Zachary Eddington focuses his practice on matters involving the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and other national security matters. He advises clients on whether to make CFIUS filings, represents clients in CFIUS reviews, and assists clients with the negotiation and implementation of CFIUS mitigation agreements and responses to CFIUS non-notified inquiries. He also has litigation experience and has drafted briefs about various constitutional and statutory issues.

Zachary has worked with clients in a range of industries, such as aerospace and defense, energy, and technology. He has frequently handled matters involving emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and robotics, and space technologies and systems.

Zachary clerked for Judge Jerry Smith of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Before law school, he served as an intelligence analyst for the US Department of Defense in Washington and Baghdad.
 

Zachary’s experience includes representing:

  • Energy Capital Partners in obtaining CFIUS clearance for its acquisition of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure
  • CyberArk in obtaining CFIUS clearance for its acquisition of Venafi, a leader in machine identity management
  • Bosch Group in obtaining CFIUS clearance for its acquisition of certain assets of TSI Semiconductors
  • Hyundai Motor Company in obtaining CFIUS clearance for its investment in SES AI, a battery manufacturer
  • Photonis, a leading manufacturer of light intensifier tubes, in obtaining CFIUS clearance for the sale of Photonis to HLD Europe
  • Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation in obtaining CFIUS clearance for their investments in IonQ, a quantum computing company
  • Avangrid, a clean energy company, in obtaining CFIUS clearance for its proposed merger with PNM Resources
  • Hyundai Motor Group in obtaining CFIUS clearance for an autonomous driving joint venture with Aptiv
  • Novelis in obtaining CFIUS clearance for its acquisition of Aleris, a global supplier of rolled aluminum products

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 2014
    magna cum laude
  • BS, Georgetown University, 2009
    magna cum laude