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MoFo Advises Palo Alto Networks on $3.35 Billion Acquisition of Chronosphere

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Morrison Foerster advised Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, on its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Chronosphere, a next-generation observability platform built to scale for the AI era, for a total consideration of $3.35 billion, to be paid in cash and replacement equity awards, subject to adjustments. The acquisition will strengthen Palo Alto Networks' ability to help organizations navigate a world where modern applications and AI workloads demand a unified data and security foundation. The global MoFo team advising Palo Alto Networks was led by M&A partners Lauren Bellerjeau and Chere See and associates Sam Breaks, Joe Martin, Griffin Baumberger and Courtney Henf, with invaluable advice from partner Eric McCrath. The team also included technology transactions partner Tessa Schwartz and associates Rohan George and Kevin Kallet; executive compensation + benefits partner Joshua Lerner and associates Yuan Xia and Sarah Doberneck; employment + labor partner Michael Schulman and associates Danielle Rich, Lara King and Niki Hendi; tax partners Dave Sturgeon and Trevor James and associate Seth Stowe; data, cyber + privacy partners Julie O’Neill and Annabel Gillham and associates Joshua Fattal and Dan Alam; antitrust/merger control/FDI partners Kerry Jones, Marie-Claire Strawbridge and Felix Helmstädter and associates Alexander Eisenfeld, Aaron Scheinman, Maria Requejo and Bjoern Rieder; export controls partner James Brower and associate Monika Weisman; government contracts partner Locke Bell and associates Ali McCann and Liam Bowers; and anti-corruption partner Ruti Smithline and associate Eduardo Schneider. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in Palo Alto Networks’ second half of fiscal 2026. More information can be found at <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/palo-alto-networks-to-acquire-chronosphere-next-gen-observability-leader-for-the-ai-era-302620878.html" target="_blank">Palo Alto Networks' press release</a>.

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Lauren Bellerjeau is a corporate partner in the Austin office of Morrison Foerster.Lauren has served as a trusted advisor to boards of directors and executive management teams in the negotiation of their companies’ most significant combination, commercial and corporate governance transactions. Her extensive private practice experience includes representing both buy-side and sell-side clients on complex and transformative U.S. and cross-border combination and commercial transactions in a variety of industries, with a particular focus on technology, real estate investment trusts, government contracting and defense, life sciences, and manufacturing. She has also regularly counseled REITs and other companies with significant real estate holdings or real estate management businesses on complex restructuring and roll-up transactions, particularly in contemplation of initial public offerings, large equity investments, or strategic transactions.Lauren also has valuable in-house experience, having recently served as Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at onsemi, a leader in intelligent power and sensing technologies recognized as a Fortune 500® company and included in the S&P 500® index.While at Morrison Foerster, Lauren has been recognized by leading legal publications and directories, including The Legal 500 US for Real Estate Investment Trusts and M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+), as an Emerging M&A Leader – Legal by M&A Advisor and as a Rising Star – M&A by Law360.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Represented SoftBank Group in its pending acquisition of U.S.-based semiconductor design company Ampere Computing Holdings LLC for US$6.5 billion.</li><li>Represented Palo Alto Networks in its pending $3.35 billion acquisition of Chronosphere, a next-generation observability platform built to scale for the AI era.</li><li>Represented Palo Alto Networks in its acquisition of Protect AI, an innovative leader in securing the use of AI and Machine Learning applications and models.</li><li>Represented Palo Alto Networks in its acquisition of Dig Security, an innovative provider of Data Security Posture Management (DSPM).</li><li>Represented Palo Alto Networks in connection with the acquisition of Cider Security, a pioneer in application security (AppSec) and software supply chain security.</li><li>Represented Uber Technologies with respect to its $3.1 billion acquisition of Careem, Inc.</li><li>Represented ON Semiconductor in its $2.4 billion acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor.</li><li>Represented ON Semiconductor in its $1.07 billion all-cash acquisition of Silicon Valley-based public company Quantenna Communications Inc. (NAS: QTNA).</li><li>Represented SoftBank Group, in the $8.6 billion sale of its controlling stake in Finnish gaming company Supercell Oy to Chinese Internet company Tencent Holdings Ltd. </li><li>Represented SoftBank Group in connection with other merger and investment transactions in the technology industry, including with respect to its investment in OneWeb.</li><li>Represented SoftBank Group in its sale of 90.1% equity in Fortress Investment Group to Mubadala Investment Company, through its wholly owned asset management subsidiary Mubadala Capital.</li><li>Represented EdR (NYSE: EDR), one of the nation’s largest developers, owners, and managers of high-quality collegiate housing communities, in its US$4.6 billion all-cash sale to a newly formed perpetual life vehicle led by an affiliate of Greystar Real Estate Partners.</li><li>Represented MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. in its merger with Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. for an approximate value of $600 million.</li><li>Represented Farmland Partners, Inc., a real estate investment trust with a portfolio comprised of 271 farms, in its acquisition of all outstanding common stock of American Farmland Company.</li><li>Represented General Electric Capital Corp. in its $23 billion divestiture of its commercial real estate business to affiliates of The Blackstone Group and Wells Fargo, N.A.</li><li>Represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Securities, and Deutsche Bank Securities in the $2.3 billion IPO of Paramount Group, Inc.</li><li>Represented Equity Residential in its $16 billion acquisition of Archstone Enterprise LP from Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc.</li><li>Represented Playa Hotels & Resorts, B.V. in a series of real estate property and management related transactions..</li><li>Represented GE Healthcare in its acquisition of Thermo Fisher’s cell culture, gene modulation, and magnetic beads businesses for approximately $1.06 billion.</li><li>Represented Avanade, Inc., a joint venture between Microsoft Corporation and Accenture plc, in its acquisition of the U.S. CRM business of Ascentium Corporation.</li><li>Represented Lockheed Martin Corporation in several acquisitions of private companies in the government contracting industry, including the acquisition of CDL Systems Ltd., Gyrocam Systems, LLC, Universal System & Technology Inc., and QTC Holdings, Inc.; and the divestiture of Lockheed Martin Corporation’s Enterprise Integration Group business.</li><li>Represented PPG Industries, Inc. in connection with several acquisitions of private companies.</li><li>Represented Helsinn Healthcare S.A., a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, and its U.S. based subsidiary Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.) Inc., in connection with a development and co-promotion arrangement with Eisai Inc. for the commercialization of combination drug products in the U.S.</li><li>Represented MGI Pharma, Inc. in its acquisition through a $4 billion cash tender offer by Eisai Co., Ltd.</li><li>Represented Black & Decker Corporation in its stock-for-stock merger with Stanley Works.</li></ul>

Lauren Bellerjeau

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Chere See is a corporate partner in the Denver office of Morrison Foerster. Chere represents public and private companies in a variety of transactional matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A).Chere advises clients in domestic, cross-border, and multijurisdictional acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, securities offerings, and general corporate matters. Chere has advised clients across a broad range of industries, including companies operating in the technology, finance, semiconductor, consumer goods and retail, and healthcare industries.Chere is a member of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Group and co-leads the firm’s AI M&A Initiative.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Chere was an associate in the New York and London offices of a top international law firm, where she advised on M&A and capital markets transactions.Chere earned her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she served as vice president of the Harvard Law School Advocates for Human Rights. Prior to law school, she graduated as valedictorian from New York University College of Arts and Science.

Chere See

Samantha Breaks is a corporate associate in the San Francisco office of Morrison Foerster.Samantha represents public and private companies and private equity firms in connection with complex transactions, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions. She also counsels on general corporate and governance matters.Prior to joining the firm, Samantha was at another major law firm, where she advised on complex transactions and corporate governance.Samantha earned her J.D. from the University of Ottawa. She received her Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management (International Affairs) from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.

Sam Breaks

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Joe Martin is a corporate associate in the San Francisco office of Morrison Foerster. Prior to joining the firm, Joe served as a Real Estate and Finance Intern for the San Francisco Attorney’s Office. He also has experience as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable District Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.Joe earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of California, College of the Law San Francisco where he served as Staff Editor for the Hastings Law Journal. He received recognition as a member of the UC Hastings Pro Bono Society. He also holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Joe Martin

Griffin Baumberger is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s Transactions Department.Griffin earned his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, with specializations in business law and media, entertainment, technology, and sports. He served as a dialectic editor for the UCLA Law Review and as a staff editor for the Journal of Law & Technology. He also served as an advanced clinician with the UCLA Documentary Film Legal Clinic.Prior to law school, Griffin worked as a documentary filmmaker and journalist at VICE News. He holds a B.A. magnum cum laude in theological studies and journalism from Loyola Marymount University.

Griffin Baumberger

Courtney Henf is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s Transactions Department.Prior to joining MoFo, Courtney was a Summer Associate in the San Francisco office. She also was a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Andrew E. Krause, U.S.M.J., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.Courtney earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. While there, she served as an Articles Editor of the Pace International Law Review and a member of the Federal Judicial Honors Program. She received her B.S. in microbiology from the University of Florida.

Courtney Henf

Eric T. McCrath is the Chair of Morrison Foerster.Eric has been a trusted advisor on hundreds of public and private M&A, private equity, and financing transactions over the course of his career. As part of his market-leading M&A practice, he counsels strategic acquirers and targets in a variety of industries, including technology (semiconductors, software, AR/VR, FinTech, AI), healthcare, consumer products, financial institutions, media, gaming, and transportation. He represents leading U.S. and global companies and regularly advises on complex cross–border transactions.Eric is regularly recognized by leading publications, including Legal 500 US and Chambers USA, with client sources describing him as “greatly skilled at advising on the most complex and high–profile M&A transactions,” and noting that he “combines strong technical skills and a flair for complexity with commercial awareness, pragmatism and sound judgment.”Eric joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in 2007. He has held multiple leadership roles at the firm prior to being elected chair in June 2022. He has been a member of Morrison Foerster’s Executive Committee since 2016, the Compensation Committee since 2019, has served as Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Department of over 400 lawyers since 2018, and has also held a number of practice leadership roles.A diverse lawyer of Asian heritage, Eric is also one of the longest-standing members of Morrison Foerster’s Diversity Strategy Committee, having served since 2010.

Eric McCrath

Chair

Rohan George is a corporate associate in the New York office of Morrison Foerster and a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions Group.Rohan advises on IP, information technology, privacy and cybersecurity issues arising in connection with licensing, development agreements, distribution and commercialization activities, joint ventures, and other services arrangements as well as general corporate transactions. He also advises public and private companies and private equity funds in connection with complex corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, financing arrangements and securities offerings.Prior to joining the firm, Rohan was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he advised on a broad range of corporate, intellectual property and technology transactions.Rohan earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as the Staff Editor for the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. Rohan holds an LL. B. from London School of Economics, where he received the Nicola Lacey Prize for the highest mark in Criminal Law Examinations.

Rohan E. George

Kevin Kallet is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions Group.Kevin’s practice focuses on transactions involving a broad range of intellectual property and technology, with particular emphasis on software and SaaS licensing and emerging technologies. He regularly advises clients in the artificial intelligence, enterprise software, and digital media industries, and provides product counseling on technology development, deployment, and regulatory compliance.Kevin counsels both providers and customers of AI models and services on issues relating to the development, procurement, and deployment of AI technologies. His experience includes drafting and negotiating contracts and terms of use for the provision of AI services, developing internal and external AI governance frameworks, and advising on training data practices and related contractual commitments. Kevin also advises companies and their financial sponsors regarding intellectual property and AI-related aspects of M&A transactions.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster as an associate, Kevin was a summer associate in the Technology Transactions Group.Prior to law school, Kevin worked at Google as a legal specialist, supporting the commercial and product counsel teams for various global products. He draws on his background to provide comprehensive advice to clients based on their practical business needs.Kevin earned his J.D. from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and received Pro Bono Highest Honors. Kevin held leadership positions for Berkeley Law’s Startup Law Initiative and the Berkeley Business Law Journal and was a member of the California Law Review. Kevin earned his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Arizona Honors College.

Kevin Kallet

Josh Lerner is a partner in the Executive Compensation + Benefits Group based in the New York office of Morrison Foerster.Josh advises clients on all matters involving the compensation of senior executives, including employment, change in control, equity compensation, and severance arrangements.He counsels public and private companies on executive compensation issues in a range of corporate transactions, restructurings, and financings. He has experience designing, drafting, and negotiating employment agreements and administering equity incentive plans and awards. He also works regularly with public companies on compensation-related disclosures and corporate governance matters, including Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reports. Josh earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School where he was a senior articles editor of the Columbia Business Law Review.<h4>Representative Matters</h4><ul><li>Snow Software, a technology intelligence platform, on its acquisition by Flexera Software, a data-oriented SaaS solution company.</li><li>U.S. Silica Holdings, a global industrial minerals and logistics leader, in its $1.85 billion sale to entities affiliated with Apollo Global Management.</li><li>Rivian Automotive in the formation of an equally controlled and owned joint venture with Volkswagen Group to create next generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms to be used in both companies’ future electric vehicles.</li><li>Palladium Equity Partners, in the $695 million sale of its majority interest in Trachte, a leading provider of highly engineered protection and control buildings with mission critical applications, to nVent Electric plc, a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions.</li><li>The rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of substantially all rights related to KISS to Pophouse Entertainment.</li><li>McGrath RentCorp, leading provider of temporary and permanent space solutions, in its $3.8 billion acquisition by WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., a leader in innovative temporary space solutions.</li><li>Astellas Pharma in its acquisition of Propella Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that combines medicinal chemistry with lymphatic targeting to create new oncology drugs.</li><li>SoftBank in connection with its $375 million acquisition of Berkshire Grey, a robotic automation company that went public via a SPAC merger in 2021.</li></ul><ul><li>Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest audit, tax, and advisory firms, in the sale of its Public Sector Advisory practice to Guidehouse, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital and leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets.</li><li>MTY Food Group, a leading franchisor in the North American restaurant industry, in its $200 million acquisition of BBQ Holdings, a franchisor and operator of fast casual dining.</li><li>Odevo AB, a Swedish company and a portfolio company of private equity client Fidelio Capital, in connection with its acquisition of KW Property Management & Consulting, LLC, a Florida-based company that provides property management services to homeowner associations, condominium boards, cooperative boards and townhome communities. </li><li>Tinicum and its portfolio company TSL Engineered Products in the sale of Advantek, a leading provider of highly engineered carrier tape and associated protective packaging products, to Cornell Capital.</li></ul>

Joshua Lerner

Yuan Xia is an associate at Morrison Foerster’s Palo Alto office. She is a member of the firm’s Executive Compensation + Benefits practice.Yuan’s practice focuses on the transactional aspects of executive compensation matters in the context of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, public offerings and restructurings. Yuan regularly counsels public companies, private equity funds, and startup companies on the design and implementation of equity, incentive and non-qualified deferred compensation agreements, change in control, retention and severance, and executive employment agreements. Yuan also has distinct experience advising public companies on executive compensation disclosures for annual proxy statements and merger proxies, initial public offerings and Form 8–Ks. Yuan was recognized by Legal 500 US as a Rising Star in Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans (Transaction) for 2024.Prior to joining the firm, Yuan was an associate at another international law firm headquartered in New York.

Yuan Xia

Sarah is an associate in the Executive Compensation + Benefits practice of Morrison Foerster’s San Francisco office.Prior to joining the firm, Sarah was a Summer Associate in the San Francisco office. Before that, she was a Student Legal Honors Extern for the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. She also spent time as a Judicial Extern at the U.S. District Court in Phoenix, Arizona.Sarah earned her J.D., cum laude, at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, where she was an editor of the Arizona State Law Journal. She also holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Sarah Doberneck

Michael Schulman is a partner in the firm’s Global Employment and Labor Group and co-head of the firm’s Washington, D.C. Litigation Department.Michael regularly advises clients in connection with important workforce-related matters, including hiring and negotiating employment agreements for senior executives, sensitive executive separations, internal workplace investigations, employment claims and disputes, and employment issues arising in the context of mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies and other corporate transactions. Michael is known for using a pragmatic, efficient, and results-oriented approach, focused on achieving his clients’ desired business outcomes.Michael regularly guides clients through complex workforce issues, including, for instance allegations of workplace misconduct; restrictive covenant drafting, enforcement, and strategic evaluation; worker classification and wage-and-hour compliance practices; and the unique issues that arise in a unionized workplace. Michael’s experience covers a broad range of employment and labor laws at the federal, state, and local level, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, and corresponding state and local laws.Michael has unique experience addressing labor and employment matters that arise in connection with corporate transactions, particularly for private equity firms. Michael has represented clients in over 2,000 transactions, including many large-scale multinational mergers, acquisitions, and asset carve-outs. He regularly conducts acquisition-related labor and employment due diligence and advises clients on the employment and workforce integration or separation implications of mergers, acquisitions, sales, and financings.In the litigation context, Michael represents employers in U.S. federal and state court litigation, administrative agency proceedings, and arbitrations arising out of alleged labor and employment law violations. Michael defends employers against actions brought by government agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Labor, as well as actions initiated by current and former employees. He also prosecutes suits against former employees and their new employers for breach of restrictive covenants.

Michael Schulman

Danielle Rich is an associate in the Employment + Labor Group of Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office.Danielle represents employers across a variety of industries, with a specialized focus on helping federal contractors navigate unique employment matters. She has successfully defended claims of discrimination, defamation, retaliation, breach of contract, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage-and-hour violations. Danielle also routinely advises clients on a wide range of employment issues, including employee performance management, wage-and-hour compliance, high-stakes terminations and reductions in force, discrimination and harassment policies and risk mitigation, and compliance with the prevailing wage laws and OFCCP laws. Danielle also assists clients with the employment aspects of corporate transactions and drafting various employment agreements.While in law school, Danielle worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable David A. Tapp in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and served as a senior articles editor for the Public Contract Law Journal.

Danielle Rich

Lara King is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s global Labor + Employment Group. She advises domestic and international clients on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters across a variety of sectors, including technology, financial services and energy.In addition to working with clients on the full spectrum of “day-to-day” employment law issues - from recruitment to terminations and everything in between - and advising on the employment aspects of complex cross-border transactions from a UK perspective, executive compensation, litigation and internal investigations, Lara has particular experience advising clients on employee data subject access requests and employment-related issues in a regulatory context. Lara also routinely manages cross-border employment advice for international clients, particularly in relation to information and consultation obligations on transactions and workforce changes.Lara received her B.A. in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford in 2013, and subsequently completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in 2015. During her training contract, Lara spent six months on secondment in Morrison & Foerster’s Singapore office.Lara is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Lara King

Niki Hendi is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s Litigation Group.Her practice focuses on employment matters.Prior to joining the firm, Niki was a summer associate in the New York office. She also spent time as a Criminal Division intern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. While at law school, Niki was an assistant online editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law.Niki earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and her B.A. in economics and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia.

Niki Hendi

David Sturgeon is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Federal Tax practice.Dave advises clients on a broad range of complex business transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs and other divestitures, as well as financings, refinancings, restructurings and other business transactions.He earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the Chicago Journal of International Law, and received his Master of Laws in taxation from New York University School of Law.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Dave was an associate at a law firm in New York, where he represented public companies, financial institutions, private equity clients and other sponsor entities across industries in an extensive range of business transactions.

Dave Sturgeon

<div style="margin-bottom: 15px;" class="videoWrapper"><iframe class="sticky-video" title="Meet Trevor James, Tax Partner" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/QzAcj49XaPo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="1" title="iframe"></iframe></div>Trevor has over 30 years of experience in providing corporate and international tax advice. His practice focuses on advising client on the tax planning aspects of international transactions and strategic tax planning for global clients. He has particular experience in advising clients in the technology sector and IP-rich companies.Trevor has also advised clients on the design and implementation of global private equity and investment funds, including advising executive teams on the structuring of their carried interest arrangements. He is familiar with the legislation, HM Revenue & Customs guidance and current market practice in relation to such arrangements.Trevor has extensive experience in the tax-efficient structuring of complex debt securities, private placement transactions and other international finance instruments. He also advised both banks and corporates in connection with the design and implementation of financial and structured products, including mortgage, royalty and receivable securitizations transactions and covered bonds transactions.He also advises companies in connection with employee equity participation issues, including advising on HM Revenue & Customs approved share option schemes, unapproved option schemes, long-term incentive plans and direct issue of shares to employers and directors.

Trevor L James

Seth Stowe is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Tax Group.Seth advises clients on a broad range of transactional, structuring, and advisory tax matters, including U.S. federal income tax considerations related to joint ventures, debt and equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, financings, and real estate investment trusts. Before joining Morrison Foerster, Seth served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stacey W. Moreau, 22nd Judicial Circuit of Virginia, where he drafted legal memoranda analyzing a variety of civil and criminal issues.Seth received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he also served as a production editor for the Virginia Tax Review. Seth received his B.A. in history with a minor in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.

Seth Stowe

Clients seek out Julie because of her practical advice on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of privacy and consumer protection laws. She provides clients with practical solutions to compliance challenges around a wide variety of both online and offline privacy issues, including tracking, interest-based advertising, geo-targeting and other mobile tracking, personalization, and cross-device tracking. Recognized in The Legal 500 US 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2020 and Chambers USA 2021 for her exceptional legal work, her clients praise her saying, “She is really good at giving practical, targeted advice and taking stock of what the risk profile of the client is, so that the advice is holistic.” (Chambers USA).Julie provides clients with creative and practical advice on meeting the requirements of state and federal privacy laws, including the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). She crafts guidelines and compliance programs for clients’ collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in diverse contexts and throughout the life cycle of their initiatives, such as for connected products (the Internet of Things) and mobile services. She also drafts privacy and cookies policies, online service terms of use, agreements involving online and offline advertising and marketing practices, and agreements concerning a variety of data uses. In addition, Julie helps clients assess and manage privacy risks, including in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.Julie creates compliance programs for clients’ use of a wide variety of channels for communicating with and marketing to consumers, including email, telephone, text message, and fax, both in the United States and around the world. She works with clients to develop their social media strategies and to clear their social media content. She also reviews advertising in both traditional and new media for compliance with applicable laws, including Section 5 of the FTC Act and various FTC rules and guides. In addition, she works with clients to structure, market, and implement their sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions in compliance with applicable laws.As a former FTC staff attorney, Julie regularly defends companies in investigations by the FTC and before data protection authorities around the world.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>A company that creates online software used by schools in an FTC investigation of alleged COPPA violations.</li><li>A consumer services company investigated by the Korean data protection authority for alleged privacy violations</li><li>A manufacturer in connection with a challenge of its environmental advertising claims by the FTC </li><li>An advertising services company in an investigation of alleged privacy-related violations of the FTC Act</li><li>An online provider of entertainment services in an FTC investigation of alleged COPPA violations</li><li>A beverage company in an FTC investigation of alleged COPPA violations</li></ul>Before attending law school, Julie was a Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa.

Julie O'Neill

Annabel is a partner at Morrison Foerster and co-Managing Partner of the London office. As a member of our renowned global data privacy team, Annabel specializes in employee data protection and data crisis management. Described by clients as “excellent, very pragmatic , efficient and completely client-oriented”, she works across a variety of sectors, including technology, retail, and financial services, and frequently manages multi-jurisdictional advice for international clients. Her practice includes advice on:<ul><li>cross-border labor and employment matters</li><li>employee litigation</li><li>data privacy compliance management</li><li>data security breach management</li><li>internal and regulatory investigations</li></ul>Annabel regularly helps senior management and HR executives with the “people” aspects of takeovers, restructuring projects, business and share sales, and outsourcings. She also advises employers in relation to sensitive claims, such as unlawful discrimination, equal pay, and whistleblowing. Annabel also advises on team moves.She supports her clients on all aspects of General Data Protection Regulation compliance and regularly advises organizations facing ICO enforcement action. She has developed particular specialties in complex areas, such as the collection and use of data relating to criminal offenses and the application of data protection law to insolvency practitioners.As an experienced litigator with experience in helping clients defend group litigation, Annabel helps clients develop their strategy for responding to regulatory action and court claims relating to the use of employee and customer personal data. She regularly designs and presents employment and data protection law training and updates to senior managers and HR executives and is involved in preparing responses to UK government consultations.In addition, Annabel is qualified to practice in the British Virgin Islands, where she spent three years advising on cross border commercial litigation and insolvency matters, including high value board and shareholder disputes, freezing orders, and third-party disclosure orders.

