Eric S. Johnson is a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department. Eric’s practice focuses on the regulation of cross-border investment and national security matters. He advises on transactions reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and other national security-focused regulatory regimes, and provides counsel on related compliance and enforcement matters.

Eric has extensive experience reviewing and advising on acquisitions of U.S. businesses, non-controlling investments involving critical technologies and data, and real estate transactions near sensitive government facilities by or involving non-U.S. investors or businesses. Eric’s experience also encompasses significant exposure and engagement with the U.S. government’s national security cross-border investment policy objectives and priorities.

Prior to joining Proskauer, Eric served as the Principal Deputy Chief for the Foreign Investment Review Section at the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division, where he supervised the DOJ’s work involving CFIUS, Team Telecom, telecommunication infrastructure and technology supply chains, and the Data Security Program (28 CFR Part 202).