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“Ten with Tom”: Speed round with former CFIUS head Thomas Feddo

“Ten with Tom”: Speed round with former CFIUS head Thomas Feddo

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.

Everything you wanted to know about NSAs but were afraid to ask

Everything you wanted to know about NSAs but were afraid to ask

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.

Ten Minutes On: Should CFIUS be a Commission like the SEC, FCC?

Ten Minutes On: Should CFIUS be a Commission like the SEC, FCC?

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.

Ten Minutes On: Celebrating the four year anniversary of FIRRMA

Ten Minutes On: Celebrating the four year anniversary of FIRRMA

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.

Ten Minutes On: The likelihood of a new outbound screening regime

Ten Minutes On: The likelihood of a new outbound screening regime

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.

Ten Minutes On: A short video on CFIUS’s approval of the Icon deal

Ten Minutes On: A short video on CFIUS’s approval of the Icon deal

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.

Former CFIUS head Thomas Feddo on what happens when CFIUS calls

Former CFIUS head Thomas Feddo on what happens when CFIUS calls

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.