Co-Chair, National Security/ CFIUS Practice Group
farhad.jalinous@kayescholer.com
Washington, DC
T: (202) 682-3581
Farhad Jalinous is a Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s National Security, Government Contracts and Regulatory Compliance Department and the National Security/CFIUS Practice Group. His experience includes negotiating some of the most complex and sensitive national security agreements approved by the U.S. government. Mr. Jalinous has represented top Fortune 500 companies in their investments in U.S. companies involving national security issues. He represents foreign clients and their domestic affiliates in connection with the regulatory aspects of investing in the United States.
In particular, Mr. Jalinous represents clients in Exon-Florio reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), as well as before several federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, with respect to mitigation of foreign ownership, control or influence (“FOCI”) under the applicable national industrial security regulations.
Mr. Jalinous has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business as one of the leading practitioners in matters relating to national security and foreign direct investment (“FDI”) in the US, which says he “wins praise for his close attention to detail,” and quotes Mr. Jalinous’ clients as saying “we give him strange and difficult problems, and he has never failed us.” Mr. Jalinous is often quoted in prominent publications including Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, American Law Daily and The Daily Deal.
Mr. Jalinous has also been involved in Kaye Scholer’s various alternative dispute resolution practices, including international arbitration and mass tort mediation. He was instrumental in the compilation of a casebook on mass torts.
Mr. Jalinous is fluent in French and Farsi.