
International
International
Many of our clients operate globally. They include U.S. entities conducting business internationally and non-U.S. companies seeking to do business in this country. Our cross-border work spans across industries, including healthcare and life sciences, technology, academic institutions, financial institutions, manufacturing, retail, and energy, and includes transactional, litigation, compliance and operational experience.
We have experience in advising on issues that may arise during the acquisition of a U.S. business by a foreign person, including national security reviews under Exon-Florio by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) mitigation of classified businesses by the Defense Security Service.
We have actively pursued a strategy of building relationships with leading law firms around the globe to better serve our clients. Through our firm's active membership in Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms, our attorneys and clients have direct access to more than 300 preeminent law firms with more than 30,000 attorneys in more than 100 countries around the world. We leverage these relationships to ensure that we can offer seamless service to our clients for their cross-border needs. Our clients have been particularly pleased that most of these firms are local firms, rather than a small outpost of a global firm. These leading local firms know the local politics, customs, mores and cultures in their respective countries.
Our international work emphasizes:
- Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, project financings, and other strategic transactions
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and related compliance and investigations
- Economic sanctions (OFAC), exports (DDTC and the ITAR; BIS and the EAR), imports (CBP), anti-bribery (DOJ and SEC), anti-boycott regulations (OAC and Treasury), and CFIUS
- Compliance and government investigations
- Antitrust, competition and trade practices law
- Environmental compliance and litigation
- Employment and labor law
- Foreign data privacy and security laws
- Laws relating to the delivery of medical services and the conduct of research abroad
- Contracting for multinational clinical trials
- Federal grant considerations for overseas projects
Many of the attorneys in this practice area bring a roster of governmental services and relationships to bear in our litigation and advocacy work including relevant positions at the federal, state and local levels.
Many of our clients operate globally. They include U.S. entities conducting business internationally and non-U.S. companies seeking to do business in this country. Our cross-border work spans across industries, including healthcare and life sciences, technology, academic institutions, financial institutions, manufacturing, retail, and energy, and includes transactional, litigation, compliance and operational experience.
We have experience in advising on issues that may arise during the acquisition of a U.S. business by a foreign person, including national security reviews under Exon-Florio by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) mitigation of classified businesses by the Defense Security Service.
We have actively pursued a strategy of building relationships with leading law firms around the globe to better serve our clients. Through our firm's active membership in Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms, our attorneys and clients have direct access to more than 300 preeminent law firms with more than 30,000 attorneys in more than 100 countries around the world. We leverage these relationships to ensure that we can offer seamless service to our clients for their cross-border needs. Our clients have been particularly pleased that most of these firms are local firms, rather than a small outpost of a global firm. These leading local firms know the local politics, customs, mores and cultures in their respective countries.
Our international work emphasizes:
- Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, project financings, and other strategic transactions
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and related compliance and investigations
- Economic sanctions (OFAC), exports (DDTC and the ITAR; BIS and the EAR), imports (CBP), anti-bribery (DOJ and SEC), anti-boycott regulations (OAC and Treasury), and CFIUS
- Compliance and government investigations
- Antitrust, competition and trade practices law
- Environmental compliance and litigation
- Employment and labor law
- Foreign data privacy and security laws
- Laws relating to the delivery of medical services and the conduct of research abroad
- Contracting for multinational clinical trials
- Federal grant considerations for overseas projects
Many of the attorneys in this practice area bring a roster of governmental services and relationships to bear in our litigation and advocacy work including relevant positions at the federal, state and local levels.
Experience
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We guided a U.S. government contractor client through a successful CFIUS review in connection with purchase of the client by...
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We advised a high-profile foreign buyer on whether a CFIUS filing was required in connection with its acquisition of a...
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We assisted a U.S. cyber company on understanding potential CFIUS implications related to investment received from Asian investors.
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We counseled a non-U.S. private equity firm in analyzing the need for a CFIUS filing related to the firm’s acquisition...
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We represented an Asian investor in the CFIUS process related to its purchase of real estate proximate to a U.S....
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We guided a U.S. defense contractor in the CFIUS review resulting from its acquisition by a European defense contractor.
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We counseled a U.S. manufacturer on the need for a CFIUS filing related to investment in the company from Asian...
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We counseled a U.S. government contractor client through a successful Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review...
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We counseled an academic medical center on international data protection regulations that apply to a global disease surveillance platform involving...
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We supported a well-known multinational company to understand its obligations under United States country of origin rules.
Experience
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We guided a U.S. government contractor client through a successful CFIUS review in connection with purchase of the client by...
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We advised a high-profile foreign buyer on whether a CFIUS filing was required in connection with its acquisition of a...
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We assisted a U.S. cyber company on understanding potential CFIUS implications related to investment received from Asian investors.
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We counseled a non-U.S. private equity firm in analyzing the need for a CFIUS filing related to the firm’s acquisition...
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We represented an Asian investor in the CFIUS process related to its purchase of real estate proximate to a U.S....
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We guided a U.S. defense contractor in the CFIUS review resulting from its acquisition by a European defense contractor.
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We counseled a U.S. manufacturer on the need for a CFIUS filing related to investment in the company from Asian...
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We counseled a U.S. government contractor client through a successful Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review...
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We counseled an academic medical center on international data protection regulations that apply to a global disease surveillance platform involving...
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We supported a well-known multinational company to understand its obligations under United States country of origin rules.

