Recently proposed legislation would substantially overhaul current law governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) by dramatically expanding CFIUS’ authorities and calling for CFIUS to take cybersecurity and information security into account when authorizing foreign investments in U.S. businesses.
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John P. Carlin, former Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD), chairs Morrison & Foerster’s global risk and crisis management team and advises industry-leading organizations in sensitive cyber and other national security matters, white collar investigations, and government enforcement actions. Mr. Carlin has served as a top-level official in both Republican and Democratic administrations, most recently as Assistant Attorney General for National Security, the DOJ’s highest-ranking national security lawyer. More ›
Nicholas Spiliotes has decades of experience advising clients on national security compliance matters involving foreign investment approvals (CFIUS); Department of Defense, Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission foreign investment approvals under the National Industrial Security Program; and U.S. sanctions and embargoes (OFAC), including enforcement matters, relating to a broad range of industries, products, and transactions. More ›
Aki Bayz has a multidisciplinary practice covering national security regulatory compliance and transactional matters. Mr. Bayz advises clients on compliance with the applicable trade sanctions and economic embargoes administered by the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the export control and anti-boycott requirements of the Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and military items subject to the jurisdiction of the State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). More ›
Charles Capito assists Government Contractors with a variety of litigation issues, with a focus on pre- and post-award bid protests, and contract claims and disputes. He has extensive experience at the Government Accountability Office, the Court of Federal Claims, the boards of contract appeals, and other judicial and administrative tribunals. More ›