Nimrah Najeeb
Overview
Nimrah Najeeb is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s International Trade group. Nimrah focuses her practice on cross-border transactions and national security matters, including reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), as well as economic sanctions, export controls, and anti-money laundering. Nimrah represents clients in all stages of the CFIUS process, including conducting diligence and national security risk assessments, evaluating CFIUS jurisdictional issues, advising on deal structure and strategy, preparing CFIUS filings, and negotiating complex mitigation agreements.
Career & Education
- Bryn Mawr College, B.A., cum laude, political science and history, 2010
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2013
- District of Columbia
- New York
- Urdu
Nimrah's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 11.27.24
On Monday, November 18, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) announced that it had finalized the regulatory changes previewed in April that will enhance certain CFIUS procedures and sharpen its penalty and enforcement authorities.[1] The changes go into effect on December 26, 2024 and as described in more detail below: (a) expand the types of information that CFIUS can require transaction parties and other persons (i.e., third-parties) submit when engaging with them on transactions that were not filed with CFIUS; (b) broaden the instances in which CFIUS may use its subpoena authority, including when seeking to obtain information from third persons not party to a transaction notified to CFIUS and in connection with assessing national security risk associated with non-notified transactions; and (c) substantially increase monetary penalties for violations of CFIUS regulations from a maximum of U.S. $250,000 to U.S. $5 million per violation, or the value of the transaction, whichever is greater.
Firm News | 8 min read | 08.15.24
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.26.24
CFIUS Proposes Enhanced Enforcement and Mitigation Rules and Steeper Penalties for Non-Compliance
Firm News | 8 min read | 08.17.23
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Nimrah's Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 11.27.24
On Monday, November 18, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) announced that it had finalized the regulatory changes previewed in April that will enhance certain CFIUS procedures and sharpen its penalty and enforcement authorities.[1] The changes go into effect on December 26, 2024 and as described in more detail below: (a) expand the types of information that CFIUS can require transaction parties and other persons (i.e., third-parties) submit when engaging with them on transactions that were not filed with CFIUS; (b) broaden the instances in which CFIUS may use its subpoena authority, including when seeking to obtain information from third persons not party to a transaction notified to CFIUS and in connection with assessing national security risk associated with non-notified transactions; and (c) substantially increase monetary penalties for violations of CFIUS regulations from a maximum of U.S. $250,000 to U.S. $5 million per violation, or the value of the transaction, whichever is greater.
Firm News | 8 min read | 08.15.24
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.26.24
CFIUS Proposes Enhanced Enforcement and Mitigation Rules and Steeper Penalties for Non-Compliance
Firm News | 8 min read | 08.17.23