Annabel Gillham

Managing Partner, London

Joshua R. Fattal is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Data, Cyber + Privacy Group. He advises clients across industries on data protection best practices with a focus on emerging issues at the intersection of data privacy, security, and new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and national security regulations pertaining to sensitive U.S. personal data.Joshua regularly counsels clients ranging from startups to multinational corporations on the legal implications of using AI and large language models (LLMs). He advises on compliance with global AI regulations, including the EU AI Act and Colorado AI Act, and provides guidance on AI governance, responsible AI use, and generative AI best practices.He also advises clients on compliance with U.S. laws governing the protection of sensitive data from adversary countries. He has assisted in clients’ complex due diligence of their data use and disclosure practices and in developing cross-functional compliance programs to meet evolving cross-border data transfer requirements.Joshua’s experience spans a variety of industries, including technology, life sciences, edtech, fintech, crypto, and consumer services. He counsels clients on compliance under local, state, and federal privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), biometric and financial data privacy laws, and cybersecurity regulations. He also guides clients through compliance with international frameworks like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the EU ePrivacy Directive.His practice encompasses data incident response strategies, including breach investigations and regulatory notifications. He also conducts privacy and cybersecurity due diligence for corporate transactions and advises on information security policies, cybersecurity governance, vendor risk management, and privacy-by-design product development.Joshua maintains an active pro bono practice. He has successfully secured asylum for multiple clients, including a Cameroonian political activist and a Honduran survivor of gender-based violence. He has also represented tenants in housing litigation and advised nonprofits on privacy and cybersecurity matters.Joshua earned his J.D. from NYU School of Law, where he graduated cum laude, was a Robert McKay Scholar, and received the full tuition ASPIRE Cybersecurity Scholarship. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Columbia University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He previously served in the U.S. Intelligence Community, including as an attorney advisor in the Intelligence Law Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He also clerked for the Honorable Sarah Netburn, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of New York.

Joshua Fattal

Dan Alam is a member of Morrison Foerster’s global Data, Cyber + Privacy Group, based in London. He provides advice to companies on various data‑related matters, including product counseling, regulatory investigations, security incidents, data transfers, litigation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and the development of robust data protection and AI compliance programs. Dan is recognized as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 UK (2024, 2025) for privacy, data protection and cybersecurity law.Dan regularly handles multijurisdictional projects and advises companies across various industries, including technology, semiconductors, interactive media, insurance, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, retail and logistics sectors.Dan has significant knowledge in employee privacy issues and the <a href="/gdpr-european-privacy/whistleblowing" target="_self">EU Whistleblowing Directive</a>. He has collaborated with several companies to design and implement global whistleblowing systems. Additionally, Dan supports companies in implementing their <a href="/capabilities/dei-strategy-defense" target="_self">diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)</a> programs by advising on the collection and use of DEI data to support and advance DEI initiatives.  Examples of Dan’s other experience include:<ul><li>Advising technology companies on the launch of new products, including AI systems.</li><li>Conducting audits on the maturity of the data protection compliance programs of multinational companies.</li><li>Working with companies to respond to large-scale security incidents.</li><li>Providing support to companies on how to comply with cross-border data transfer and data localization restrictions.</li><li>Helping to respond to regulatory requests and investigations from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and other EU data protection regulators, including in relation to direct marketing, individual rights requests, the collection and use of children’s data and data security incidents.</li><li>Advising on age assurance mechanisms and obligations under the UK Online Safety Act.</li><li>Defending companies against claims for compensation in respect of alleged breaches of privacy and data protection law.</li><li>Negotiating data processing agreements on behalf of companies acting as controllers and/or processors.</li><li>Providing specialist data protection and AI support on various public and private transactions, with particular experience advising on the acquisition of technology, semiconductor and AI companies.</li><li>Guiding employers on their employee monitoring practices and the collection of DEI data.</li><li>Participating in industry working groups to respond to government and ICO consultations on employee data protection issues and new UK data protection legislation.</li></ul>Before joining Morrison Foerster, Dan spent two months working at the Irish Data Protection Commission.Dan actively contributes to the firm’s pro bono initiatives by working for a variety of charities and NGOs, including by advising on social security and statelessness issues. He was part of the collaboration between Asylum Aid and various law firms that was recognized with the “Excellence in Pro Bono” Award by the Law Society of England and Wales in 2021 for work addressing the issue of statelessness in the United Kingdom. Dan is also co‑chair of the Morrison Foerster London ethnic minority <a href="/culture/diversity/affinity-groups" target="_self">affinity group</a> – MoFo Together.Dan is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Dan Alam

Kerry Jones is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office with a focus on antitrust matters. Her practice includes supporting clients across the spectrum of antitrust and competition law matters, such as strategic counseling to manage antitrust risks, Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification filings, gun jumping and merger clearance advocacy, internal investigations, and antitrust litigation. Kerry has experience representing clients across a variety of industries, including telecommunications, semiconductors and other high technology markets, online platforms, transportation, financial services and life sciences. She has experience representing domestic and multinational companies in federal courts.Kerry received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served on the editorial board of the Virginia Journal of Law and Politics. Kerry is admitted to practice in Virginia and Washington, D.C.<h4>Representative Experience</h4>Kerry has supported clients in all phases of the antitrust review process including:<ul><li>Sprint Corp. and SoftBank Group, the controlling shareholder of Sprint, in the landmark $59 billion merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, Inc. The deal is one of the largest telecommunications deals in history.</li><li>SoftBank Group in its $4.4 billion investment in WeWork, and later its $10 billion investment in the company</li><li>SoftBank Group (in the two largest private tender offers in history) in its $7.7 billion investment in Uber</li><li>Sekisui House in its $4.9 billion acquisition of M.D.C. Holdings</li><li>Unity Software in its $4.4 billion acquisition of ironSource</li><li>Mobileye in its $15.3 billion acquisition by Intel</li><li>Axalta Coating Systems in its purchase of assets divested in connection with the Federal Trade Commission's review of an acquisition in its industry</li><li>Boyd Gaming Corporation in its acquisition of three casinos and in its purchase of assets divested in connection with the Federal Trade Commission’s review of an acquisition in its industry</li><li>ON Semiconductor in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor</li></ul>

Kerry Jones

Drawing on over 15 years of experience, Marie-Claire is an antitrust specialist advising on merger control and foreign investment aspects of complex global transactions, as well as broader antitrust issues including investigations, abuse of dominance and complex vertical agreements. She has advised corporate clients and financial investors across a range of sectors including technology, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, energy, retail, healthcare, sports rights and industrials. In addition to coordinating complex multi-jurisdictional advice and delivering EU and other global merger control and foreign investment clearances, she has extensive UK CMA experience, having acted for clients on a number of complex CMA investigations, both at Phase 1 and Phase 2 and having delivered multiple informal CMA clearances. She regularly advises on CMA engagement strategy in global deals.She also regularly counsels clients in relation to compliance across all aspects of competition law, including horizontal and vertical commercial agreements and dominance. She has also represented clients before the EU and UK regulators in relation to both cartels and abuse of dominance as well as in the context of market investigations.Marie-Claire is recognized in each of the annual editions of Who’s Who Legal: Competition – Future Leaders from 2017 to 2024.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Advising Unity Technologies in relation to its $4.4B Acquisition of ironSource</li></ul><ul><li>Advising Nikon Corporation, a globally active Japanese manufacturer of optical technology solutions, in connection with the public takeover of SLM Solutions Group AG, a Lübeck-based manufacturer of metal 3D printers</li><li>Advising SoftBank in Connection with $3.4 Billion Combination of Eutelsat and OneWeb</li><li>Advising Endurance Acquisition Corp in connection with its investment in Satixfy</li><li>Advising a major record label in relation to a CMA market study into music streaming</li><li>Advising a major energy company and fund manager, active in retail, generation and fund management in relation to the merger control and foreign investment aspects of strategic investment</li><li>Advising a global software company in relation to a CMA merger control investigation into its acquisition of a key competitor</li><li>Advising a UK grocery retailer in relation to a CMA investigation into a failed merger between two of the four major UK grocery retailers</li><li>Advising a consortium of financial investors on the global merger control and UK and foreign public interest aspects of a takeover of UK-based satellite telecommunications company</li></ul>

