Keith Schomig > White & Case LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

The  ‘very experienced and commercially savvy team’ at White & Case LLP sits as part of the overarching national security department, which specializes in CFIUS, FDI reviews, Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) mitigation, and Team Telecom matters. Distinguished by its ability to lean into the wider firm’s extensive international network, the group brings its enviable cross-border firepower to bear in high-stakes, cross-border transaction reviews. The Washington DC-based practice is led by Farhad Jalinous, who ‘knows the US FDI regime inside out’. A go-to specialist for complex multi-jurisdictional matters, Jalinous is advising French aerospace and defense company, Safran, in CFIUS and security clearance matters connected to its anticipated $1.8bn acquisition of Raytheon Technologies’ flight controls and actuation business lines. Other CFIUS specialists include Karalyn Mildorf, whose experience cuts across a wide range of industries and investor countries; Keith Schomig, who routinely advises on national security reviews before CFIUS and on FOCI mitigation matters before the US Departments of Defense and Energy; David Jividen, who is sought after for his government background, which includes a stint as Deputy Director for the Department of Defense’s Foreign Investment Review office; and counsel Ryan Brady, who is an ‘exceptionally bright young professional’.