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2019 Int'l Bus. L.J. 51 (2019)
The Expanded Role of CFIUS in International Business Transactions after FIRRMA

handle is hein.journals/ibuslj2019 and id is 53 raw text is: Jennifer K. MAMMEN* and Daniel C. SCHWARTZ** Cross-border transactions; Foreign investment; National States It is not impossible, that there may be persons disposed to look with a jealous eye on the introduction of foreign Capital, as if it were an instrument to deprive our own citizens of the profits of our own industry: But perhaps there never could be a more unreasonable jealousy. Instead of being viewed as a rival, it ought to be Considered as a most valuable auxiliary; conducing to put in Motion a greater Quantity of productive labour, and a greater portion of useful enterprise than could exist without it. It is at least evident, that in a Country situated like the United States, with an infinite fund of resources yet to be unfolded, every farthing of foreign capital, which is laid out in internal ameliorations, and in industrious establishments of a permanent nature, is a precious acquisition. Alexander Hamilton, 17911 The US has long had a fickle view of foreign investment, both seeking it and viewing it with some level of suspicion. The potential for foreign investment to result in threats to the country's national security led to the creation of the * Jennifer K. Mammen is a Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and has represented clients in US national security matters, including before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, for more than 12 years. ** Daniel C. Schwartz is a Senior Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and was formerly the General Counsel of the US National Security Agency and Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition of the US Federal Trade Commission. The Paris office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP prepared the French version of this article. security; Risk management; United II n'est pas impossible qu'il y ait des personnes disposees a regarder avec jalousie I'introduction du capital etranger, comme s'il s'agissait d'un instrument privant nos propres citoyens des profits de notre propre industrie : Mais il n'y a peut-6tre jamais eu de jalousie plus deraisonnable. Au lieu d'6tre considere comme un rival, il doit 6tre considere comme un auxiliaire des plus precieux, conduisant a mettre en mouvement une plus grande quantite de travail et une plus grande part d'entreprise utile que ce qui pourrait exister sans lui. II est pour le moins evident que dans un pays comme les Etats-Unis, avec un fonds infini de ressources encore a deployer, tout ce qui est du capital etranger, se presentant sous forme d'ameliorations internes et d'etablissements industriels a caractere permanent, est une acquisition precieuse. , Alexander Hamilton, 1791 Les Etats-Unis ont depuis longtemps une vision changeante de l'investissement etranger, qu'ils recherchent et qu'ils considerent avec un certain degre de suspicion. La possibilite que les investissements etrangers menacent la securite RDAI/IBLJ, N01, 2019 © 2019 Thomson Reuters and Contributors THE EXPANDED ROLE OF CFIUS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AFTER FIRRMA L'ELARGISSEMENT DU ROLE DU CFIUS DANS LES OPERATIONS COMMERCIALES INTERNATIONALES APRES LA FIRRMA

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