Marie-Claire Strawbridge

Felix possesses more than fifteen years of experience in complex regulatory counselling, compliance, and litigation. He advises major companies, public sector entities, and innovative businesses on EU and German regulatory law, with a particular focus on foreign trade, government contracts, and competition. His clients span a range of industries, including telecoms, digital economy, media, technology, financial services, healthcare, energy, and transportation (automotive, e-mobility, public transport, and railway). Felix regularly represents clients in administrative proceedings and public and civil law disputes before national and European authorities and courts, including in public procurement matters and bid protests.His specific experience in foreign trade matters comprises EU sanctions and export control compliance counselling, representation of Asian or U.S. investors in foreign investment control clearance proceedings, and other complex matters involving cybersecurity or further national security concerns.Felix also oversees large-scale internal investigation or regulatory law-driven transactional projects and is particularly experienced in providing strategic advice to market entrants and representing clients in sophisticated multiparty negotiations.As a member of our leading global National Security, Sanctions and Export Control, Government Contracts, and Antitrust practice groups, Felix works closely with high-ranking experts across three continents.Felix regularly lectures at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His dissertation deals with the market regulation issues of liberalizing the railway sector.Felix studied in Berlin (Dr. iur.) and Geneva, Switzerland (“Certificate in Transnational Law”). He worked as an intern in the Hearing Office of the European Commission (Directorate-General for Competition) in Brussels and at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Department of Competition, Regulation and Privatization Policy) in Berlin.<h4>REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE*</h4><h5>Foreign Investment, Sanctions and Export Control</h5><ul><li>Advising major global businesses and organizations on sanctions, export control compliance and internal compliance programs.</li><li>Representing companies in sanctions related disputes and litigation.</li><li>Counseling EU companies on conflicts of laws relating to U.S. sanctions and EU or EU Member State blocking laws and regulations.</li><li>Secured foreign investment control clearances in global M&A transactions before the German Ministry of Economics and Energy and coordinated with local counsel in multiple jurisdictions on clearance under local foreign investment and national security laws.</li></ul><h5>Regulatory, Government Contracts, Competition and EU State Aid</h5><ul><li>Advising a public transportation company on regulatory laws and regulations.</li><li>Counseling companies on public tenders and bid protests.</li><li>Assisted a tech startup with market access to build loading infrastructure for electric vehicles.</li><li>Advised private railway companies on track access, public tenders and EU state aid matters.</li></ul><h5>Compliance and Investigations</h5><ul><li>Advising a major OEM regarding diesel emissions.</li><li>Conducted an internal investigation at a healthcare company in relation to government contracts, and represented the client successfully in a bid protest and follow-on litigation.</li><li>Conducted multinational government contracts compliance review and associated risk assessment for a Fortune Global 500 company, including recommending process improvements and policy changes.</li><li>Conducted a multinational compliance review regarding conflicts of interest and anti-kickback policies.</li></ul><h5>Transactions</h5><ul><li>Represented 1&1/United Internet in negotiations and advised on establishing the European netID Foundation together with ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL.</li><li>Supported U.S. satellite network operator Planet Labs, Inc. during the acquisition of the German satellite system RapidEye.</li><li>Assisted a Chinese investor in the acquisition of Bochumer Verein, a steel manufacturer with plants in Germany and Brazil, from Georgsmarienhütte.</li><li>Represented Viacom in negotiations and advised on establishing the television and video ad sales marketing joint venture “Visoon” with Axel Springer.</li></ul> * includes prior law firm experience

Dr. Felix Helmstädter berät seine Mandanten seit über fünfzehn Jahren zu komplexen Fragestellungen des Regulierungsrechts, bei Transaktionen sowie bei Compliance-Verstößen und vertritt sie in Verwaltungs- und Gerichtsverfahren.Zu seinen Mandanten zählen führende nationale und internationale Unternehmen, Unternehmen der öffentlichen Hand und neue, innovative Marktteilnehmer. Er berät diese sowohl strategisch als auch in Verhandlungen oder streitigen Auseinandersetzungen in zahlreichen Bereichen des europäischen und deutschen Regulierungsrechts, mit einem besonderen Fokus auf Fragen des Außenwirtschaftsrechts, Vergabe- und Beihilferechts sowie Wettbewerbsrechts.Besondere branchenspezifische Kenntnisse besitzt Dr. Felix Helmstädter in den Sektoren Telekommunikation, Digitalwirtschaft, Big Data, Medien, Technologie, Finanzdienstleistungen, Gesundheit, Energie und Transport (Automotive, E-Mobility, Öffentlicher Nahverkehr und Eisenbahn).Er vertritt seine Mandanten regelmäßig in Verwaltungs- und Bußgeldverfahren sowie verwaltungs- und zivilgerichtlichen Prozessen vor nationalen sowie europäischen Behörden und Gerichten. Hierzu zählt auch die Vertretung bei vergaberechtlichen Streitigkeiten und Nachprüfungsverfahren sowie in Investitions- und Fusionskontrollverfahren.Seine spezifische Expertise in Außenhandelsfragen umfasst die Compliance mit EU-Sanktionen und Exportkontrollanforderungen, insbesondere auch im Verhältnis zum US-Sanktions- und Exportkontrollrecht. Dr. Felix Helmstädter vertritt zudem vor allem asiatische und US-amerikanische Investoren bei Verfahren zur Genehmigung ausländischer Investitionen und berät zu komplexen Fragen der Cybersicherheit etwa im telekommunikationsrechtlichen oder außenwirtschaftsrechtlichen Kontext.Weitere Beratungsschwerpunkte von Dr. Felix Helmstädter sind die Koordinierung und Durchführung von umfangreichen internen Ermittlungen, die Beratung zu vergaberechtlicher und beihilfenrechtlicher Compliance, die Betreuung von regulierungsrechtlich geprägten M&A-Transaktionen, sowie die strategische Beratung etwa in Fragen des Marktzugangs oder die Verhandlungsführung bei komplexen Vertragsprojekten.Als Mitglied der führenden globalen Praxisgruppen National Security, Sanctions and Export Control; Government Contracts; und Antitrust arbeitet Dr. Felix Helmstädter eng mit hochrangigen Experten über drei Kontinente hinweg zusammen.Er lehrt an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Seine Dissertation behandelt marktordnungsrechtliche Fragen der Liberalisierung des Eisenbahnsektors.Dr. Felix Helmstädter studierte in Berlin (Dr. iur.) und Genf (Certificat de Droit Transnational). Während seines Referendariats arbeitete er u.a. im Hearing Office der Europäischen Kommission, Generaldirektion Wettbewerb (Brüssel) sowie im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, Referat für Wettbewerbs-, Regulierungs- und Privatisierungspolitik (Berlin).

Felix Helmstädter

Alexander advises clients on a broad range of EU and German regulatory issues. His practice focuses on foreign trade law, government contracts, and EU state aid law, as well as on general regulatory law compliance for industry and technology clients. Recent matters particularly involve compliance with economic sanctions and the control of foreign direct investments, regulatory law due diligence, and advice to clients during public tender proceedings and on competition law issues. His industry experience comprises, among others, banking and financial services, (tele)communications, media and digital service providers, critical technologies such as semiconductors, and transport. Alexander studied law at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and King’s College, London (LL.M.). Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, he worked as a research assistant at three renowned international law firms in the fields of antitrust and state aid and on regulatory matters. During his legal clerkship, he worked in the public procurement department of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy as well as the Federal German Embassy in Nairobi. Alexander also acted as managing director of a nonprofit organization in the educational sector.Alexander is a senior associate at Morrison Foerster’s German office in Berlin.

