Khalil N. Maalouf

Mr. Maalouf is a core member of the firm’s national security and non-U.S. foreign direct investment reviews practices. He advises on a broad range of national security matters, including reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and international foreign direct investment regulators, as well as on matters related to U.S. export controls, economic sanctions and money transmission regulations. Mr. Maalouf regularly counsels on transactions in a variety of sectors, including in the information technology, life sciences, semiconductor, AI, energy, infrastructure, logistics, financial services, fintech and digital assets/blockchain industries. He also provides strategic advice to clients navigating the evolving landscape of international tariffs and duties, including with regard to evaluating tariff compliance and providing strategic supply chain advice.

In addition, he has extensive experience advising both traditional financial institutions and fintech companies on regulatory matters relating to strategic planning, bank formations, private equity investments, fintech investments, regulatory capital, FDIC receivership and activity restrictions. He also counsels on novel federal and state regulatory issues, including regulatory requirements for digital asset and cryptocurrency activities. Mr. Maalouf also advises on corporate governance, the development of internal controls, consent order remediation, and compliance capabilities and frameworks, as well as on effectively managing supervisory relationships. In addition, he has counseled clients on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act and on capital and liquidity support programs, including those established pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020.

Mr. Maalouf regularly represents clients in enforcement matters, including the resolution of high stakes administrative, civil and criminal proceedings involving federal, state and foreign regulatory agencies and prosecutors. As part of these representations, he assists boards of directors and management in conducting sensitive internal investigations and has extensive experience counseling clients in crisis management situations. He has significant experience advising corporations based outside of the U.S. on responding to U.S. inquiries and investigations, and has assisted in many complex cross-border investigations.

Before attending law school, Mr. Maalouf was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and studied at the EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht outside Frankfurt, Germany. During law school, Mr. Maalouf received the Dykema Scholarship Award for significant contributions to the Michigan Law Review and the Eric Stein Award, which is given to the author of the best student contribution to each volume of the Michigan Journal of International Law.