Timothy Keeler

Practice Areas

Tim Keeler joined Mayer Brown 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. He advises clients on 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

• Advising on how to structure transactions to mitigate national security concerns while achieving business objectives

• Implementing all phases of regulatory clearance under the CFIUS process

• Advising on successful engagements involving complex and novel areas of concern for CFIUS

• Helping anticipate and address government relations and public relations issues that may complicate the successful completion of the regulatory review process

Tim also advises and advocates for clients on high-profile International Trade law and policy, including investigations and tariff actions by the USTR under Sec. 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; safeguard investigations and tariff remedies by the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the USTR under Sec. 201 of the Trade Act of 1974; the consistency of various legal regimes – or proposed laws – with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and other international legal obligations; international trade negotiations in the WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and other arrangements; and WTO and other trade agreement litigation.