Representative Experience

  • Secured hundreds of millions of dollars in federal budget through defense appropriations and by working with senior DOD and Department of Homeland Security officials. Assisted Shield AI in its initial capital raise, a unicorn in this sector.
  • Assist major aircraft system manufacturer on multiple direct commercial sale (DCS) transactions, selling its UAS and related services to national defense departments of international customers in Europe and elsewhere, as well as to/through NATO.
  • Represented three defense contractors in negotiating standby letter of credit, escrow, collateral security and related arrangements securing payment obligations under international defense contracts.

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  • Represent first Y-Combinator defense investment—Theseus Technology Corporation—with a cross-functional team from Corporate, GOVCON, and Government Affairs practices
  • Support full-service market entry for early-stage defense companies from Israel, Australia and Singapore, and future expansion to other allied countries, such as Finland and Sweden.
  • Represented sellers in two nine-figure, sell-side M&A transactions to a leading defense technology company.
  • Guided space launch company and defense contractor through the CFIUS review process in connection with foreign investments and provide strategic guidance on anticipated fundraising rounds to minimize CFIUS and FOCI mitigation concerns.
  • Assisted Shield AI, a unicorn in this sector, in its initial capital raise.
  • Assisted UK defense firm with setting up a U.S. presence and mitigating FOCI to enable the U.S. entity to obtain a facility security clearance and work on cleared U.S. government contracting opportunities.
  • Provide ongoing export licensing, government contracting support, export classification, and compliance guidance to a major U.S. defense manufacturer with global production operations.
  • Assisted multiple defense-focused unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter-unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS) manufacturers with comprehensive corporate, litigation, regulatory, and public policy advice.
  • Represented defense aerospace manufacturer in connection with criminal civil investigations related to ITAR and DFARS specialty metals requirements.
  • Helped company whose facility security clearance had been invalidated by DOD both successfully get acquired and also re-validate its security clearance.