John Kabealo

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

John Kabealo has advised hundreds of companies on issues relating to CFIUS, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and other matters.

Career

John Kabealo has successfully presided over some of the most complex cases before CFIUS and DCSA, and has negotiated national security agreements in a broad range of sectors, including the telecommunications, defense, energy, technology and finance industries. John has handled cases involving investments from every region of the world, and he has a deep knowledge of the unique issues presented by each industry and each region.

Publications

John Kabealo is regularly quoted in leading publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Marketplace and MLex, and his founding of Kabealo Law was covered in the South China Morning Post. He has spoken at American Conference Institute conferences on export controls and classified information requirements.

Personal

John is a graduate of Princeton University, where he was a defensive back for the Princeton Tigers football team. He attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was the Editor in Chief of the Virginia Law Weekly, and where he met his wife, Sarah. They live in Leesburg, Virginia with their three children.