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Mark Plotkin represents global clients across industries in complex strategic reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). He has negotiated groundbreaking compliance and security arrangements that now serve as industry standards and has advised on transactions with an estimated value of more than $500 billion. Mark's practice also includes matters before the Defense Counterintelligence & Security Agency (DCSA) requiring mitigation of foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI), strategic telecommunications matters before Team Telecom, and matters involving emerging areas of national security-related regulations, including outbound investment screening. Mark has been ranked by Chambers in Band 1 for CFIUS Experts since the category’s inception. Clients and peers describe him as "dean of the CFIUS Bar" with an "unmatched history, experience and network" (Chambers USA). The American Lawyer has twice honored Mark as "Dealmaker of the Year" for landmark achievements: securing CFIUS clearance for GlobalFoundries' acquisition of IBM's semiconductor unit (2016) and defending Qualcomm from Broadcom's attempted hostile takeover (2019). Mark earned his B.A. in history summa cum laude and with departmental honors from Yale College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree with honors from Harvard Law School. A member of the American Law Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations, Mark has testified before Congress, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and the Uniform Law Commission. He served as co-editor of Regulation of Foreign Banks & Affiliates in the United States (Sixth Edition) and editor-in-chief of E-Commerce Law & Business. He previously taught American government at Harvard College and currently is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center.