List Following Significant Corporate Reforms to Protect Human Rights

Paul, Weiss secured a major victory for Sandvine Corporation, a Canada-based technology service provider, when key U.S. government stakeholders took the extremely rare step of removing Sandvine from the Entity List.

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Events

John Carlin and Nathan Mitchell to Discuss Navigating U.S. National Security Regulations at ACI’s CFIUS Conference

John Carlin and Nathan Mitchell to Discuss Navigating U.S. National Security Regulations at ACI’s CFIUS Conference

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Co-Chair John Carlin and corporate counsel Nathan Mitchell will participate in the American Conference Institute’s 10th National Conference on CFIUS, the nation’s leading forum on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

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Treasury Department Issues Final Rule Regulating Outbound Investment to Protect National Security

Treasury Department Issues Final Rule Regulating Outbound Investment to Protect National Security

The Treasury Department recently issued a final rule regulating U.S. outbound investment that specifically targets investment in Chinese companies engaged in activities related to semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies and certain AI systems.

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John Carlin, Rush Atkinson and Sam Kleiner Publish <em>Bloomberg Law</em> Article on Proposed Bulk Sensitive Data Rule

John Carlin, Rush Atkinson and Sam Kleiner Publish Bloomberg Law Article on Proposed Bulk Sensitive Data Rule

Litigation partners John Carlin and Rush Atkinson and associate Sam Kleiner published an article in Bloomberg Law on President Biden’s recent executive order limiting the transfer of sensitive U.S. personal data, which closes a significant gap in the government’s regulation of personal data.

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OFAC Issues New Regulations Addressing Non-Public “Tailored Actions” and Lengthening Recordkeeping Requirements

OFAC Issues New Regulations Addressing Non-Public “Tailored Actions” and Lengthening Recordkeeping Requirements

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued updated regulations that will have significant implications for companies subject to U.S. jurisdiction, including financial institutions.

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White House Updates List of Critical and Emerging Technologies That Are Significant to National Security

White House Updates List of Critical and Emerging Technologies That Are Significant to National Security

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy recently released a revised list of critical and emerging technologies it calls “potentially significant to U.S. national security,” providing additional clarity concerning the types of technologies likely to draw regulatory attention.

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Events

John Carlin to Discuss Emerging Technologies Amid Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape at French-American Foundation Conference

John Carlin to Discuss Emerging Technologies Amid Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape at French-American Foundation Conference

Cybersecurity & Data Protection Group Co-Chair John Carlin will participate in a fireside chat, “The Impact of Emerging Technologies in a Dynamic Geopolitical and Cyber Security Global Landscape” at the French-American Foundation’s 2023 Cyber Security Conference.

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John Carlin Discusses Implications of Charges Against Foreign National for Murder-for-Hire Plot on U.S. Soil on <em>Stay Tuned In Brief</em> Podcast

John Carlin Discusses Implications of Charges Against Foreign National for Murder-for-Hire Plot on U.S. Soil on Stay Tuned In Brief Podcast

Cybersecurity & Data Protection Co-Chair and former top DOJ official John Carlin appeared on CAFE’s Stay Tuned In Brief podcast.

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John Carlin to Discuss the U.S. Approach to Economic National Security Regulation and Enforcement at Future in Review Conference With Top Treasury Official

John Carlin to Discuss the U.S. Approach to Economic National Security Regulation and Enforcement at Future in Review Conference With Top Treasury Official

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Co-Chair John Carlin will participate in “Defending U.S. Economic Interests,” at the 2023 Future in Review Conference.

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Events

David Kessler to Discuss Expansion of DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Efforts Related to National Security at Harvard Law School

David Kessler to Discuss Expansion of DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Efforts Related to National Security at Harvard Law School

Litigation counsel David Kessler will deliver a presentation hosted by Harvard Law School’s National Security & Law Association.

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DOJ Previews New Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosures in Mergers and Acquisitions While Signaling Continued Focus on Corporate National Security Crimes

DOJ Previews New Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosures in Mergers and Acquisitions While Signaling Continued Focus on Corporate National Security Crimes

In a recent speech, Principal Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller emphasized the Department of Justice’s increased focus on corporate national security matters and the national security challenges facing companies today.

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Mark Mendelsohn to Discuss Corporate Crime and National Security at <em>GIR</em> Annual Meeting

Mark Mendelsohn to Discuss Corporate Crime and National Security at GIR Annual Meeting

Litigation partner Mark Mendelsohn will participate in a panel, “Addressing a ‘troubling trend’ – the intersection of corporate crime and national security,” as part of Global Investigations Review’s Annual Investigations Meeting New York 2023.

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Recent DOJ Announcement Signals Continued Surge of Resources to Combat Corporate National Security Crime

Recent DOJ Announcement Signals Continued Surge of Resources to Combat Corporate National Security Crime

The DOJ recently appointed two veteran prosecutors as the first Chief Counsel and Deputy Chief Counsel for Corporate Enforcement in the National Security Division.

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Creating Unprecedented Outbound Investment Review Prohibitions Targeting China

President Biden Issues Executive Order Creating Unprecedented Outbound Investment Review Prohibitions Targeting China

President Biden issued an executive order creating the first-ever U.S. outbound investment review mechanism. 

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