Overview
Justin Huff is a Partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Salt Lake City offices. Prior to entering private practice, Justin served as a Deputy Director in the United States Department of the Treasury office responsible for chairing CFIUS. Justin led the review of hundreds of CFIUS filings and conducted in-depth national security analyses on transactions across a wide range of industries, including biotech, agriculture, technology, telecommunication, real estate, and energy. Justin also engaged in extensive inter-agency communications and consensus building with the eight other agencies on the CFIUS committee. Prior to his Treasury role, Justin held senior positions with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
After serving in the federal government for over a decade, Justin entered the private law practice and has advised domestic and international clients on CFIUS regulations and their impact on hundreds of high-profile cross-border corporate transactions. He is recognized as a leading attorney for CFIUS by Chambers Global and by Chambers USA.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Advised a publicly-traded Japanese company in its acquisition of a U.S.-based company that provides intelligent data cataloging solutions.*
- Represented a Swiss shipping company in connection with a $4.6 billion merger with a Dutch shipping company.*
- Assisted a privately-held artificial intelligence and cybersecurity company in connection with its $1.4 billion acquisition by a publicly traded Canadian company.*
- Advised a leading global generic agrochemical company based in India in connection with its $4.2 billion acquisition a global provider of crop protection solutions, including bio-solutions and seed treatment.*
- Represented a French multinational integrated oil and gas company in connection with its purchase of 25 percent of a leading provider of natural gas fuel and renewable natural gas fuel for transportation in North America.*
*The representative matters are from prior experience.
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- China
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- Government Contracts Counseling & Litigation
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- Technology Commerce
Accolades
- Recognized by Chambers Global (International Trade: CFIUS Experts), 2023
- Named one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by Chambers USA (International Trade: CFIUS Experts), 2022-2023
- Secretary's Honor Award, Department of the Treasury (2018)
- National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction Award (2013)
