Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP's team is under the leadership of high-profile national security heavyweight Aimen Mir, whose exhaustive list of government-side roles includes a stint as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security at the USDT. Under the leadership of Washington DC-based Mir, the CFIUS practice continues to gain traction in the market, where it is acting for major corporate and sovereign clients in the financial services, technology and energy spheres, among other sensitive industries. Special counsel Christine Laciak, also in Washington DC, fronts the global foreign investment review team; she advises on foreign investment review regimes worldwide, with a focus on CFIUS matters.
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Key clients
- Infineon Technologies
- Coupa Software
- Quantinuum
- One Equity Partners
- Volkswagen
- Wind River Software / TPG
- Siemens
- RWE
- McAfee Corp.
- Honeywell
- ABB
- Zymergen
Work highlights
- Advised Honeywell International on a number of transactions, including in connection with the formation of the quantum computing joint venture, Quantinuum.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Aimen Mir, Christine Laciak