NATIONAL SECURITY · FOREIGN OWNERSHIP · FEDERAL COMPLIANCE
Practical counsel where technology meets national security.
Led by counsel with former federal government experience, Goldfield Legal advises start-ups on CFIUS, FOCI, and AI risk, helping you secure capital and win federal work with confidence.
ABOUT THE FIRM
Complex national security rules, turned into clear, workable steps.
Goldfield Legal helps start-ups and growing companies, especially in defense tech, navigate the federal requirements that follow foreign investment, government contracts and sensitive technology.
Founders and executives come to us when a deal, a cap table or a contract raises a national security question. We identify what actually applies to your business, what has to be filed or put in place, and how to keep moving while it gets done.
PRACTICE AREAS
Ten areas of federal national security compliance.
From a first foreign investment to an ongoing compliance program, we cover the regimes that most often affect technology companies.
CFIUS
Jurisdiction analysis, mandatory filing assessments, declarations, notices, and mitigation.
Outbound Investment
Treasury outbound rules for investments in sensitive technologies, including AI and semiconductors.
FOCI Compliance
Foreign ownership, control or influence analysis and mitigation for facility clearances.
FCC Covered List
Covered List determinations and related equipment and supply chain advice.
Supply Chain & AI Risk
Commerce and other regulatory listings, vendor diligence, and emerging AI risk requirements.
Forced Labor Compliance
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and related import and supply chain tracing requirements.
Cybersecurity
Federal cybersecurity policy compliance for contractors and technology companies.
Export Controls
ITAR and EAR classification, licensing, and compliance programs.
Sanctions
Screening, due diligence, and compliance with U.S. sanctions programs.
Other Foreign Ownership
FCC foreign ownership and other regulatory compliance requirements.
OUR APPROACH
Counsel sized to your stage, priced up front.
BUILT FOR START-UPS
Advice that fits where you are
Defense tech and emerging-technology companies get counsel sized to their stage, from a first funding round with foreign investors to a first federal contract.
TRANSPARENT PRICING
No surprises on the invoice
Flat-fee engagements, scoped up front. Fees average about $500 per hour of work, are not a fixed rate, and are always open to discussion.
Talk through your situation
Reach out to discuss a transaction, a filing question or a compliance program. Please don't send confidential information until an engagement is in place.
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