On January 4, 2022, the United Kingdom will implement the new National Security and Investment Act (the “NSI Act”). After the NSI Act comes fully into force, the UK government will have the authority to scrutinize on national security grounds a wide-range of investments, acquisitions, and other transactions involving certain entities and assets. In addition, the UK government will be able to review and, in some instances, impose mitigation measures upon—or even block—such transactions in order to address national security risk.

Please join Wilson Sonsini partner Michael Casey and a representative from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for a webinar to discuss the NSI Act. The BEIS official will provide an overview of the NSI Act framework. The speakers then will discuss key issues related to how the new NSI Act framework will operate in practice. Participants will have the opportunity to ask the BEIS official questions about the NSI Act as well.

We look forward to seeing you there.