Malcolm “Mick” Tuesley, Head of the Firm’s National Security Regulatory Practice, has significant experience representing clients in national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and assisting clients with related issues, including mitigation of foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) under industrial security regulations; export control compliance; and government contracting. He has been involved with negotiating national security agreements for some of the largest and most complex transactions in the defense, energy, financial services, telecommunications and technology industries.
Mick has also served as regulatory counsel to several major broadcast networks in connection with the FCC’s media ownership review proceedings. He has also advised on all aspects of FCC regulations affecting broadcast and cable television and assisted on legislative matters. Mick has substantial experience representing clients before various committees of the U.S. Congress. Mick was named a Law360 “MVP” for International Trade in 2019. He is consistently recognized by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, where commentators note his “good sense of both CFIUS and corporate law.” Sources cite that Mick “is a high-caliber lawyer who is very thoughtful,” “always has his finger on the pulse,” “has very good judgement and is very cool, calm and collected,” and “is very good at understanding [a client’s] perspective and giving advice.” He is also consistently recognized by The Legal 500, where sources call him “outstanding” and “an expert in FOCI mitigation issues and a creative problem solver.”
Representative experience includes:
- Consortium of investors including Blackstone, The Carlyle Group and Hellman
& Friedman in connection with worldwide regulatory approvals for an investment
in Medline Industries valued at over $34 billion
- Microsoft with respect to worldwide regulatory approvals for its acquisition of
Nuance Communications for approximately $19.7 billion
- PPD with respect to worldwide regulatory approvals in connection with its sale to
Thermo Fisher Scientific for approximately $20.9 billion
- Sprint in navigating three significant regulatory reviews related to foreign ownership
in one of the largest and most complex transactions in the wireless industry; the
transaction was recognized as “Deal of the Year” at The Deal Awards 2021
- Refinitiv in obtaining CFIUS clearance of its acquisition by the London Stock
Exchange Group for $27 billion
- Versum Materials in connection with CFIUS review of its acquisition by Merck
KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany for $6.5 billion
- Cypress Semiconductor in securing CFIUS approval of its merger with Infineon
Technologies for $10.1 billion
Mick received his J.D., cum laude, from Indiana University, Maurer School of Law and his B.S.B. with honors and distinction, from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business. Mick is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Illinois and Indiana.
Updated Aug 2023
