According to one client, Reed Smith LLP’s CFIUS practice ‘knows what the government is looking for in compliance documentation’. The team is well versed in representing a broad scope of foreign and domestic acquirers and sellers on security review processes, including mitigation measures, with a focus on transactions involving retail, financial services, technology and life sciences. Department head Michael Lowell splits his time between Washington DC and Virginia and is ’extremely capable, insightful, intelligent and collaborative’; he handles a mix of economic sanctions, export controls and CFIUS work. Senior associate Paula Salamoun is also recommended in Washington DC. Manasi Venkatesh recently left the firm for an in-house position.
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‘RS has an excellent understanding of all areas of trade compliance, applying regulations, best practices and how the government regulators interpret the regulations. It knows what the government is looking for in compliance documentation and what can be done to improve compliance programs.’
‘Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson is very thorough and quick to respond.’