Cyril T. Brennan

Cyril T. Brennan: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Cyril (Cy) Brennan focuses his practice on international trade and national security regulatory and compliance matters, with an emphasis on U.S. export controls, economic sanctions, and foreign direct investment matters. Cy provides clients experience across a broad array of U.S. international trade regulatory frameworks, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the various U.S. sanctions programs administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s anti-boycott regulations. His clients include a wide of array of companies in the aerospace, defense, space and hi-tech sectors.

Cy also assists clients in complex matters involving the national security regulatory space. He focuses on representing clients before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in the context of mergers and acquisitions, as well as private equity, real estate, and venture capital investments. In this capacity he also advises on the National Industrial Security Program, including negotiating foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) mitigation instruments with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Cy served in the United States Senate in a foreign relations capacity, and later worked in-house at one of the world’s largest aerospace and defense companies.

Concentrations

•Export controls
•Economic sanctions
•Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
•Aerospace and Defense
•Space and Satellite regulatory matters
•Anticorruption compliance
•Foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI)

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Latin Lawyer, 'Latin Lawyer 250 - Practice Recognition: Anti-Corruption Investigations and Compliance,' 2020-2026
•Team Member, National Law Journal, “Washington, D.C. Litigation Department of the Year - White Collar Defense & Special Investigations,” 2022
•Team Member, 'Corporate & Finance - International Counsel in Latin America (Florida-Based),' Chambers Latin America Awards, 2017

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Areas of Practice (8)

  • International Trade
  • Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
  • White Collar Defense & Investigations
  • Government Contracts
  • Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing
  • Latin America Practice
  • Defense, Aviation & Space
  • Space & Satellite

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Seville, Spain, Semester Abroad, 2002; Yale University, B.A., cum laude, 2003; Northwestern University School of Law, 2008 Senior Editor, 2007; Northwestern University School of Law, Member, 2007; Northwestern University School of Law, Youth and Women Immigration Law Clinic, 2007; Northwestern University School of Law, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 2007
Law School Attended:
Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., Member; Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., Youth and Women Immigration Law Clinic; Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 2008 Senior Editor; Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business
Year of First Admission:
2009
Admission:
2009, District of Columbia; Illinois
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Elected Member, International Institute of Space Law, 2024
•Member, American Bar Association
•Steering Committee, Aerospace & Defense Industries Committee, Section of International Law and Practice (2014-2015)

Languages:
French and Fluent and Spanish and Fluent
Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Represented Carrick Capital Partners in connection with its Series B Investment in Bishop Fox. Bishop Fox provides offensive security solutions ranging from continuous penetration testing, red teaming, and attack surface management to product, cloud and application security assessments.; Represented Crestview Partners in connection with the acquisition of Emerald EMS, an electronics manufacturing services provider specializing in high-mix, low-volume engineering, design, prototyping, testing, assembly and lifecycle support services for blue-chip original equipment manufacturers across a range of end markets. ;
ISLN:
922123221

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