Heather Finstuen has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border investment and related national security matters, as well as leading internal investigations and responding to U.S.
Heather Finstuen has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border investment and related national security matters, as well as leading internal investigations and responding to U.S. government civil and criminal investigations.
In the national security area, Heather represents domestic and international companies in numerous industries in securing the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and provides counseling on negotiating, implementing, and complying with CFIUS national security agreements. She frequently advises clients on national industrial security regulations and engages with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the Department of Energy, and other cognizant security agencies on topics including the determination and mitigation of foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI). She also counsels defense contractors on National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) requirements, obtaining and maintaining facility and personnel security clearances, safeguarding requirements, supply chain considerations, and investigating and responding to compliance concerns.
Heather has been involved in many complex CFIUS and FOCI matters, including Nexen Inc. in its $15 billion sale to China National Offshore Oil Corporation, GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ $1 billion acquisition of the IBM Microelectronics Division, Micro Focus on transactions including its $8.8 billion acquisition of HPE’s software business and $2.5 billion sale of its SUSE business, CenturyLink’s $2.2 billion sale of its Savvis data center business, Publicis Groupe’s $3.7 billion acquisition of Sapient, numerous matters for BAE Systems, and multiple transactions for The Carlyle Group.
Heather also represents and counsels government contractors in connection with internal investigations, mandatory disclosures, federal inquiries and investigations, and compliance policies and procedures. Heather has led numerous internal fraud and ethics investigations in various industries (defense, manufacturing, software, banking and finance, healthcare, food) into a range of issues including cyber security, labor charging, billing and claims, sourcing requirements, manufacturing and quality control processes, accounting, compensation structures, and mortgage foreclosure practices.
Before joining the firm, Heather served as a law clerk to the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Heather Finstuen has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border investment and related national security matters, as well as leading internal investigations and responding to U.S.
Heather Finstuen has extensive experience advising clients on cross-border investment and related national security matters, as well as leading internal investigations and responding to U.S. government civil and criminal investigations.
In the national security area, Heather represents domestic and international companies in numerous industries in securing the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and provides counseling on negotiating, implementing, and complying with CFIUS national security agreements. She frequently advises clients on national industrial security regulations and engages with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the Department of Energy, and other cognizant security agencies on topics including the determination and mitigation of foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI). She also counsels defense contractors on National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) requirements, obtaining and maintaining facility and personnel security clearances, safeguarding requirements, supply chain considerations, and investigating and responding to compliance concerns.
Heather has been involved in many complex CFIUS and FOCI matters, including Nexen Inc. in its $15 billion sale to China National Offshore Oil Corporation, GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ $1 billion acquisition of the IBM Microelectronics Division, Micro Focus on transactions including its $8.8 billion acquisition of HPE’s software business and $2.5 billion sale of its SUSE business, CenturyLink’s $2.2 billion sale of its Savvis data center business, Publicis Groupe’s $3.7 billion acquisition of Sapient, numerous matters for BAE Systems, and multiple transactions for The Carlyle Group.
Heather also represents and counsels government contractors in connection with internal investigations, mandatory disclosures, federal inquiries and investigations, and compliance policies and procedures. Heather has led numerous internal fraud and ethics investigations in various industries (defense, manufacturing, software, banking and finance, healthcare, food) into a range of issues including cyber security, labor charging, billing and claims, sourcing requirements, manufacturing and quality control processes, accounting, compensation structures, and mortgage foreclosure practices.
Before joining the firm, Heather served as a law clerk to the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
