CFIUS American Conference Institute 2021 | American Conference Institute | 20 April 2021 | Virtual

Join new speaking faculty from government, industry and private practice as they impart the knowledge you need to overcome key challenges.
Engage in meaningful dialogue with leaders in National Security, International Trade, Foreign Investment and Export Controls.
Recreate the kinds of conversations and networking opportunities you would have at an onsite event on our interactive, virtual platform.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Keynote Address by U.S. Department of Treasury.
• A 360 Degree View of Today’s CFIUS Landscape 1 Year Post-FIRRMA Implementation.
• Interactive Think-Tank with CFIUS Alumni: Addressing FIRRMA Pressure Points and Challenges.
• Examining New Rules on CFIUS Mandatory Filings: Implications for Critical Technology Investments and the Interplay with Recently Issued Export Control Reform.
• Updating Your Mitigation Approach to New and Evolving CFIUS Requirements and Trends.
• Managing the New Enforcement Regime and the Uptick in Investigations of “Non-Notified” Transactions.
• How CFIUS’s Expanded Jurisdiction Over Sensitive Data is Affecting Deal Reviews, Deal Flows and Mitigation Approaches.
• Critical Infrastructure and Real Estate Deals Post-FIRRMA: Impacts of the New Regs, Transaction Pressure Points and Mitigation Strategies.
• What to Prepare for and Expect with a Mandated CFIUS Monitor.
• Navigating the Current Global Scene: The Latest Developments in Overseas FDI Processes and Strategies for Managing Cross-Border Coordination.
• Assessing FIRRMA’s Impact on Investment Deals Involving Private Equity Funds.

2021 Speakers

CO-CHAIRS:

David R. Hanke
Partner, Arent Fox LLP

Damara Chambers
Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES:

Dr. Bastian Alm
Counselor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Ian Beckett
Minister-Counsellor (Treasury), Embassy of Australia to the United States

Laura Black
Director, Office of Investment Security, Policy and International Relations, U.S. Department of Treasury

Irmie “Ike” Blanton
Deputy Director – International and Strategic Engagement, Foreign Investment Review (CFIUS)

Scott Boylan
Partner, StoneTurn

Ty Brown
Deputy Chief, National Security Division, Foreign Investment and Review

Michael Considine
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Foreign Investment and National Security

Jess Henson
Deputy Director, Office of Investment Security, Investment Review & Investigation

Adam Hickey
Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice

John Isbell
Director of Strategic Analysis Division Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, U.S. Department of Commerce

David Jividen
Deputy Director, CFIUS Foreign Investment Review, OSD, Industrial Policy

Eric S. Johnson
Deputy Chief, Compliance and Enforcement National Security Division

Eileen Keenan
Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice

J. Philip Ludvigson
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Investment Security

Sarah Montgomery
Counsellor of Trade and Economic Policy, U.K. Department of International Trade (DIT)

Jennifer Danner Riccardi
Senior Trade Policy Advisor, Delegation of the European Union to the United States

Meena Sharma
Deputy Director, Office of Investment Security Policy and International Relations, U.S. Department of Treasury

Sarah Sullivan
Deputy Director, Office of Investment Security, Investment Review & Investigation, U.S. Department of Treasury

Captain Colin Supko
Director, U.S. Department of Defense Trusted Capital

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY:

Harry Broadman
Chair, Emerging Markets and CFIUS Practices, Berkeley Research Group LLC

Faculty Scholar
Johns Hopkins University, Assessing FIRRMA’s Impact on Investment Deals Involving Private Equity Funds

Katherine Burke
Director, Investment Review Division, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

Charles Capito
Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Randall H. Cook
Senior Managing Director, Ankura

Shawn Cooley
Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

Doreen M. Edelman
Partner, Chair, Global Trade & Policy, Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Heather Finstuen
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Nancy A. Fischer
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Chris Griner
Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Samuel P. Jacobs
Associate Managing Director, Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps

Steve Klemencic
Managing Director and Partner, Berkeley Research Group LLC

Josh Larocca
Senior Managing Director, Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company

Renee A. Latour
Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP

John Medel
Vice President, International Government Affairs, Goldman Sachs

Aimen Mir
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Laura J. Molinari
Assistant General Counsel, Global Trade Services, TE Connectivity

Karen Plonty
Security Officer & Director of National Security Compliance, HCL Technologies

Benjamin Powell
Partner, WilmerHale

Ambassador Miriam Sapiro
Vice Chair, SVC Public Affairs, Former Acting and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Sard Verbinnen & Co.

Keith Schomig
Partner, White & Case LLP

Anne Salladin
Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

Waqas Shahid
Senior Managing Director, Ankura

David Shogren
Deputy Director, Office of Investment Security, Reviews and Investigations, U.S. Department of Treasury

Richard C. Sofield
Partner, Wiley Rein LLP

Brandon L. Van Grack
Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Jeremy Zucker
Partner, Dechert LLP

2021 Sponsors & Partners

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Ankura
• Barkeley Research Group
• Morrison Foerster

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Dechert LLP
• Hogan Lovells
• KROLL
• Loweistein Sandler
• Pillsburg
• SVC
• Shearman & Sterling
• StoneTurn
• AON
• Weil
• White & Case

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Global Trade
• National Association Government Contractors
• Source Security
• NVCA