Commentary and analysis by Reed Smith lawyers on the latest developments in trade, sanctions and export controls
On August 6, 2025, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its annual report to Congress for calendar year 2024. This annual publication includes the 325 covered transactions—consisting of 209 written notices and 116 declarations—that were filed for CFIUS’s review last year.
CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review…
On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule to expand the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS) jurisdiction over certain transactions by foreign persons involving real estate in the United States (Final Rule). The Final Rule introduces significant changes, including:
1. Expansion of CFIUS’s jurisdiction over…
President Biden issued an order requiring a Chinese-owned crypto mining company to vacate and sell certain real property and remove equipment from land in close proximity to Warren Air Force Base (AFB) in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
In June 2022, the crypto mining company acquired 12.06 acres within 1 mile of the Warren AFB, a strategic missile…
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) released its first-ever enforcement and penalty guidelines.
Continue Reading What you should know: CFIUS penalty guidelines make cross-border transactions more complex
