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MoFo advised Sagewind Capital LLC, a government technology-focused U.S. private equity firm, on government and regulatory matters related to its majority investment in Sabel Systems Technology Solutions LLC ("Sabel"), a leading provider of digital R&D, acquisition and sustainment solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies.

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MoFo advised Sagewind Capital LLC, a government technology-focused U.S. private equity firm, on government and regulatory matters related to its majority investment in Sabel Systems Technology Solutions LLC ("Sabel"), a leading provider of digital R&D, acquisition and sustainment solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies.Sabel is Sagewind’s eighth platform investment in the government technology sector, marking its sixth active government technology platform investments. The firm is focused on long-term capital appreciation and has the flexibility to own businesses for extended periods.The MoFo team advising Sagewind was led by Washington D.C. government contracts partner Damien Specht, with support from Boston privacy + data security partner Julie O'Neil, Washington D.C. government contracts partner Charles Capito, Washington D.C. government contracts associates Roke Iko, Ali McCann, Boston technology transactions associate Matthew Blum, Washington D.C. privacy + data security associate Joshua Fattal, and Washington D.C. national security associate Jonathan Babcock.Read the <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241106482585/en/Sagewind-Capital-Partners-with-Sabel-Systems" target="_blank">full press release</a>.

MoFo Advises Sagewind Capital in Connection to Investment in Sabel

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Damien is a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts & Public Procurement practice. Damien represents clients in all facets of government contracts transactions, as well as regulatory counseling, subcontract and teaming agreement negotiations, contract disputes, size protests, and protests. Damien has been recognized as a leading Government Contracts lawyer by various publications. Chambers USA explains that he “is a strong choice for advising government contractors on M&A transactions,” with sources saying that he has “excellent knowledge of government contracts M&A” and that “his biggest strength is that he is very commercial, thinking about both the legal and business side of things.” National Law Journal named him a Trailblazer and found that federal lawmakers turn to him when they “need expert advice about small-business policy.”Damien has played a significant role in more than 200 government contracts transactions, representing industry leaders, private-equity firms and entrepreneurs. He also regularly serves as lead counsel in high-stakes litigation, including pre- and post-award protests at the GAO, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and state tribunals, as well as in size protests and appeals.The co-editor of books on small business litigation and government contracts transactions, Damien was a founding member of the ABA Public Contract Law Section Mergers and Acquisitions Committee and serves in the leadership of the American Bar Association Small Business & Other Socioeconomic Programs Committee. Damien has testified about procurement issues before the United States House of Representatives.