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Rod Hunter
Work Department
International Commercial
Position
Rod Hunter, a partner based in the Washington, DC office of Baker McKenzie, practices trade and investment law.
He previously served as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and senior director for international economics at the National Security Council (NSC), the White House office that coordinates trade policy and supervises CFIUS. In that role, he managed CFIUS cases, including negotiating resolution of the most sensitive cases. A recognized expert in the field, he has testified before Congress during the legislative process leading to recent amendments to CFIUS’ authorizing legislation.
Previously, in addition to coordinating U.S. trade policy at the White House’s NSC, he served as senior counsel at the US Trade Representative’s office, where he litigated cases before the World Trade Organization. He has also taught trade law and policy at the University of Virginia’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and has testified before the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
Earlier in his career, Rod practiced regulatory law in Brussels, Belgium for a decade, served as a judicial clerk to Judge Boyce F. Martin, US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, served as an associate to Chief Justice Sir Anthony Mason, High Court of Australia and served as an assistant to Senator John W. Warner, US Senate.
Career
Rod advises on international trade and investment policy and regulatory matters. Regarding investment, Rod regularly advises international and domestic firms on U.S. foreign investment regulation, including reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and procedures relating to mitigation of foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) under national industrial security regulations.
On trade, Rod regularly counsels firms and industry groups on international and U.S. trade matters. He advises on compliance of national regulation with international obligations (e.g., WTO agreements, and bilateral trade and investment agreements), on aspects of U.S. export control and supply chain regulation, and on other trade measures, such as Section 301 investigations.
Languages
English, French
Lawyer Rankings
United States > International trade and national security > CFIUS
(Leading partners)Baker McKenzie LLP leans upon its broad global footprint to provide encompassing services in the foreign investment field, offering various capabilities in assisting clients with their CFIUS matters. The team is able to provide counsel across the entire transaction lifecycle, from filing strategy through to negotiation of mitigation agreement. Rod Hunter, former White House lead for CFIUS, and Sylwia Lis are the senior members of the team. Lis has extensive experience advising companies on regulations relating to sensitive transactions involving critical technology and defense. Lise Test is counsel within the team, whilst Daniel Andreeff and Alexandra Kumar provide significant support from Associate level.
United States > International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
Baker McKenzie LLP’s Trade Remedies practice helps a range of clients navigate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, customs compliance, and trade barriers. Led by Christine Streatfeild, the practice also excels in advising on multilateral trade agreements. The team’s cross-border expertise, combined with a focus on forced labor investigations, tariffs, and trade controls, provides clients with strategic solutions in a rapidly evolving trade landscape. Justin Becker handles AD/CVD reviews and investigations before the Department of Commerce. Rod Hunter and Chandri Navarro are important team members.
United States > International trade and national security > National Security
Baker McKenzie leans into its broad global network by offering a practice that is capable of handling worldwide foreign investment reviews. The team has the capability of representing companies in matters involving CFIUS, sanctions, export controls, and the mitigation of FOCI over government contractors. Rod Hunter (Washington DC) advises international and domestic firms on US foreign investment regulation, specifically regarding CFIUS and FOCI frameworks. Terence Gilroy (New York) advises financial institutions, corporations, and individuals on white-collar crime and sanctions compliance issues. Janet Kim, DC, focuses on economic sanctions and export control laws. Brian Whisler (Washington DC), Cyrus Vance (New York) and Alison Stafford Powell (Palo Alto) are key members of the wider National Security practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > International trade and national security > CFIUS
- National Security United States > International trade and national security
- CFIUS United States > International trade and national security
- Trade remedies and trade policy United States > International trade and national security
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Finance > Project finance
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- International trade and national security > National Security
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense