B.J. Altvater is an associate at Cleary Gottlieb, where his practice focuses on international trade and national security matters, including CFIUS, global foreign direct investment regimes, the US Outbound Investment Security Program, and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) mitigation of foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI). B. J. has represented clients in over 100 CFIUS reviews involving transactions with a combined value exceeding USD 200 billion. He has negotiated many of CFIUS’s most complex and significant national security agreements. In 2025, B. J. was recognized as a CFIUS “Leading Associate” by The Legal 500.
B.J. Altvater is an associate at Cleary Gottlieb, where his practice focuses on international trade and national security matters, including CFIUS, global foreign direct investment regimes, the US Outbound Investment Security Program, and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) mitigation of foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI). B. J. has represented clients in over 100 CFIUS reviews involving transactions with a combined value exceeding USD 200 billion. He has negotiated many of CFIUS’s most complex and significant national security agreements. In 2025, B. J. was rec...
