Hdeel Abdelhady quoted in the BBC on TikTok deal
Hdeel Abdelhady discussed the Trump Administration’s TikTok sale framework with the BBC News.
What Exporters Should Know About Financial Institution Export Compliance
Although the BIS Guidance is a directive to FIs, it very much affects exporter customers of FIs. Here’s what exporters should know.
Nippon’s CFIUS Case Tests Limits of Presidential Power
President Biden blocked Nippon’s acquisition of U.S. Steel under Section 721 of the Defense Production Act, a law born of opposition to a Japanese investment decades ago. The case offers an opportunity to challenge the President’s Section 721 authority, and limits of judicial review.
Hdeel Abdelhady in Law360: Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel CFIUS Challenge
MassPoint Principal Hdeel Abdelhady analyzes Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel’s CFIUS challenge in Law360, examining key questions of presidential authority to prohibit foreign investment on national security grounds.
BIS Guidance to Financial Institutions on Export Administration Regulations Compliance
BIS advises financial institutions to guard against EAR violations through: (1) screening against export lists, (2) enhanced due diligence for high-risk transactions, (3) derisking, and (4) reporting and self-disclosing EAR violations. The BIS guidance reiterates FIs’ obligation to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) as directed in three prior FinCEN-BIS alerts.
Hdeel Abdelhady Moderating Event on Emerging Tech, National Security & Financial Services
Hdeel Abdelhady, MassPoint’s principal, will moderate an event on the links between emerging technology, national security, and financial services. The event will explore how national security-based concerns around emerging technologies play out in the financial services space.
Foreign Agents Registration Act Charge Highlights China, Academia Nexuses
Foreign Agents Registration Act Charge Against U.S.-Israel Citizen Highlights FARA-China-Academia Nexuses Introduction The DOJ charged a dual U.S.-Israel citizen with offenses related to…
Senate Bill Would Extend CFIUS to Academia
Hdeel Abdelhady’s recent article on the Strategic Competition Act’s proposed expansion of CFIUS’ jurisdiction to foreign funding of U.S. colleges and universities is available at Law360.