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PLI’s Investing, Trading, and Doing Business in a Disrupted World 2026

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Charles Capito, a partner in both Morrison Foerster’s National Security and Government Contracts + Public Procurement practices, will participate as a panelist at Practising Law Institute’s Investing, Trading, and Doing Business in a Disrupted World 2026 program on February 3. The program will be held in person at PLI’s New York City Conference Center and offered via live webcast.Charles will serve on the panel, “Diligence for a Disrupted World,” alongside other distinguished speakers. This session examines the critical role of enhanced due diligence in mitigating risk and managing complex supply chains amid policy shifts, geopolitical tensions, and evolving regulatory challenges. It will also explore how organizations can operationalize integrated compliance frameworks and leverage effective tools and strategies to strengthen risk management and deliver strategic value for businesses and investors.Additional information, including registration details, is available on the <a href="https://www.pli.edu/programs/investing-trading-and-doing-deals-in-a-dynamic-world/444090" target="_blank">program homepage</a>.<hr>

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Charles Capito is a partner in both Morrison Foerster’s National Security and Government Contracts + Public Procurement practices.In the National Security space, he has significant experience counseling clients on the complex and evolving considerations related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Charles frequently helps investors and U.S. businesses through every aspect of the CFIUS process, from understanding and allocating CFIUS risk on the front end, to presenting cases before the Committee, to negotiating appropriate mitigation measures, and ultimately to implementing and complying with mitigation agreements after the fact. Charles’ experience includes securing clearances for some of the largest and most sensitive cases reviewed by CFIUS, as well as dozens of more discreet transactions and investments.Charles regularly advises clients on critical regulatory regimes in the national security space. Whether in the context of specific transactions or day-to-day counseling, clients rely on Charles to help them comply with and operate under U.S. export controls, in particular, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regimes, especially the EAR, are undergoing noteworthy and complex changes, and now play key roles in other legal regimes like CFIUS. In addition, government contractors with access to classified information and their investors go to Charles to understand their obligations under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) and, in particular, the sensitive issues presented by foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) in this space.Companies operating in today’s national security space are wise to take a holistic view of the legal environment incorporating not only their legal obligations today, but also the wider geopolitical landscape to plan for the future. Charles speaks and writes regularly on these and other topics in the national security space, and has been recognized by legal publications like Chambers USA and Best Lawyers for his expertise in these areas.Charles is also a seasoned Government Contracts practitioner, assisting government contractors with a wide variety of compliance and litigation issues. This includes the numerous national security issues government contractors face when they are subject to FOCI, manufacture or export defense articles under the ITAR or sensitive dual-use technology under EAR, or are required to understand and comply with recent compliance regimes like Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Charles also has years of experience on pre- and post-award bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims, and contracts claims and disputes before the boards of contract appeals, and other judicial and administrative tribunals.  Additionally, he counsels clients on prime- and subcontractor disputes, small business issues, compliance with federal procurement regulations, and government contracts mergers and acquisitions.Charles graduated from Washington & Lee University School of Law, where he served as senior articles editor of the Washington & Lee Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University.

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National Security: Economic Sanctions + Export Controls, CFIUS, FARA

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PLI’s Investing, Trading, and Doing Business in a Disrupted World 2026

03 Feb 2026 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST