Timothy Keeler

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Tim is a partner and Co-Lead of Mayer Brown’s International Trade Product Team, as well as heading the firm’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) practice. He is also a member of the firm’s Public Policy, Regulatory & Government Affairs group. Tim joined Mayer Brown in 2009 after a varied career in the US Government, serving at the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the US Treasury Department (which chairs CFIUS), and the US Senate Finance Committee.

Following eight years of service in the US executive branch on CFIUS member agencies, Tim handles all aspects of CFIUS work, including assessing whether prospective transactions raise national security issues, advising whether a transaction is subject to mandatory filing pursuant to CFIUS regulations, and advising on how to structure transactions to mitigate national security concerns while achieving business objectives.