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Richard Matheny

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)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > International trade and national security > CFIUS
- CFIUS United States > International trade and national security
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Finance > Commercial lending
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation