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Description: Two experienced practitioners in the areas of CFIUS and export controls (Stephen Heifetz and Jahna Hartwig, both from Wilson Sonsini) will discuss the basics of these regulatory areas, how they intersect, practice pointers, and policy considerations, including arguments for and against robust investment screening and export controls.
Presenter Bios
Stephen Heifetz is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he advises clients on laws and policies at the intersection of international business and national security.
Stephen previously served in the U.S. government on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). As a CFIUS practitioner for more than a dozen years, Stephen has been involved in more than 1,000 CFIUS matters and has been recognized as a leading CFIUS and national security expert by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and Washingtonian.
Stephen serves as CFIUS counsel to the National Venture Capital Association and regularly helps U.S. companies and foreign investors determine whether to make a CFIUS filing, allocate CFIUS risk in transaction documents, navigate the CFIUS process, and negotiate risk mitigation measures if needed to obtain CFIUS clearance.
Stephen also advises clients on other matters of legal compliance and political risk and defends companies facing investigations and government enforcement actions. He represents clients with regard to anti-money laundering laws administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and other financial regulators, as well as economic sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and by the UN Security Council. In addition, he has experience with anti-corruption and export control laws, with security screening rules applicable to visa applicants as well as airlines and other transportation companies, and with codes of conduct applicable to private security providers
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Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Stephen was a partner at a multinational law firm based in Washington, D.C., where he co-chaired that firm's international regulation and compliance group. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a senior official in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Policy Development. In this role, he served as DHS's daily representative to CFIUS and also worked with DHS's agencies—including the Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—to develop policies on a range of issues.
After finishing law school, Stephen worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and later served as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section.
Stephen previously was as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, and he has published articles in many publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Law360.
Jahna Hartwig is senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she advises domestic and foreign companies on compliance with international trade laws.
Jahna has over 20 years of experience advising clients on international trade compliance issues as both in-house and outside counsel. She has developed and implemented international trade compliance programs at a Fortune 50 aerospace company, as well as other companies in the high technology and defense industries, a consulting firm, and a university-affiliated research center. She has advised clients on a variety of issues related to export controls on commercial and “dual-use” technologies under the Export Administration Regulations, military and intelligence technologies under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, various economic sanction programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls, and Customs regulations. She has conducted internal investigations, developed and delivered training, prepared commodity jurisdiction and classification requests, filed voluntary disclosures and worked with government regulators on a variety of issues. She has significant experience advising clients on export controls related to fundamental research and public domain information.
Jahna has also advised clients on a wide range of legal issues, including compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption laws, and the National Industrial Security Policy Operating Manual (NISPOM).
After obtaining her law degree, Jahna clerked for the Honorable Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr. at the U.S. Court of International Trade. She also has been a member of the U.S. State Department’s Defense Trade Advisory Group and is a past co-chair of the Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee of the American Bar Association Section of International Law.
 | | Practice Areas: | | Corporate & Securities, Government Contracting, Intellectual Property Law | | | Online Media Type: | | Audio | | | Production Date: | | 06/08/2022 | | | Level: | | Intermediate | | | Category: | | Standard | | | Duration: | | 1 Hours, 12 Minutes | | | Online Format: | | On Demand | | | Course Type: | | Public |
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| | • | Stephen R. Heifetz, Esq. - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | | • | Jahna Hartwig, Esq. - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
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