Alexander Eisenfeld berät Mandanten zum europäischen und deutschen Marktordnungsrecht, insbesondere zu Fragen des Außenhandelsrechts, des Vergabe- und EU-Beihilfenrechts sowie zur Compliance mit regulatorischen Anforderungen in verschiedenen Industrie- und Technologiebereichen. Seine Beratung umfasst die Compliance von Unternehmen mit sanktionsrechtlichen Regimen, die Investitionskontrolle, regulatorische Due Diligence bei Unternehmenstransaktionen sowie vergabe- und wettbewerbsrechtliche Fragestellungen. Über branchenspezifische Erfahrungen verfügt er unter anderem in den Sektoren Banken und Finanzdienstleister, Telekommunikation, Medien und digitale Dienstleister, kritische Technologien, etwa im Bereich der Halbleiterindustrie, sowie Transport und Verkehr.Alexander Eisenfeld studierte Rechtswissenschaft an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin sowie am King’s College, London (LL.M.). Promotionsbegleitend sammelte er als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei drei renommierten Wirtschaftssozietäten Erfahrung in den Bereichen Kartellrecht, staatliche Beihilfen und Regulierung. Im Rahmen seines Referendariats arbeitete er unter anderem im Vergaberechtsreferat des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie sowie in der deutschen Botschaft in Nairobi. Alexander Eisenfeld war zudem als Geschäftsführer einer gemeinnützigen Organisation im Bildungssektor tätig.Alexander Eisenfeld ist Senior Associate des deutschen Büros von Morrison Foerster in Berlin.

Alexander Eisenfeld

Senior Associate

Aaron Scheinman is an associate in MoFo’s global Antitrust Law Practice Group.Aaron represents clients in a variety of antitrust matters, including complex civil litigation, government investigations, and all phases of the merger review process before federal and state enforcers. He helps companies identify and navigate antitrust risks created by new and evolving technologies, with experience in matters relating to artificial intelligence, online platforms, and the interplay between IP rights and antitrust claims.His active pro bono practice includes litigation in state and federal courts protecting tenants’ rights and the right to vote.Prior to joining the firm, Aaron received his J.D. with honors from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a technology law and policy scholar and the articles editor of The Georgetown Law Technology Review. During law school, he interned at the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He earned a B.S summa cum laude in economics with a minor in computer science from the University of New Hampshire.

Aaron Heath Scheinman

Maria Requejo advises clients with a focus on European and Spanish antitrust and competition law, in particular antitrust proceedings before European courts, as well as in merger control proceedings before the European Commission.Before joining Morrison Foerster, s﻿he worked as an associate at international law firms in Brussels and Madrid, focusing on antitrust and competition law.She is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s London office and a member of the Antitrust Practice Group. <h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Vecco Instruments on the global antitrust aspects of its $4.4 billion all-stock merger with Axcelis Technologies, Inc.</li><li>Softbank Group on the $5.375 billion acquisition of ABB Robotics</li><li>Condor in its successful challenge to the European Commission’s approval of COVID-19 aid to Lufthansa.</li><li>Representing a international company in an European Commission’s antitrust investigation, particularly in the automotive sector.</li><li>A European airline in various disputes with another airline concerning feeder flights.</li></ul>

Maria Requejo

Björn advises national and international companies from various sectors in the area of EU and German foreign trade and regulatory law. He has a particular focus advising on foreign investment control (FDI), compliance under EU sanctions law, as well as regulatory due diligence in M&A transactions.He also focuses on commercial disputes before state courts and in arbitration.Björn studied law at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and University of Geneva, Switzerland (“Certificate in Transnational Law”). He completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe with periods spent at a large international law firm in Brussels as well as the Fiscal Court of Baden-Württemberg.Björn Rieder is an associate at Morrison Foerster’s German office in Berlin.  He is a member of the firm’s global National Security practice group.

Björn Rieder berät nationale und internationale Unternehmen verschiedener Branchen im Bereich des europäischen und deutschen Außenwirtschafts- und Regulierungsrechts. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei insbesondere auf der Investitionskontrolle (FDI), der Compliance mit EU-Sanktionen und der regulatorischen Due Diligence bei M&A-Transaktionen.Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt seiner Tätigkeit liegt in der Beilegung von komplexen, oft grenzüberschreitenden Streitigkeiten vor staatlichen Gerichten und Schiedsgerichten.Björn Rieder studierte in Freiburg und Genf (Certificat de Droit Transnational). Sein Referendariat absolvierte er am Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe mit Stationen bei einer internationalen Großkanzlei in Brüssel sowie beim Finanzgericht Baden-Württemberg.Björn Rieder ist Associate des deutschen Büros von Morrison Foerster in Berlin. Er ist ein Mitglied der globalen National Security Praxisgruppe.

Bjoern Rieder

James Brower is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Litigation Department, residing in the Washington D.C. office.James has extensive experience advising and representing clients in matters relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and other national security-related matters. He has worked across a variety of departments within the U.S. Federal Government, including the Defense Security Service (now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency) within the Department of Defense and the Office of Investment Security within the Department of the Treasury. James, while with the Department of the Treasury, led the review, assessment, and investigation of over one hundred transactions and spent years handling complex filings, transactions, and policies. He also led CFIUS’s mitigation monitoring efforts and the deployment and implementation of the CFIUS Pilot Program.Directly prior to joining Morrison Foerster, James worked at a global law firm representing clients before CFIUS advising clients on various policies and processes in compliance with federal statutes, and leading engagements with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.James received his B.A. in English as well as Government and International Politics from George Mason University, and his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School.

James Brower

Monika Weisman is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s National Security Practice Group and based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.Monika’s practice focuses on regulatory compliance, investigations, and enforcement matters primarily related to anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions, with an emphasis on the financial services sector. She counsels clients on a complex array of regulations issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and state and federal banking and securities supervisors.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Monika was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of a prominent international law firm, where her work involved responding to federal agency enforcement actions, submitting licensing requests and voluntary self-disclosures, and helping clients develop, implement, and enhance effective compliance programs. She also provided strategic counseling and crisis management services to clients facing congressional scrutiny.In 2022, Monika was selected by the German Marshall Fund of the United States to attend the Young Professionals Summit at the Brussels Forum in recognition of her commitment to transatlantic security and economic cooperation.Monika received a J.D. and an M.A. in international relations from the University of Chicago. While in law school, Monika gained varied experience as an intern at the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York; as a law clerk at the University of Chicago Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic; as a research assistant to Tom Ginsburg, professor of international law and political science; and as a volunteer with the Stahili Foundation and the International Refugee Assistance Project.As a first-generation student and former Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Law Fellow, Monika is passionate about efforts to diversify the legal profession. She maintains an active pro bono practice and recently represented a U.S. citizen wrongfully detained in Russia.

Monika Weisman

Locke is a partner in MoFo’s Government Contracts & Public Procurement practice. He has been recognized by Chambers USA for his “proficiency across the government contracts space,” with sources commending his deep experience in Intellectual Property and Data Rights.Locke counsels clients across industries through the full lifecycle of delivering technology and licensing software to U.S. federal, state, and local governments, and performing government-funded R&D through contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other vehicles such as other transactions (OTs/OTAs), cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs), and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. He provides strategic advice for asserting, protecting, and enforcing patents, data rights, and other intellectual property under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the Bayh-Dole Act, before statutory agencies such as NASA and the Department of Energy, and in engagements with OT consortia, federal laboratories, and federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). He is a skilled negotiator of commercial and noncommercial licensing agreements, contracts and subcontracts, joint venture agreements, and teaming agreements. As a litigator, Locke represents clients in bid protests, complex contract claims, data rights challenges, patent and copyright infringement suits under 28 U.S. Code §1498, trade secrets misappropriation and reverse-FOIA disputes, and civil fraud and qui tam actions under the False Claims Act. Locke also regularly advises large and small businesses, private equity firms, and entrepreneurs on the complex government contracting and IP-related issues they face in M&A and other transactional matters.Locke has repeatedly been “Recommended for Government Contracts” by The Legal 500, and in 2024 he was ranked “Up and Coming” in Government Contracts by Chambers USA. He has also been recognized as a Rising Star by Law360 and the National Law Journal.Locke is a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School, where he teaches Government Procurement of Intellectual Property. He is a current vice-chair and former co-chair of the Intellectual Property Committee for the American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section. Locke holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and formerly was a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He earned his J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School, where he received the Patricia A. Tobin Government Contracts Award. Locke clerked for Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Locke Bell

