Nicholas L. Townsend

CFIUS Conducted More—and Longer—Reviews of Foreign Investments in 2010: Insights from the 2010 Annual Report of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
John P. Barker,John B. Bellinger,Ronald D. Lee,Philippe A. Oudinot,Nancy L. Perkins,Jeffrey H. Smith,Nicholas L. Townsend, January 19, 2012
On December 9, 2011, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its annual report to Congress covering 2010. CFIUS’ report reveals several trends in US national security review of foreign acquisitions that offer important insights for companies considering...

SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure for Publicly Traded Contacts Companies, Including Government Contractors
Richard E. Baltz,Caitlin Keegan Cloonan,Mark D. Colley,Ronald D. Lee,Alexandra Mitter,Nicholas L. Townsend, November 3, 2011
In May 2011, prompted by recent high-profile data security breaches in the public and private sectors, several senators led by Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller, IV (D-WV) requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) develop and publish interpretive guidance clarifying...

Draft Executive Order Suggests Possible New Contacts Federal “Pay-to-Play” Requirements for Government Contractors
Martha L. Cochran,James P. Joseph,Bassel Korkor,Nicholas L. Townsend, April 29, 2011
A widely circulated draft Executive Order dated April 13, 2011 suggests that President Barack Obama intends to require for the first time that all federal government contractors disclose information about their direct and indirect political expenditures. The draft Order, if issued and if...