Richard Matheny > Goodwin > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Goodwin
1900 N Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
United States
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Position

Partner

Career

Rich Matheny, a partner in Goodwin’s Washington D.C. office, heads the firm’s Global Trade practice. Rich advises clients on a broad range of US regulatory issues concerning international trade and investment, including the exportation of controlled goods and services from the United States; the provision of defense articles and services; transactions involving sanctioned countries, persons, and entities; and cross-border investments and transactions that may impact the national security or foreign policy of the United States.

He is particularly adept at helping technology companies and private equity firms to successfully navigate these critical regulatory regimes, including national security reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Antiboycott Regulations of the Commerce Department; the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the State Department; the economic sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Treasury Department; and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Education

JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School 1999 / MA, University of California 1996 / BA, Duke University 1991

Lawyer Rankings

United States > International trade and national security > CFIUS

(Leading partners)

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Goodwin‘s global trade practice represents a range of clients in complex matters before CFIUS, with a notable specialism in handling issues pertaining to critical technologies. The firm blends its expertise in global trade, technology, and life sciences to assist notable domestic and international clients with CFIUS compliance matters across sensitive industries. Richard Matheny, based in Washington D.C. co-leads the team and is experienced in assisting private equity firms, technology companies and foreign investors navigate CFIUS regulations. Matheny co-leads alongside Jacob Osborn, a former software developer and encryption technology expert, who focuses his practice on regulatory compliance in the electronics, software, and encryption fields. Jason Wilcox, a counsel within the team, supports the team heads by providing general compliance advice on CFIUS reviews.