Mario leads Kirkland’s International Trade and National Security practice. A former senior member of the President’s national security team, Mario works closely with companies, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions to identify and mitigate the international risks of operating and investing across international borders. He’s a leading advisor on national security matters, especially involving CFIUS, economic sanctions and export controls.

Former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Security; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; former US military officer.

Lecturer, Senior Fellow, Yale University, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs; Life Member, Council on Foreign Relations.

NYU School of Law, J.D.; Harvard University, B.A.