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4.21.26
ACI's 12th National CFIUS Conference
On April 21, 2026, Wilson Sonsini partner Joshua Gruenspecht will be speaking as part of the ACI National CFIUS Conference. He and his fellow presenters will address the topic “A Legal and Practical Guide to Mitigation Agreements: Key Legal Nuances and National Security Agreement (NSA) Structures for Dual-Use and Emerging Technology.” This workshop will examine how the Committee is approaching transactions and mitigation involving dual-use and emerging technologies, as well as the evolving landscape of legal and practical considerations affecting National Security Agreements (NSAs). For more information, please visit the event website.
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8.11.25
Helsinki Geoeconomics Week 2025
From August 11–14, 2025, Wilson Sonsini partner Stephen Heifetz will participate in the Helsinki Geoeconomics Week, hosted by the Helsinki Geoeconomics Society. On August 11, Stephen will speak on the panel “Capital Under Siege: Geopolitical Filters and Retaliatory Investment Risk.” On August 12, he will join the session “Economic Lawfare: How States Use Law as a Weapon of Advantage.” The annual Helsinki Geoeconomics Week is attended by global policymakers, corporate strategists, financial experts, and academics, who focus on bridging the gap between theory and practice in geoeconomics. For more information about the event, you can visit the event website.
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11.06.24
14th London Forum on Global Economic Sanctions
Join us at the premier conference on multi-jurisdictional compliance and enforcement where a cross-border faculty of key government officials, financial institutions and exporters from both sides of the pond will help you stay on top of the newest best practices. You'll benefit from large and smaller-group discussions with the very people you'll want to meet.
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10.23.24
Medical Devices Meet National Security: How BIOSECURE, CFIUS, and Other National Security Rules are Impacting Fundraising and Dealmaking?
On Wednesday, October 23rd, MDMA will host a member-only webinar from 2pm-3pm ET, "Medical Devices Meet National Security: How BIOSECURE, CFIUS, and Other National Security Rules are Impacting Fundraising and Dealmaking?" hosted by Associate member, Joshua Gruenspecht, of Wilson Sonsini.
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5.21.24
Georgetown Law – 45th Annual International Trade Update
Going into its 45th iteration, Georgetown Law's International Trade Update is an annual continuing legal education program for the trade and customs bar. The event provides an annual forecast on legal and policy developments, which may feature trade remedies and customs law, trade policy, customs practice and judicial decisions, and developments in disputes and trade negotiations. Learn more and register here.
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10.19.23
International Law Weekend 2023
Each October, the American Branch of the International Law Association presents International Law Weekend (ILW) in New York City. This two-and-a-half-day conference features over 30 panels, and many of the world’s leading international lawyers and diplomats participate. The unifying theme for ILW 2023 is “Beyond International Law”. Wilson Sonsini Partner Joshua Gruenspecht joins a panel at this year’s event to speak on Geopolitics and the Emerging Investment Regime, October 21stat 10:30 AM ET. Click here to learn more about the event.
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9.20.23
ACI’s 6th National Forum on FOCI
Wilson Sonsini partner Joshua Gruenspecht will speak at the 6thNational Forum on FOCI September 20th in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the American Conference Institute and Canadian Institute, the forum on FOCI features a wealth of content and discussion including practical takeaways for managing heightened national security threats for companies under Foreign Operation, Control or Influence (FOCI) with industry experts. Joshua will be joined by Curtis Chappel (Vice President, Security with Thales Defenses & Security) in a case study discussion titled Behind the Scenes of DCSA Reviews and Timelines: An Overview of What Can Exacerbate Delays, Trigger Rejections – and How to Avoid Them. Learn more here. Register with 10% off using code “S10-859-859L24.S”.
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9.28.22
National Security Investment Restrictions Go Global: CFIUS Updates for VCs
Join NVCA in partnership with Wilson Sonsini for a webinar featuring an update on CFIUS, enforcement activity, its foreign siblings, their potential progeny, and tips for VCs and portfolio companies.
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3.17.22
CFIUS Outlook Conference Call: Biden's National Security Policy Outlook 2022
On Thursday, March 17 at 2:00 pm ET, The Capitol Forum will host a virtual conference call with national security experts Antonia Tzinova, John Lash, and Joshua Gruenspecht, who will discuss the Biden administration's national security policy outlook. In particular, the experts will talk about how they think U.S. investment screening, export control and supply chain security will evolve in 2022.
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6.08.21
CIC’s The UK CFIUS Regime – What You Need to Know
The UK government recently enacted the National Security and Investments Act, which is intended to give the government wide ranging powers to investigate deals on the grounds of national security. It will also bring into play a mandatory notification regime for transactions within 17 specified key sectors, which includes several tech verticals as well as synthetic biology within life sciences. The US has also had a similar regime, which is aimed at scrutinizing acquisitions of US businesses by non-US acquirors, and there are several parallels within the two regimes and learnings that the UK can take from practice that has evolved within the US. The new regime will represent a paradigm shift in how deals are done when it comes into force. Join this webinar to hear from UK and US experts from Wilson Sonsini and Taylor Wessing to hear how you can prepare for your next financing, acquisition or ultimate exit.
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4.21.21
U.S. and UK Venture Investment and National Security: A Joint Discussion with CFIUS and BEIS
Over the last couple years, regulators in the United States have made major changes to the rules surrounding foreign direct investment (FDI) and national security–i.e., the CFIUS regime. Now, regulators in the UK are preparing to do the same, working on passage of the National Security and Investment (NSI) bill, which would grant the Department for Business Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS) powers that may even go beyond those currently held by CFIUS. In this webinar, we’ll bring together government speakers from both BEIS and CFIUS and expert private sector advisers to discuss how CFIUS is impacting FDI today; how BEIS may affect it soon; and what private sector companies and investors should take away from the recent and forthcoming reforms.