Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP‘s CFIUS practice, based in Washington DC, handles a significant portion of CFIUS filings annually. The firm counsels clients on CFIUS mitigation and clearance across a spectrum of industry sectors, including energy, finance, and transportation. The stand-alone national security team is supplemented by the firm’s range of market-leading expertise in legal sectors across the financial transaction remit, giving them a breadth of capacity to handle complex mandates. Les Carnegie, a renowned expert in the field, heads the CFIUS and US national security teams and has a proven track record of obtaining CFIUS clearance on behalf of major clients in high-profile transactions. Carnegie co-leads alongside Damara Chambers and James Barker. Chambers, with nearly two decades of experience, has been involved with some significant cases and has a deep understanding of the priorities of government agencies in regards to CFIUS matters, positioning her well to provide advice to clients. Barker provides specialises expertise in the field of technological and telecommunication transactions, with notable activity in CFIUS matters across industries such as 3D-printing, satellite imaging systems and streaming video applications. Catherine Hein, Zachary Eddington and Ruchi Gill are key Counsel-level lawyers who support the team leaders across a breadth of matters. Hein and Gill bring a wealth of experience operating within US governmental departments, whilst Eddington regularly guides clients on negotiation and implementation of CFIUS mitigation agreements.