Overview
Evan Abrams, Brian Fleming, and Stewart Baker authored an article for the October 2022 Issue of World ECR titled “Rare executive order sharpens CFIUS focus.” The article discusses the new executive order (‘EO’), issued by President Biden on 15 September 2022, that directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (‘CFIUS’) to consider certain risk factors when reviewing covered transactions. Stating that “[t]he order provides an important window into the risks that are top of mind for the administration and, in light of the EO, are likely to be given even more careful consideration by the Committee.”
The full article can be read at World ECR (subscription required).