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Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.

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Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.

Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.

Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.

Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.

Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.

Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.

Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.

Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Professionals
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Michael G. Dashefsky Member |
(202) 827-2976 | michael.dashefsky@bassberry.com |
Lindsey Brown Fetzer Member |
(202) 827-2964 | lfetzer@bassberry.com |
Clint D. Hermes Counsel |
(865) 521-2025 | clint.hermes@bassberry.com |
Angela Humphreys Member |
(615) 742-7852 | ahumphreys@bassberry.com |
Thaddeus R. McBride Member |
+1 (202) 827-2959 | tmcbride@bassberry.com |
J. Allen Overby Member |
(615) 742-6211 | aoverby@bassberry.com |
James Parkinson Member |
+1 (202) 827-2955 | James.Parkinson@bassberry.com |
Todd J. Rolapp Managing Partner |
(615) 742-6288 | trolapp@bassberry.com |
G. Scott Thomas Member |
(615) 742-6243 | sthomas@bassberry.com |
Leigh Walton Member |
(615) 742-6201 | lwalton@bassberry.com |
Sylvia Yi Counsel |
(202) 827-2993 | Sylvia.Yi@bassberry.com |
Patrick Zinck Associate |
(202) 827-2985 | Patrick.Zinck@bassberry.com |
Publications
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January 29, 2025 | Law360
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September 6, 2024 | GovCon & Trade Blog
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August 29, 2024 | American Bar Association Business Law Today
Upcoming Events
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February 27, 2025 | WebinarBass, Berry & Sims
Past Events
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October 17, 2023 | WebinarStrafford
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September 14, 2023 | Nashville, TennesseeBass, Berry & Sims
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September 14-15, 2022 | Nashville, TennesseeBass, Berry & Sims
Media Mentions & Firm News
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January 14, 2025 | Firm News
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September 30, 2024 | The M&A Advisor, PitchBook, Legal 500, IFLR1000
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May 21, 2024 | Firm News, Westlaw Today, Law360
Publications
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January 29, 2025 | Law360
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September 6, 2024 | GovCon & Trade Blog
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August 29, 2024 | American Bar Association Business Law Today
Past Events
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October 17, 2023 | WebinarStrafford
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September 14, 2023 | Nashville, TennesseeBass, Berry & Sims
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September 14-15, 2022 | Nashville, TennesseeBass, Berry & Sims
Media Mentions & Firm News
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January 14, 2025 | Firm News
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September 30, 2024 | The M&A Advisor, PitchBook, Legal 500, IFLR1000
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May 21, 2024 | Firm News, Westlaw Today, Law360
Contact
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Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.