Right before the new year, we sat down with the Department of Justice’s Eric Johnson to discuss the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (we credit him for cracking the acronym’s pronunciation). According to Johnson, PAFACA is more than “the TikTok ban.”
In the latest edition of our short video series, “Ten Minutes On,” we chat with Brian Reissaus, who until recently was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security Operations at Treasury. On tap? Legal challenges to FDI decisions (or lack thereof), including investor perspectives, trends and more.
In our latest video conversation, we discuss the ANPRM on bulk sensitive personal data with Eric Johnson, Principal Deputy Chief of the DoJ’s Foreign Investment Review Section. We cover advisory opinions, overlap with CFIUS, timelines, and the “Four Knows” that every company should grasp.
In our latest episode of “Ten With Tom,” former Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Investment Security Thomas Feddo — now founder of The Rubicon Advisors — discusses why an Executive Order is the wrong approach, and explores some alternatives to an E.O.
In our latest episode of “Ten With Tom,” former Assistant Secretary for Investment Security Thomas Feddo participates in a “speed round” of questions, discussing myriad topics from the status of the outbound regime to TikTok and the China Select Committee. Feddo’s insights are inside.
In the latest edition of “Ten Minutes On,” we discuss mitigation agreements with Tyler McGaughey, who previously managed the day-to-day operations of the CFIUS team at Treasury. We cover how CFIUS makes decisions, how terms are negotiated with companies, how monitoring happens, and more.
In the latest edition of our short video series, “Ten Minutes On,” we sit down with Morgan Lewis partner Kenneth Nunnenkamp, who recently co-authored a much-debated proposal to elevate CFIUS from a Committee to a federal Commission. The questions posed to Ken came from our readers.
In the latest edition of our short video series “Ten Minutes On,” we discuss FIRRMA’s fourth anniversary with David Plotinsky, who served as acting chief of the DoJ’s Foreign Investment Review Section. David explains what’s working, what isn’t, and what’s on the horizon.
In the latest edition of our short video series “Ten Minutes On,” we discuss the potential for an outbound investment screening regime with expert and professor Sarah Bauerle Danzman. According to Danzman, the latest proposed regime would be “quite onerous.” All the details inside.
In our latest episode of “Ten Minutes On,” we chat with James Mendenhall about the high-profile CFIUS approval for an investment in Icon Aircraft by a Chinese investment company. Jim, whose firm represented Icon, discusses the fascinating backstory, and provides lessons from the case.
In our second episode of “Ten With Tom,” the former head of CFIUS explains exactly what happens when the Committee comes-a-knockin’. According to Tom, Jedi mind tricks (“this is not the company you’re looking for”) are not going to work on CFIUS. Details and insights are inside.
In case you missed it, we recently sat down with Thomas Feddo, the former Assistant Secretary for Investment Security at Treasury, where he led CFIUS. Hear his thoughts on recent Congressional proposals, foreign cooperation, mitigation agreements, and more.