Transaction Parties Put on Notice that CFIUS Plans to Ramp up Enforcement The Treasury Department just released its “first-ever” CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines – yet another strong indicator of how the U.S. government is enhancing its scrutiny of foreign investments into the United States. Among other matters these Guidelines explain how CFIUS will assess…

The Department of the Treasury recently held its inaugural conference on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). During this conference, various government officials emphasized the expanding role of CFIUS with respect to performing national security screenings of foreign investments in U.S. businesses and real estate. CFIUS is particularly interested in ensuring…

US enforcement agencies continue to show a growing interest in the use of cryptocurrency to evade sanctions. The Office of Foreign Assets Exchange (OFAC) has blacklisted certain cryptocurrency exchanges (see Treasury Takes Robust Actions to Counter Ransomware | U.S. Department of the Treasury) in addition to obtaining a $500k settlement with a crypto processing company…

Germany had failed to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive – now the Federal Minister of Justice, Marco Buschmann has finalized a new draft German Whistleblower Act (HinSchG) The new draft Act shall be adopted by the German Federal Government this June 2022 and shall be in force by no later than autumn 2022. It is…

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | 4:00-5:00pm CET/10:00-11:00am EDT/7:00-8:00am PDT Watch Here Webinar Description: The Ukraine/Russia Crisis raises many questions for companies and investors on how to conduct business globally, given economic sanctions imposed on Russia. In this interactive webinar, we will explore several scenarios which companies may find themselves in. We will discuss the regulatory…