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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP‘s ’well-unified and collaborative’ CFIUS team, supported by the firm’s wider China, corporate, and technology practices to provide reliable counsel to private equity funds and U.S. technology start-ups on CFIUS-related matters. The team's client base spans semiconductors, defense, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and autonomous vehicles. The ‘extraordinarily well-versed’ Nancy Fischer, who is the firm’s Global Head of Regulatory, concentrates her practice on investment reviews and mitigation of CFIUS-sensitive transactions. Christopher Wall is a key member of the team and drives a long-standing relationship with Australian global investment banking firm, Macquarie Group. Aaron Hutman advises clients on the strategic impacts of CFIUS authorities, whilst newly promoted partner Matthew Rabinowitz has a particular focus on obtaining clearances for China-related transactions.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Pillsbury provides a well-unified, collaborative team that leverages each other's knowledge base to demonstrate “big picture” understanding as well as specialized advice within categories of issues. Pillsbury is recognized as a leading cost-effective, value-adding firm for CFIUS guidance. This is especially critical during the pre-deal diligence phase, where we can rely on Pillsbury to provide comprehensive risk assessments of potential foreign investors.'

  • ‘The primary International Trade lawyers I’ve dealt with at Pillsbury are Nancy Fischer and Matthew Rabinowitz. They are remarkable; the quality of their advice stands high above their peers at other firms in numerous ways. I appreciate them as trusted advisors, with sincere objectivity and integrity.'

Key clients

  • Bluefors Oy
  • Celesta Capital IV LP LLC (formerly Walden International)

Work highlights

Provide CFIUS counselling to Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation on an acquisition of Cavalier Logistics, a freight forwarding company with broad international operations that specializes in serving the U.S. government (including U.S. diplomatic missions) and pharmaceutical industries.