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Nimit Dhir
Associate
National Security and Trade
Washington, D.C.
ndhir@wsgr.com

D202-973-8922

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Nimit Dhir is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He focuses his practice at the intersection of international business and national security, primarily the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. 

Nimit is a seasoned national security professional. Prior to joining the firm, he served as an International Affairs Fellow in India with the Council on Foreign Relations. He has also worked on national security matters as counsel in the House of Representatives and in the executive branch, where he spent a number of years in the foreign policy bureaucracy as an analyst. After law school, Nimit clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. 

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Nimit Dhir is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He focuses his practice at the intersection of international business and national security, primarily the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. 

Nimit is a seasoned national security professional. Prior to joining the firm, he served as an International Affairs Fellow in India with the Council on Foreign Relations. He has also worked on national security matters as counsel in the House of Representatives and in the executive branch, where he spent a number of years in the foreign policy bureaucracy as an analyst. After law school, Nimit clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. 

Education
  • J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law, 2016
  • M.P.P., University of Chicago, 2005
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Admissions
  • Bar of the District of Columbia
Credentials
Education
  • J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law, 2016
  • M.P.P., University of Chicago, 2005
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Admissions
  • Bar of the District of Columbia

Select Publications

  • Co-author with J. Gruenspecht, and S. Heifetz, and K. Millard, "President Biden’s Executive Order on CFIUS Likely to Yield Incremental Tightening," Wilson Sonsini Alert, September 20, 2022
  • Co-author with J. Davey, J. Gruenspecht, and S. Heifetz, “CFIUS Rules: A Crash Course in Assessing and Navigating Risk,” Practical Guidance, March 2022
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Select Publications

  • Co-author with J. Gruenspecht, and S. Heifetz, and K. Millard, "President Biden’s Executive Order on CFIUS Likely to Yield Incremental Tightening," Wilson Sonsini Alert, September 20, 2022
  • Co-author with J. Davey, J. Gruenspecht, and S. Heifetz, “CFIUS Rules: A Crash Course in Assessing and Navigating Risk,” Practical Guidance, March 2022
Focus Areas
  • Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
  • National Security and Trade
  • Regulatory
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