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Defense, Aerospace & National Security

Legal Counsel at the Intersection of Innovation and National Security

Averites advises businesses, investors and executives operating in defense, aerospace, dual-use technology and national security-related sectors.

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How We Advise Defense, Aerospace and Dual-Use Technology Businesses

With a cross-border platform spanning the globe, Averites is well positioned to advise businesses and investors operating at the intersection of technology, investment and national security.

  1. A Sector Shaped by Converging Technology and Security Demands

    The convergence of technology, defense and national security is creating rapidly growing markets for autonomous systems, drones, robotics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, aerospace technology and critical infrastructure. Businesses operating in these areas must navigate not only ordinary corporate and commercial law but also government procurement, export controls, foreign-investment regulation and national security requirements.

  2. Corporate Structuring and Growth Financing

    Our lawyers advise defense and dual-use technology companies on corporate structuring, venture capital and strategic investment, mergers and acquisitions, commercial arrangements and international expansion.

  3. Investing in Businesses With National Security Considerations

    We assist investors conducting transactions involving businesses whose technologies, customers or assets create national security considerations. This may include foreign-investment screening, ownership restrictions, export-control implications and government-contract issues.

  4. Government Contracting and Procurement

    Averites advises on government contracting and procurement matters involving defense and national security projects, including contractual arrangements with public authorities, subcontracting structures, consortium arrangements and regulatory requirements attached to government funding or support.

  5. Export Controls on Defense and Dual-Use Technology

    Export controls can materially affect the development, transfer and commercialisation of defense and dual-use technologies. We advise businesses on regulatory restrictions affecting products, technology, software, technical data and cross-border transactions.

  6. Foreign Investment and National Security Review

    We also advise on foreign investment and national security review mechanisms, including CFIUS-related issues in the United States and comparable foreign-investment screening regimes in other jurisdictions.

  7. Governance for Privately Funded, Government-Facing Companies

    Defense technology companies frequently receive investment from private capital while simultaneously working with government customers. We help clients structure governance and investor rights in ways that take into account national security, ownership, and regulatory considerations.

  8. Investigations and Enforcement

    Where allegations of procurement misconduct, corruption or other regulatory breaches arise, Averites assists with internal investigations, government inquiries and enforcement matters.

  9. Disputes in Defense and Technology Contracting

    We also represent companies in disputes arising from defense, technology, procurement and international commercial arrangements.

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New York c/o Chornous Law PLLC
30 Wall Street, 8 Floor
New York, NY 10005 Phone: +1 650 382 7764
London 124 City Road
London, England
EC1V 2NX Phone: +44 7405 138109
Kyiv 11 Panasa Myrnoho Street
Office 1/1
Kyiv, 01011 Phone: +380 63 148 27 37

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  • We advise businesses, investors and executives operating in defense, aerospace, dual-use technology and national security-related sectors.

    • The convergence of technology, defense and national security is creating rapidly growing markets for autonomous systems, drones, robotics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, aerospace technology and critical infrastructure. Businesses operating in these areas must navigate government procurement, export controls, foreign-investment regulation and national security requirements alongside ordinary corporate and commercial law.

      • Our lawyers advise defense and dual-use technology companies on corporate structuring, venture capital and strategic investment, mergers and acquisitions, commercial arrangements and international expansion.

        • We assist investors conducting transactions involving businesses whose technologies, customers or assets create national security considerations, including foreign-investment screening, ownership restrictions, export-control implications and government-contract issues.

          • Yes. We advise on government contracting and procurement matters involving defense and national security projects, including contractual arrangements with public authorities, subcontracting structures, consortium arrangements and regulatory requirements attached to government funding or support.

            • Export controls can materially affect the development, transfer and commercialisation of defense and dual-use technologies. We advise businesses on regulatory restrictions affecting products, technology, software, technical data and cross-border transactions.

              • Yes. We advise on foreign investment and national security review mechanisms, including CFIUS-related issues in the United States and comparable foreign-investment screening regimes in other jurisdictions.

                • Defense technology companies frequently receive investment from private capital while simultaneously working with government customers. We help clients structure governance and investor rights in ways that take into account national security, ownership, and regulatory considerations.

                  • Where allegations of procurement misconduct, corruption or other regulatory breaches arise, Averites assists with internal investigations, government inquiries and enforcement matters. We also represent companies in disputes arising from defense, technology, procurement and international commercial arrangements.