Ali Young is an associate in the Government Contracts practice in Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office.Ali’s practice focuses on a full range of government contract litigation and compliance matters including bid protests, contract claims and disputes, small business compliance and disputes, and mergers and acquisitions. She has represented clients in both pre- and post-award bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). She has also assisted clients draft requests for equitable adjustments and certified claims and has litigated claims disputes at the COFC and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA).Ali’s practice additionally includes counseling clients on a variety of regulatory and contractual compliance issues, particularly in small business matters such as and size determination and appeals at the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals, mentor protégé joint venture agreements, and socioeconomic status eligibility.She has worked on a number of mergers and acquisitions involving the purchase of government contracting concerns or related assets, including performing due diligence, negotiating purchase agreements, and counseling on post-transaction structures.Ali has taught several seminars on various small business matters and organizational conflicts of interest.Ali graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2013, receiving her B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science and History. In 2017, she earned her J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School, where she received the Patricia A. Tobin Government Procurement Law Award for excellence in the area of government contracts law and served as the editor-in-chief for the International Law in Domestic Courts Journal. Ali was also a Thurgood Marshall Scholar.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Ali practiced government contracts law at a mid-sized law firm. While attending law school, Ali clerked at a large Washington, D.C. law firm in the government contracts group, and interned at various international human rights non-profit organizations.Ali is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Alissandra McCann

Liam Bowers is an associate in the Government Contracts practice in Morrison Foerster’s New York office.Liam received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School with high honors and a concentration in Government Procurement Law. He served as a member of the Public Contract Law Journal and was the recipient of the 2022 Murray J. Schooner Scholarship for Government Procurement Law. While in law school, he served as judicial intern to Judge Thompson Michael Dietz in the United States Court of Federal Claims and as a summer law clerk in the Department of the Navy, Office of General Counsel. Before joining the firm, he worked as a transactional associate at a leading law firm in New York.Liam received a B.A. in political science with a minor in environmental systems from the University of California, San Diego.

Liam Bowers

Ruti Smithline serves as co-chair of the firm’s Latin America Desk, in addition to being a member of Morrison Foerster’s FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption group and a former co-chair of the Investigations + White Collar Defense group. Her practice focuses on complex litigation, with an emphasis on white collar criminal defense, SEC enforcement, and corporate internal investigations.Ruti regularly advises clients on cross-border investigations, global compliance programs and anti-corruption due diligence for acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity transactions. Ruti has represented individual and corporate defendants in cross-border criminal investigations, SEC enforcement matters, and other regulatory proceedings, including matters related to trade sanctions and anti-money laundering. She has experience conducting corporate internal investigations both domestically and internationally, often advising clients on remedial measures responsive to the issues investigated.Ruti was born and raised in Colombia and is fluent in Spanish. She has conducted investigations, seminars and anti-corruption training in Spanish throughout Central and South America.Ruti has been recognized by industry leading publications including Chambers & Partners, where she is ranked in the USA guide for Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in New York and nationally for their FCPA category, in addition to being ranked in the Latin America guide for Corporate Crime & Investigations across the LatAm region. She has also been recommended by Legal 500 US in their Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense category, was recently selected by LatinVex as one of "Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers: FCPA & Fraud" for 2022, and has also been named to Global Investigations Review's "Women in Investigations" 2018 survey, which recognizes the top 100 leading female investigations specialists from around the world.Ruti received her J.D. from The George Washington University School of Law, where she graduated with honors and as a member of the Order of the Coif. She received her B.A. degree cum laude from Cornell University. She is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

Ruti Smithline é co-líder do grupo de investigação criminal e defesa de colarinho branco e co-líder do Latin America Desk. Sua prática se concentra em litígios complexos, com ênfase em defesa criminal de colarinho branco, conformidade com a Securities and Exchange Commission dos Estados Unidos (SEC), litígios sobre valores mobiliários e investigações corporativas internas.Smithline é membro da equipe e do grupo de trabalho FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) + Anticorrupção escritório. Ela representa regularmente clientes em investigações internacionais, programas de conformidade global e due diligence anticorrupção para aquisições, joint ventures e transações de private equity. Ruti representou indivíduos e empresas acusadas em investigações criminais cross-border, questões de conformidade com a SEC e outros procedimentos regulatórios, incluindo questões relacionadas a sanções comerciais e lavagem de dinheiro. Ruti tem experiência na condução de investigações corporativas internas, nacionais e internacionais, assessorando frequentemente clientes em ações corretivas que respondem aos problemas investigados.Smithline nasceu e foi criada na Colômbia e fala espanhol fluentemente. Ela conduziu pesquisas anticorrupção, seminários e treinamento em espanhol nas Américas Central e do Sul.Smithline foi nomeada recentemente na pesquisa "Mulheres em Investigações” da Global Investigations Review em 2018, que reconhece as 100 principais especialistas em investigações no mundo todo. Ela também foi recentemente selecionada pela LatinVex como uma das "100 melhores advogadas da América Latina: FCPA e fraude" em 2018. Ela também foi anteriormente reconhecida pelo Ethisphere Institute como uma das "Advogadas que importam" em 2016 e pela Global Investigations Review como uma dentre 40 dos principais advogados de investigação do mundo com menos de 40 anos. Além disso, Ruti foi selecionada para a Lista de Estrelas em Ascensão do Metrô de Nova York em 2014 e 2015 pela Super Lawyers, com base no reconhecimento de colegas e em conquistas profissionais.Smithline recebeu se formou em direito na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade George Washington, onde se formou com honras e como membro da Order of the Coif. Ela recebeu seu diploma de bacharel cum laude da Universidade de Cornell. Ela é admitida para exercer advocacia em Nova York e Nova Jersey.<h4>Casos Representativos de FCPA</h4><ul><li>Comércio varejista global. Representou um executivo sênior de um comerciante de varejo global em uma investigação do Departamento de Justiça, da SEC e de outras agências sobre possíveis violações do FCPA no México, Brasil e outros países.</li><li>Empresa Fortune 500. Conduziu uma investigação interna sobre possíveis violações do FCPA em uma subsidiária estrangeira de uma corporação multinacional Fortune 500. Conduziu mais de 60 entrevistas com funcionários, revisou linhas de negócios e relacionamentos com os principais clientes e canais de distribuição, e realizou análise forense de registros contábeis e controles internos. A pesquisa incluiu uma análise de unidades de negócios em mais de 15 países para avaliar os riscos de FCPA.</li><li>Empresa Fortune 50. Representou uma empresa multinacional Fortune 50 com sede nos EUA em uma investigação interna sobre supostas violações de FCPA e compliance na região Ásia-Pacífico. Após a conclusão da investigação e compliance, nem a SEC nem o Departamento de Justiça tomaram medidas contra nosso cliente.</li><li>Comitê de Auditoria de Empresa Internacional. Representou o comitê de auditoria de um fornecedor internacional de produtos agrícolas em sua investigação interna, oriunda de uma denúncia de irregularidades alegando violações de FCPA no Oriente Médio. Esse assunto foi um dos primeiros casos a serem relatados à SEC sob suas regras de denúncia decretadas em maio de 2011. Após concluir a investigação e relatar o resultado à SEC, a SEC desistiu de conduzir sua própria investigação e arquivou o caso.</li><li>Empresa de investimento global. Representou uma empresa de investimento global com a due diligence anticorrupção com operações no Japão, China, Tailândia e México. Com base nos resultados da devida diligência, aconselhamos a empresa sobre a implementação de um programa de conformidade pós-aquisição.</li><li>Empresa Fortune 500. Representou uma empresa Fortune 500 em due diligence anticorrupção relacionada à aquisição de uma empresa estrangeira de telecomunicações com operações substanciais na África, América Latina, Sudeste Asiático e Oriente Médio.</li><h4>Outros casos representativos</h4><li>OFAC e BSA/AML. Conduziu a investigação interna de um grande banco estrangeiro sobre possíveis violações de sanções da OFAC e de práticas de combate à lavagem de dinheiro.</li><li>BSA/AML. Representou várias pessoas na América do Sul que trabalham para um Banco com sede na União Europeia em uma investigação do Departamento de Justiça dos Estados Unidos sobre possíveis violações da Lei de Sigilo Bancário e leis sobre lavagem de dinheiro.</li><li>Ex-executivo de hipoteca. Representou o Diretor Financeiro de um dos maiores emissores nacionais de hipotecas, agora falido, em uma investigação da SEC e em litígios relacionados aos seus acionistas decorrentes da crise de crédito.</li><li>Investigação multifacetada de bolsas universitárias. Assessorou uma importante universidade de pesquisa nos EUA em uma investigação criminal e civil sobre alegações falsas relacionadas a subsídios e contratos federais de pesquisa.</li></ul>

