National Conference on CFIUS

On April 20, Steven Klemencic participated in the panel “Examining New Rules on CFIUS Mandatory Filings: Implications for Critical Technology Investments and the Interplay with Recently Issued Export Control Reform.” Panelists discussed the recent Final Rule on CFIUS mandatory filings. Topics included:

• Mandatory filings connection with critical technologies
• The circumstances in which a “critical technology” investment will trigger a mandatory filing requirement
• How the Final Rule ties filing requirements for investments in US critical technology to export license requirements
• Specific criteria set forth by the Department of Commerce’s Final Rule (October 5, 2020)
• Criteria to qualify for the exceptions to the mandatory filing requirement under the Export Administration Regulations
• How companies and their counsel can best traverse this new regime

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