Clifford Chance Bolsters Trade Compliance With White & Case Hire

Clifford Chance hired White & Case partner Karalyn Mildorf, who works on national security and trade compliance—issues heating up under President Donald Trump.

Mildorf advises on issues related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, known as CFIUS. The agency vets foreign investments for national security risks and, since Trump’s first administration, has become an increasingly important part of law firms’ cross-border mergers and acquisitions offerings.

The hire “strengthens our global offering in M&A matters at a time when foreign trade and investments in the US will come under increasing scrutiny,” Clifford Chance’s ...