Ruti Smithline es copresidenta del grupo de Investigaciones + Defensa Criminal de Cuello Blanco de la firma y copresidenta del Latin America Desk de la firma. Su práctica se centra en litigios complejos, con énfasis en defensa criminal de cuello blanco, cumplimiento de la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de EE. UU. (SEC), litigios de valores e investigaciones internas corporativas. Ruti es miembro del equipo de trabajo FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) + Anticorrupción de la firma. Regularmente asesora a clientes en investigaciones transfronterizas, programas de cumplimiento global y diligencia debida anticorrupción para adquisiciones, empresas conjuntas (joint ventures) y transacciones de capital privado (private equity). Ruti ha representado a individuos ​​y corporaciones acusadas en investigaciones penales transfronterizas, asuntos de cumplimiento de la SEC y otros procedimientos regulatorios, incluyendo asuntos relacionados con sanciones comerciales y contra el lavado de dinero. Tiene experiencia llevando a cabo investigaciones corporativas internas tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, con frecuencia asesorando a clientes sobre medidas correctivas que responden a los problemas investigados.Ruti nació y se crió en Colombia y habla español con fluidez. Ha llevado a cabo investigaciones, seminarios y capacitación anticorrupción en español en América Central y del Sur.Ruti fue nombrada recientemente en la encuesta "Investigaciones de mujeres" de Global Investigations Review en 2018, que reconoce a las 100 mujeres principales especialistas en investigaciones de todo el mundo. También fue seleccionada recientemente por LatinVex como una de las "100 mejores abogadas de América Latina: FCPA y fraude" para 2018. También fue reconocida anteriormente por Ethisphere Institute como una de las "Abogados que importan" en 2016 y por Global Investigations Review como una de 40 de los principales abogados de investigaciones del mundo con menos de 40 años. Además, Ruti fue seleccionada para la lista de estrellas en ascenso del metro de Nueva York en 2014 y 2015 por Super Lawyers con base en el reconocimiento de pares y el logro profesional.Ruti recibió su J.D. de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad George Washington, donde se graduó con honores y como miembro de la Orden de la Cofia. Ella recibió su título de B.A. cum laude, de la Universidad de Cornell. Está admitida para practicar leyes en Nueva York y Nueva Jersey.<h4>Asuntos Representativos de la FCPA</h4><ul><li>Comerciante al por menor global. Representó a un alto ejecutivo de un comerciante al por menor global en relación con una investigación realizada por el Departamento de Justicia, la SEC y otras agencias sobre posibles violaciones de la FCPA en México, Brasil y otros países.</li><li>Compañía Fortune 500. Llevó a cabo una investigación interna sobre posibles violaciones de la FCPA en una subsidiaria extranjera de una corporación multinacional Fortune 500. Realizó más de 60 entrevistas a empleados, revisó líneas de negocios y relaciones con clientes clave y canales de distribución, y realizó análisis forenses de registros contables y controles internos. La investigación incluyó una revisión de las unidades de negocio en más de 15 países para evaluar los riesgos de la FCPA.</li><li>Compañía Fortune 50. Representó a una compañía multinacional Fortune 50 con sede en E.E.U.U. En una investigación interna de presuntas violaciones de la FCPA y el auto-trato en la región de Asia y el Pacífico. Tras la conclusión de nuestra investigación y autoinforme, ni la SEC ni el Departamento de Justicia tomaron ninguna medida contra nuestro cliente.</li><li>Comité de Auditoría de Empresa Internacional. Representó al comité de auditoría de un proveedor internacional de productos agrícolas en su investigación interna resultante de una denuncia de irregularidades alegando violaciones de la FCPA en el Medio Oriente. Este asunto fue uno de los primeros casos en ser reportados a la SEC bajo sus reglas de denuncia de irregularidades promulgadas en mayo de 2011. Después de completar la investigación e informar el resultado a la SEC, la misma se negó a realizar una investigación propia y cerró el archivo.</li><li>Empresa de inversión global. Representó a una empresa de inversión global con la debida diligencia anticorrupción de un objetivo estadounidense con operaciones en Japón, China, Tailandia y México. En base a los resultados de la diligencia debida, asesoramos a la compañía con respecto a la implementación de un programa de cumplimiento posterior a la adquisición.</li><li>Compañía Fortune 500. Representó a una compañía Fortune 500 con la debida diligencia anticorrupción en relación con la adquisición de una compañía de telecomunicaciones extranjera con operaciones sustanciales en África, América Latina, Sudeste de Asia y Medio Oriente.</li></ul><h4>Otros Asuntos Representativos</h4><ul><li>OFAC y BSA / AML. Llevó a cabo una investigación interna de un gran banco extranjero con respecto a posibles violaciones de las sanciones de la OFAC y las prácticas contra el lavado de dinero.</li><li>BSA / AML. Representó a varias personas en Sudamérica que trabajan para el Banco con sede en E.E.U.U. en una investigación del Departamento de Justicia sobre posibles violaciones de la Ley de Secreto Bancario (Bank Secrecy Act) y las leyes contra el lavado de dinero.</li><li>Ex ejecutivo hipotecario. Representó al Director Financiero de uno de los mayores emisores de hipotecas nacionales, ahora en bancarrota, en una investigación de la SEC y litigios relacionados con los accionistas que surgieron de la crisis crediticia.</li><li>Investigación multifacética de subvenciones universitarias. Asesoró a una importante universidad de investigación de E.E.U.U. en una investigación penal y civil de presuntas afirmaciones falsas relacionadas con subvenciones y contratos federales de investigación.</li></ul>

Ruti Smithline

Eduardo is an associate in the firm’s Investigations + White Collar Defense practice who focuses his practice on internal and government-facing investigations, white-collar defense matters, and regulatory and global compliance. As a native Portuguese speaker and fluent Spanish speaker, Eduardo has particular experience in matters involving Latin America.Eduardo has extensive experience in matters involving allegations of bribery and other wrongdoings related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other global anti-corruption laws, accounting violations, misappropriation of confidential information, and fraud, among other areas. He has particular expertise in multijurisdictional matters, often involving both U.S. and non-U.S. regulators, such as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Brazilian Ministério Público Federal (MPF).  Eduardo has experience working in cases in most major jurisdictions in Latin America including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster full-time, Eduardo was a legal extern at the Office of Internal Oversight Services, Investigations Division, for the United Nations in New York where he supported investigations related to corruption, fraud, and sexual harassment. Prior to that, Eduardo was a Visiting International Attorney at Morrison Foerster and worked at several prominent law firms in Brazil as a senior associate and associate, where he focused on compliance, investigations, and white collar defense matters. He also served as a law clerk and intern for the Superior Tribunal de Justiça, Brazil’s highest appellate court for non-constitutional questions of federal law.Eduardo received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Brasilia and also studied Compliance at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). He received his Master of Laws from New York University School of Law (NYU), where he was a Student Fellow in the Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement. Eduardo is admitted to the bar in Brazil.<h4 dir="ltr">Representative Experience</h4><ul><li dir="ltr">Serving as a key team member for the independent compliance monitor as appointed by the DOJ and two separate multilateral development banks for Odebrecht S.A. (now known as Novonor) in the wake of a multijurisdictional resolution worth billions of USD.</li><li dir="ltr">Representation of a global customer solutions company in conducting an internal investigation of the client’s operation in Mexico regarding accounting irregularities with respect to inventory control. </li><li dir="ltr">Representation of an Asia-based multinational company in conducting an internal investigation into allegations raised by a whistleblower that a business contract was won through misappropriated confidential information involving a subsidiary in Mexico.</li><li dir="ltr">Representation of a multinational agricultural company in conducting an internal investigation into allegations of improper payments made to a government official in Costa Rica, which included assessing appropriate remedial measures and incorporation of the lessons learned from the matter into the continual enhancement and improvement of the company’s compliance program.</li><li dir="ltr">Representation of a multinational pharmaceutical company in investigating allegations that employees in Brazil sought improper discounts for certain clinics, which were in turn using the extra margin to pay referral fees to doctors who prescribed our client’s products. If true, this practice could violate the FCPA and cause significant issues for our client under DOJ’s tough new stance on corporate recidivism.</li><li dir="ltr">Representation of a Colombian company in conducting an internal investigation into internal controls issues.</li></ul>