Hdeel Abdelhady Bio
Hdeel Abdelhady is an attorney and principal at MassPoint PLLC, an educator, and an author focused on sanctions, export controls, and CFIUS.
Hdeel Abdelhady
Hdeel Abdelhady is MassPoint PLLC’s founder and principal. She focuses on international trade, namely sanctions, emerging technologies export controls, and foreign investment in the United States (CFIUS). Ms. Abdelhady frequently…
Hdeel Abdelhady CFIUS Articles
Hdeel Abdelhady advises U.S. and international parties on foreign investment in the United States, particularly under CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States) regulations, particularly as applicable to…
Hdeel Abdelhady Publications
Hdeel Abdelhady Publications (bio) Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel Cases Test Executive Authority, Judicial Scope, Law360, February 2025. New BIS Guidance to Financial Institutions on Best Practices for Compliance with…
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.
Hdeel Abdelhady
Principal
Post-2020 Election Outlook: 5 Issues to Keep Watching
After the 2016 Presidential election, MassPoint PLLC published five issues to watch in 2017 (and beyond). We revisit our predictions on the five issues, which we expect to remain watch-worthy under the Biden Administration.
TikTok: China’s Export Controls Set in Motion Unprecedented Legal Scenario
On August 14, President Trump ordered ByteDance to divest its assets and interests in TikTok. What happens if ByteDance does not comply? The question may seem academic, given historical compliance with divestment orders and ByteDance’s talks with U.S. companies about TikTok’s sale. But a recent legal move by China—its expansion of a list of technologies that require government approval for export, including apparently in a sale of TikTok—renders real the issue of non-compliance with the August 14 divestment order, and potentially raises unprecedented issues.
National Security Panel Urges AI Semiconductor Hardware Export Controls
Perceiving China’s technological ascendance as a threat, the United States has imposed defensive legal measures, including export controls, to curb foreign access to U.S. technology by illicit and lawful means. The approach has bipartisan backing across the U.S. government.