Mark Skerry

A Partner in Simpson Thacher’s National Security Regulatory Practice, Mark Skerry advises some of the world’s largest and most well-known private equity asset managers, institutional investors, and multinational corporations on transactions undergoing national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and analogous foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regulators worldwide. Mark has successfully secured CFIUS approvals and coordinated worldwide FDI clearances for transactions across a variety of industries considered sensitive to national security, including aerospace and defense manufacturing, classified government contracting, satellites and launch vehicles, data centers and digital infrastructure, sea and airports, semiconductors, telecommunications, technology and software, social media, energy infrastructure, financial services, and life sciences, among others. · Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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Mark Skerry is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s National Security Regulatory Practice, advising private equity asset managers, institutional investors, and multinational corporations on national security reviews before CFIUS and analogous FDI screening regulators worldwide. He has secured CFIUS approvals and coordinated FDI clearances for transactions across sensitive industries including aerospace, defense, technology, and infrastructure.

Practice areas

National Security RegulatoryInternational Trade

Office

United States

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · A Partner in Simpson Thacher’s National Security Regulatory Practice, Mark Skerry advises some of the world’s largest and most well-known private equity asset managers, institutional investors, and multinational corporations on transactions undergoing national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and analogous foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regulators worldwide. Mark has successfully secured CFIUS approvals and coordinated worldwide FDI clearances for transactions across a variety of industries considered sensitive to national security, including aerospace and defense manufacturing, classified government contracting, satellites and launch vehicles, data centers and digital infrastructure, sea and airports, semiconductors, telecommunications, technology and software, social media, energy infrastructure, financial services, and life sciences, among others.

United States

Expertise

Aerospace and Defense ManufacturingClassified Government ContractingSatellites and Launch VehiclesData Centers and Digital InfrastructureSea and AirportsSemiconductorsTelecommunicationsTechnology and SoftwareSocial MediaEnergy InfrastructureFinancial ServicesLife Sciences

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Case Western Reserve University
B.Sc., Cornell University