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Heather Finstuen is a partner in the firm’s CFIUS practice and a co-chair of the Foreign Direct Investment initiative. She represents international and domestic companies…

Heather Finstuen is a partner in the firm’s CFIUS practice and a co-chair of the Foreign Direct Investment initiative. She represents international and domestic companies in numerous industries in securing the approval of 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 (“DCSA”), the Department of Energy, and other cognizant security agencies on topics including the determination and mitigation of foreign ownership, control, or influence (“FOCI”).

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.

About

Heather Finstuen is a partner in the firm’s CFIUS practice and a co-chair of the Foreign Direct Investment initiative. She represents international and domestic companies…

Heather Finstuen is a partner in the firm’s CFIUS practice and a co-chair of the Foreign Direct Investment initiative. She represents international and domestic companies in numerous industries in securing the approval of 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 (“DCSA”), the Department of Energy, and other cognizant security agencies on topics including the determination and mitigation of foreign ownership, control, or influence (“FOCI”).

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.

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