CFIUS Staff Chairperson, DSS, FCC, DHS, USDOJ Officials Join ACI’s CFIUS Forum-July 21, 2015 in DC

NEW YORK - May 18, 2015 - PRLog -- Leading CFIUS practitioners are confirmed to attend American Conference Institute’s 2^nd National Forum on CFIUS, scheduled for July 21, 2015 at The Westin Arlington Gateway.  Participants will interface with the “who’s who” of the CFIUS bar and decision-makers involved in some of the most high profile transactions to date. The conference agenda is uniquely designed to facilitate highly practical, sophisticated discussions on the most pressing issues affecting acquisitions.

The esteemed government faculty will be addressing critical issues and taking audience questions:

Stephen Hanson, Staff Chairperson, CFIUS

Shawn Cooley, Director for Foreign Investment, DHS

Kathleen Collins, Assistant Bureau Chief, International Bureau, FCC

Nicoletta Giordani, Chief, FOCI Operations Division, DSS

Richard C. Sofield, Director, Foreign Investment Review Staff, National Security Division, USDOJ

Senior industry executives, former government officials and leading private practitioners will offer best practices for resolving complex challenges affecting various stages of the CFIUS process.  Participants will network and benchmark with:

James A. (Del) Renigar, Senior International Policy & Trade Advisor, General Electric

Faryar Shirzad, Global Head of Government Affairs, Goldman Sachs

James F. Worrall, General Counsel, LexisNexis Special Services

Anne W. Salladin, Special Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Former Senior Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

The Honorable Mario Mancuso, Partner, Fried Franks, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce

Nova Daly, Senior Public Policy Advisor, Wiley Rein, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Investment Security & Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Mark E. Plotkin, Partner, Covington & Burling

Ivan A. Schlager, Partner, Skadden Arps

Stewart A. Baker, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, Former Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Theodore Kassinger, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers

Giovanna Cinelli, Partner, Dentons US

Barbara Linney, Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered

John P. Barker, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP

Edward Rubinoff, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Karalyn Mildorf, Counsel, Kaye Scholer LLP

Peers and competitors in this important field have already begun to reserve their seats.  Advance pricing will be available for a limited time.  Group pricing is available.  For more information and to register, interested parties are welcome to call 1-888-224-2480 or visit www.americanconference.com/CFIUS.