Catherine Johnson’s practice focuses on international trade and national security matters.

She supports clients on a variety of regulatory issues, including compliance and enforcement matters involving U.S. customs laws, export control laws, such as the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), sanctions laws, anti-boycott laws, inbound and outbound foreign investment regulations, and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). She also guides clients through foreign investment-related national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).

Catherine joined the firm in 2024 from another full-service law firm, where she focused on similar international trade and national security matters.

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Notable Experience

  • A global energy technology company in a sanctions-related breach of contract dispute.

  • GVS S.p.A. in its acquisition of a medical devices business.

  • Promethean in connection with CFIUS enforcement of potential non-compliance with NSA by Edmodo, a subsidiary of Promethean.

  • An aerospace and defense company on FDI matters related to the sale of its global actuation business.

  • CoorsTek Inc. in its potential acquisition of Ferrotec.

  • T-Mobile in its pending $600 million acquisition of Vistar Media.

  • An investment company in connection with U.S., EU, and UK sanctions jurisdiction and substantive restrictions relating to securities issued by certain companies subject to U.S., EU, and UK blocking sanctions and asset freezes relating to Russia.

  • A Malaysian petrochemical company on export control and sanctions compliance after having successfully resolved multiple potential compliance issues with OFAC.

  • A sovereign wealth fund in connection with numerous CFIUS matters, including CFIUS filings and review processes.

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