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An outbound screen of U.S. investment into China won't unravel transactions completed before a presidential order is issued, sources say.

​​​​​​​As the United States and China remain locked in a trade standoff, U.S. President Joe Biden has ushered in a fresh set of criteria on foreign investment review on the grounds of national security in a thinly veiled attempt to stymie China’s access to core U.S. technology, critical infrastructure, and sensitive data. Lawyers urge investors to come prepared for heightened regulatory scrutiny and steeper challenges ahead. 

Addition of Two Partners Continues Morgan Lewis Expansion in Washington, DC.

Morgan Lewis today welcomes Meaghan Kent, an intellectual property litigator, and Denise Wood, a telecommunications infrastructure lawyer and former in-house counsel, as partners resident in Washington, DC.

There are many international and Asia-based investors looking to invest in companies in the US for both strategic and commercial reasons, and in return they offer attractive sources of...