Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence: How It Can Impact Your Business

From investors to employees to customers, there are a lot of people who can influence your business. Most of the time these relationships improve your business, but sometimes these influences can increase risk for your company. In this session we’ll be dis-cussing risks posed by adverse foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) and technology transfer. A company can be subject to FOCI in various ways and FOCI can have a wide range of consequences. FOCI can affect your ability to obtain government con-tracts, lead to a loss of key personnel, or provide a vector for unwanted technology transfer. In this session we will help you understand FOCI, identify how it may affect your business and work through some steps that can be taken to mitigate FOCI risks.