Nicholas Klein

Partner

Co-Chair, National Security and Global Trade Practice
Global Co-Chair, CFIUS and Global FDI Practices

Nick is knowledgeable and easy to work with. You can rely on him for practical and sound guidance.

— Chambers USA

Emailnicholas.klein@us.dlapiper.com

Call+1 202 799 4129

Washington, DC

About

Areas of FocusRegulatory and Government Affairs International Trade

Bar admissionsDistrict of Columbia

CourtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of International Trade

EXPERIENCE

Representative Transactional Matters include:

Ghost Robotics Corporation in its acquisition by LIG Nex1
Hewlett Packard Enterprise in its divestment of Communications Technology Group business to HCLTech
Kerry Logistics Network Limited in its acquisition of Topocean Group
Costar Technologies, Inc., a security solution and surveillance camera business, in its acquisition by IDIS Co. Ltd.
Monnoyeur Group in its acquisition of VinZero, a digital technology in architecture, engineering, construction company
Mercedes Benz Group AG in its investment in Factorial Energy, a developer of solid-state battery cells
STORE Capital Corporation in its acquisition by GIC and Oak Street Capital, a division of Blue Owl Capital
CBC Europe S.à r.l. in its acquisition of SinterFire, Inc., a manufacturer of projectiles and ammunition
John Menzies plc in its acquisition by Agility Public Warehousing K.S.C.P
Koura Global, a subsidiary of Orbia Advance Corporation S.A.B. de C.V., in its acquisition of Silatronix, Inc., a battery technology company
insightsoftware in its investment from Hg Capital
MITRO Biotech Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of XingImaging, LLC, a biomarker imaging company leading radiopharmaceutical imaging trials
GMM Pfaudler Ltd. in the reorganization of the Pfaudler Group
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital in its acquisition of its acquisition of SDC Summit Holdings, a leading dark fiber infrastructure provider
JGC Holdings Corporation in its investment in NuScale Power, LLC, a developer of small modular reactors
Parasol Renewable Energy LLC in the sale of Clēnera to Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.
Ecwid Inc. in its acquisition by Lightspeed POS Inc., global e-commerce platform
Learning Technologies Group in its acquisition of GP Strategies Corporation
Montana Aerospace AG in its pending acquisition of ASCO Industries
Stantec, Inc. in its acquisition of the U.S. engineering and consulting business of Cardno Limited
Neva SGR SPA, Intesa Sanpaolo Group's venture capital fund, in its investment in Skydweller Aero Inc.
Noosphere Ventures with its acquisition of certain assets of Firefly Systems (Firefly Aerospace)
TDK Corporation with respect to its acquisition of Chirp Microsystems, Inc.

Representative Compliance Matters include:

Advising companies, particularly technology companies, on the impacts of U.S. sanctions and export controls on Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to their operations in those countries.
Advising money managers, private equity, sovereign wealth funds, SPACs, among other parties on the impact of U.S. regulatory changes with respect to China.
Counseling several global and U.S. companies with respect to supply chain and operational implications of U.S. regulatory changes with respect to China.
Conducting numerous internal investigations and favorably resolving voluntary disclosures with BIS (EAR), DDTC (ITAR) and OFAC (sanctions) for U.S. and non-U.S. companies across a broad range of sectors, including IT services, software and software services, e-commerce, cybersecurity, defense contracting, aerospace MRO, manufacturing, semiconductors, energy infrastructure and equipment, and telecommunications.
Advising joint ventures on export control implications for formation and operation.
Developing and implementing all aspects of compliance programs for several multinational companies, including policies and procedures, export classifications, export licensing, third-party contracts, distribution and vendor assessment, know-your-customer screening, and compliance with export controls, economic sanctions, anti-bribery/FCPA, anti-money laundering, anti-boycott, and customs regulations in global business operations.
Managing ITAR-related registration and notification obligations.
Evaluating export control classifications for products, software and technology, including manufactured goods, composites, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, sensors, satellite and spacecraft, clean energy, and encryption, among others.
Encryption classification determinations and assisting with required encryption-related filings under export controls.

Education

J.D., University of Denver

B.A., James Madison University

Awards

Chambers USA