Economic Statecraft and Foreign Investment Screening
The latest episode of our “Foreign Correspondent” podcast examines how foreign investment screening features in the economic statecraft toolkit. We explore what makes up the economic statecraft toolkit, how it is being wielded and the role the FDI screening plays. Host Jason Hewitt is joined by Washington, D.C. national security partner Brian Egan, who discusses U.S. policy objectives, and London counsel Jonathan Benson, who gives a U.K. and European perspective.
Mapping the National Security Landscape for Investors
We are pleased to present the inaugural episode of our “Foreign Correspondent” FDI podcast, a monthly conversation about foreign investment screening. In this episode, host and Skadden counsel Jason Hewitt leads a discussion on the national security issues that investors need to understand when navigating foreign investment screening regimes. He is joined by the firm’s CFIUS and national security head Michael Leiter, as well as Sir Simon Gass, senior advisor at SC Strategy and former chair of the U.K.’s Joint Intelligence Committee.