CFIUS Symposium—CFIUS Soup to Nuts
May 15th
Morgan Lewis | 1111 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004.
8:30 AM – 6:30 PM

NSI was excited to host CFIUS Symposium—CFIUS Soup to Nuts, with Morgan Lewis. Attendees heard a full day of presentations and participated in discussions led by CFIUS experts and representatives from the agencies responsible for CFIUS.

Panels and presentations included:

• Where CFIUS stands today
• Mandatory declarations versus voluntary notices
• Factors the government considers for national security
• Key government concerns
• Corporate and in-house views of CFIUS
• Transaction analysis, national security agreements, and ways to avoid unnecessary mitigation
• Administering and managing mitigation agreements

Panelists Included: 

• Giovanna M. Cinelli, Morgan Lewis
• Michael Geffroy, NSI Visiting Fellow, HSBC Bank USA
• David Hanke, NSI Visiting Fellow, Arent Fox
• David Jividen, Department of Justice
• Matthew Heiman, NSI Senior Fellow
• Stephen Paul Mahinka, Morgan Lewis
• Kenneth Nunnenkamp, Morgan Lewis
• Ulises Pin, Morgan Lewis
• Ben Powell, NSI Advisory Board Member, WilmerHale
• Richard Sofield, Wiley Rein
• Carl Valenstein, Morgan Lewis
• Bob Watson, Department of Defense