The New Frontier of Outbound Investment Screening, Posture on China and Tariff Reciprocity-and the Interplay with CFIUS: Key Takeaways for the Path Forward
Ed Brzytwa
Vice President of International Trade
Consumer Technology Association
Maia Nikoladze
Associate Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative, GeoEconomics Center
Atlantic Council
Jennifer L. Slater
Director, Associate General Counsel, AFC Legal Americas
Deutsche Bank AG
Adam Vaccaro
Partner
DLA Piper LLP
Former Director of the Office of Investment Security in the International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce
Catherine Hein
Partner
A&O Shearman LLP
This session will examine the Outbound Investment Security Program, following the final rule which came into effect in January 2025, and how it intersects with investments in China. We will also look at the proposed Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act that seeks to restrict American investments in certain sensitive Chinese technology and military sectors.
- Examining how the legislation is being interpreted, and how regulators will be enforcing the law
- Delineating the differences and overlap between CFIUS and the Outbound Screening process
- Impact of new, expanded restrictions on U.S. outbound investment in China for sensitive technologies, including semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnology, aerospace, and more,
- Case Study review of the Trump Administration’s response to China’s Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) strategy
- A closer look at the effects of tariffs on CFIUS transactions and dealmaking between foreign partners