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CFIUS for Europe? New Screening of Foreign Direct Investments in Europe

By Julien Blanquart* and Reid Whitten on December 12, 2017 Posted in CFIUS

On September 13, 2017, the EU Commission released a proposed regulation establishing a framework for screening Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Europe. Several EU Member States have already implemented national mechanisms enabling them to intervene in transactions that the States believe endanger their national interest. However, there is no harmonized regime for reviewing FDI into … Continue Reading

Change Your Entire Energy Export Policy Using This One Weird Trick! BIS “Clarifies” Short Supply Controls to Make Oil Exporting Easier

By Reid Whitten on January 15, 2015 Posted in Export Control Reform (ECR)

On December 30 the Commerce Department shifted the oil export landscape as it had existed for 40 years, with only a little administrative sleight-of-hand.… Continue Reading