Justin T. Huff

Buy Side Representations

• Represented a Saudi Arabian Government entity in review and investigation of its investment in a mining company with a U.S. business with significant sales ultimately destined for the Defense Department.
• Represented a German buyer in connection with its acquisition of a U.S. oil and gas technology company.
• Represented a European technology company in connection with multiple investments in U.S. companies to determine the applicability of CFIUS’s mandatory notification requirements.
• Represented several China-based companies in transaction-based CFIUS analysis for their investments in the United States.
• Represented Singaporean company in CFIUS filings in connection with its acquisition of multiple U.S. businesses.
• Advised Chinese AI company regarding potential implications of CFIUS regulations on its business.
• Advised multiple companies in connection with their acquisition of real estate in the United States in connection with greenfield investments.
• Represented a Chinese company in connection with its acquisition of a U.S. chemical company.
• Represented a European company in connection with its acquisition of a U.S. software company.

Sell Side Representations

• Negotiated a first of its kind mitigation agreement on behalf of a U.S. energy storage company in connection with investment by a Chinese company.
• Represented a U.S. semiconductor manufacturer in connection with the sale to a Chinese investment company.
• Represented a European founder in his sale of his U.S. aerospace business and negotiated a complex mitigation agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense.
• Provided counsel to multiple U.S. companies that received requests for information (RFI) from CFIUS related to “non-notified” investments.
• Represented U.S. designer and producer of 4G and 5G networking equipment in its sale to a conglomerate from the United Arab Emirates.
• Represented a Chinese private equity fund in connection with the sale of a U.S. portfolio company after outreach from CFIUS.
• Represented a series of venture capital funds and their growth stage portfolio companies in their transaction-based CFIUS analysis and post-closing CFIUS work.