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 International Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform in CFIUS matters regarding the potential sale of a subsidiary.
- A U.S. private equity firm in CFIUS matters related to onshore and offshore acquisition structures.
- One of the world’s largest financial institutions reviewing export and economic espionage risks.