Lawrence Ward

• Manara Minerals in a deal to acquire 10% of Vale Base Metals Limited, the holding entity of Vale SA’s energy transition metals business

Export Control Matters

• Prepared export control policies for various clients, ranging from an international engineering professional society to a Fortune 100 international manufacturing company
• Prepared and delivered export control training programs for various clients, including a nuclear technology company, chemical company and multiple defense contractors
• Led export control due diligence of a fabless communications semiconductor company’s acquisition of a leading provider of 4G wireless platform solutions
• Developed FCPA compliance program and third-party agent questionnaire for an international fuel cell company 

Economic Sanctions Matters

• Provided specialized OFAC economic sanctions and export control training to the Hong Kong operations of a major U.S. financial institution
• Assisted a U.S. public company with investigating and voluntarily self-disclosing apparent violations of the OFAC Iranian sanctions by its Chinese affiliate and successfully negotiated a “cautionary letter” (i.e., no financial penalty) with OFAC in connection with the apparent violations
• Worked with the Chinese office of a U.S. public company to provide tailored OFAC economic sanctions training to Chinese employees about the impact of those sanctions on foreign persons
• Regularly assist underwriters in negotiating export control and economic sanctions representations, warranties, and covenants in various financing and related documents
• Provided ongoing quarterly reports to the Board and management of one of the five largest U.S. financial institutions regarding the OFAC enforcement matter that our law firm handled on behalf of a company owned 49% by that financial institution
• Provided training to a Norwegian bank regarding impact of U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws on the bank’s operations
• Engaged by a Singaporean public company to respond to a subpoena from OFAC alleging that the company caused a major U.S. financial institution to repeatedly violate U.S. sanctions laws
• Regularly work with a U.S. underwriter to help it understand U.S. export control and economic sanctions implications in certain deals financed by its EU and Asian operations

• Represented a Chinese leading short-distance personal transportation vehicle maker based in Beijing in its acquisition of the world’s leading provider of personal electric transportation known for its two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric vehicles in review by CFIUS
• Represented a U.S. provider of cybersecurity solutions in its sale of various sensitive assets to a French owned defense contractor
• Represented publicly held global provider of broadband communications network infrastructure products and related services in its acquisition by a foreign diversified manufacturing and services holding company
• Represented Canadian company with U.S. holdings engaged in the mining and production of uranium in its acquisition by a Russian state-owned company in review and investigation by CFIUS
• Represented Canadian company in its acquisition of two U.S. companies engaged in uranium mining and exploration in review by CFIUS
• Represented Canadian utility infrastructure equipment and services company in its acquisition of a privately held water and wastewater utility services company in review by CFIUS
• Represented U.S. space operations and ground network services provider in its acquisition by a Swedish state-owned space systems company in review and investigation by CFIUS and assisted the U.S. company in navigating on of the first of its kind mitigation agreements with the U.S. Defense Department for about a decade
• Represented a U.S. enterprise data management provider in its acquisition by a Japanese holding conglomerate and negotiated a mitigation agreement with the U.S. Justice Department in connection with the acquisition
• Represented a Chinese company in its acquisition of a U.S. aerospace manufacturing company and negotiated an extensive mitigation agreement with the U.S. Defense Department in connection with the acquisition
• Represented Canadian fuel and petroleum distributor in its acquisition of U.S. fuel distributor with network of fuel service stations and convenience stores in review by CFIUS
• Represented a Canada-based mining company on the regulatory aspects involved in the disposition of a 29% interest of stock that was held by a Chinese-controlled Canada-based company pursuant to an order by CFIUS