Companies impacting national security laws, sanctions or export controls need comprehensive advice. We help clients safely navigate the full spectrum of government and compliance challenges, offering practical guidance and insights on navigating the national security landscape. We provide strategic advice, compliance counseling, transactional support, and leverage one of the industry’s deepest benches of regulatory defense and crisis management specialists.
Representative Engagements
Our representative engagements include:
- Carrier Global regarding CFIUS matters in its €12 billion acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions.
- Manulife Investment Management in CFIUS matters regarding a majority acquisition in Serverfarm.
- Sandvine Corporation in a major victory when the U.S. government took the extremely rare step of removing the company from the highly restrictive Entity List, where it had been placed due to accusations that its products were misused by foreign governments to infringe on civil liberties and other rights.
- An American computer networking company on national security matters.
- An American corporation in responding to requests from the House Select Committee on China in relation to the sourcing of materials from the Uyghur Region.
- An International Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform in CFIUS matters regarding the potential sale of a subsidiary.
- A major sports association in submitting license applications with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls seeking OFAC approval to interact with certain sanctioned persons and jurisdictions that may participate in related events or interact with the company’s legal and compliance team.
- A manufacturing and biotechnology company regarding national security issues, including engaging with CFIUS.
- A multinational manufacturing company as lead counsel regarding economic sanctions and foreign direct investment matters in connection with the cross-border acquisition of a multinational company.
- A non-U.S. steel manufacturer in connection with its acquisition of a U.S. company.
- A U.S. investment manager in obtaining CFIUS approval of the sale of a minority stake in its business to an Asian company.
- A U.S. private equity firm in CFIUS matters related to onshore and offshore acquisition structures.
- A U.S. private equity firm on compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act in connection with international partnership opportunities.
- A U.S. professional sports team in connection with reviewing FARA risk related to international partnerships.
- One of the world’s largest financial institutions reviewing export and economic espionage risks.