Akin‘s international trade and national security practice is led from Washington DC by Jonathan C. Poling, head of the international trade group, and Christian Davis, head of the CFIUS practice, who is noted for his leading role in cross-border investment reviews, export controls, and sanctions and regularly advises on complex multijurisdictional transactions. Katherine Padgett is also recognized as a key partner, specializing in CFIUS filings, non-notified inquiries, and mitigation negotiations, drawing on prior experience as lead CFIUS counsel at the US Department of State. The team advises sovereign investors, multinational corporations, and private capital sponsors on sensitive national security reviews and transaction structuring. Evan Wolff has joined the firm as Co-Head of Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Practice in Washington DC.
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Key clients
- Nippon Steel
Work highlights
Represented a group of ad hoc lenders in connection with a Chapter 11 restructuring of the target company, a leading provider of oncology services with more than 120,000 patients in the United States.
Advised an Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment firm with over $105 billion in assets under management, on the CFIUS considerations associated with its September 2023 launch as well as the CFIUS implications arising from its multiple subsequent general partner stakes transactions and limited partner investments.
Represented a major multinational German defense company acquiring another multinational defense electronics and logistics company with a US subsidiary that provides flight training for military aircrafts.
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Practice head
Jonathan Poling; Christian Davis
Other key lawyers
Katherine Padgett; Evan Wolff