Event
National Conference on CFIUS
Virtual Conference
April 20 - 21, 2021
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