On July 19, 2017, Steptoe’s Stephen Heifetz authored an article titled “The CFIUS Calculus Has Changed — In More Ways Than One” for Law360. The piece reviews how changes to CFIUS in the Trump administration, including stricter calculation of national security risk, may in turn impact the decision that companies make when determining whether to file with the committee. What was originally designed as a process to assure a company that it poses no threat to national security may now do the opposite.
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