<h4>GAO PUBLISHED DECISIONS</h4><ul><li>Dawson Solutions, LLC, B-418587, B-418587.2, Jun. 19, 2020, 2020 CPD ¶ 216</li><li>LATA-Atkins Technical Services, LLC, B-418602,B-418602.4, Jun. 10, 2020, 2020 WL 3265159</li><li>Inquiries, Inc., B-418486, B-418486.2, B-418486.3, May 27, 2020, 2020 WL 3034820</li><li>BEAT, LLC, B-418235, B-418235.2, Jan.30, 2020, 2020 CPD ¶ 64</li><li>Battelle Memorial Institute, B-416263.5, Jan. 23, 2020, 2020 WL 508726</li><li>ASRC Federal Data Network Technologies, LLC, B-418028; B-418028.2, Dec. 26, 2019, 2019 WL 7370424</li><li>IPKeys Technologies, LLC, B-416873.2, B-416873.3, Apr. 5, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶138</li><li>ActioNet, Inc., B-416557.4, February 27, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ 97</li><li>Advanced Software Systems, Inc., B-414892.2, B-414892.3, B-414892.4, B-414892.5, B-414892.6, Jan. 7, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ 51</li><li>Chenega Healthcare Services, LLC, B-416158, Jun. 4, 2018, 2018 CPD ¶ 200</li><li>Federal Acquisition Services Alliant JV, LLC, B-415406.2, B-415406.3, April 11, 2018, 2018 CPD ¶ 139</li><li>VT Halter Marine, Inc., B-415510.2, B-415510.3, B-415510.4, Jan. 24, 2018, 2018 CPD ¶ 62</li><li>OBXtek, Inc., B-415258, Dec. 12, 2017, 2017 CPD ¶ 381</li><li>Katmai Health Services, LLC, B-413816.3, Jul. 12, 2017, 2017 CPD¶ 220</li><li>Verdi Consulting, Inc., B-414103.2, B-414103.3, B-414103.4, Apr. 26, 2017, 2017 CPD ¶ 136</li><li>Threat Management Group, LLC, B-413729, Dec. 21, 2016, 2017 CPD ¶ 9</li><li>Analytic Strategies LLC; Gemini Industries, Inc.; B-413758.2, B-413758.3, Nov. 28, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 340</li><li>Kollsman, Inc., B-413485, B-413485.2, B-413485.3, Nov. 8, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 326</li><li>The Boeing Company, B-412441, Feb. 16, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 269</li><li>Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., B-411359; B-411359.2, Jun. 16, 2015, 2015 CPD¶ 219</li><li>IAP World Services, Inc.; EMCOR Government Services, B-407917.2, B-407917.3, B-407917.4, B-407917.5, B-407917.6, B-407917.7, 2013 CPD ¶ 171</li><li>AT&T Government Solutions, Inc. , B-406926, B-406926.2, B-406926.3, B-406926.4, B-406926.5, B-406926.6, 2013 CPD ¶ 88</li><li>Weibel Equipment, Inc., B-406888, B-406888.2, 2012 CPD ¶ 279</li><li>O'Gara Training and Services, LLC, B-404901.2, 2011 CPD ¶ 171</li><li>Harrington, Moran, Barksdale, Inc., B-401934.2, B-401934.3, 2010 CPD ¶ 231</li><li>CIGNA Government Services, LLC, B-401068.4, B-401068.5, 2010 CPD ¶ 230</li><li>ITT Corporation, Systems Division, B-310102.6, B-310102.7, B-310102.8, B-310102.9, 2010 CPD ¶ 12</li><li>FedSys, Inc., B-401453, 2009 CPD ¶ 181</li><li>Academy Facilities Management, B-401094.3, 2009 CPD ¶ 139</li><li>Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., B-400771; B-400771.2, 2009 CPD ¶ 49</li><li>TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, B-310801.6, B-310801.7, B-310801.10, 2013 CPD ¶ 204</li><li>Evans Security Solutions, Inc. , B-311035, 2008 CPD ¶ 58</li><li>DRS C3 Systems, LLC, B-310825; B-310825.2, 2008 CPD ¶ 103 </li></ul><h4>COFC PUBLISHED DECISIONS</h4><ul><li>HomeSource Real Estate Asset Servs. v. United States, No. 10-416 C, 94 Fed. Cl. 466 (Fed. Cl. 2010)</li><li>ACTA, LLC v. United States, No. 20-356C</li><li>Chenega Healthcare Servs., LLC v. United States, No. 18-861C, 141 Fed. Cl. 254 (Fed. Cl. 2019)</li><li>Trans Digital Techs., LLC v. United States, No. 18-121C, 138 Fed. Cl. 34 (Fed. Cl. 2018)</li><li>Precise Sys. v. United States, No. 14-1174C, 122 Fed. Cl. 263 (Fed. Cl. 2015)</li><li>Palladian Partners, Inc. v. United States, No. 14-317C, 119 Fed. Cl. 417 (Fed. Cl. 2014)</li><li>Pyramid Real Estate Servs., LLC v. United States, No. 10-599 C, 95 Fed. Cl. 613 (Fed. Cl. 2010)</li><li>Acad. Facilities Mgmt. v. United States, No. 09-302C, 87 Fed. Cl. 441 (Fed. Cl. 2009)</li><li>L-3 Communs. EOTech, Inc. v. United States, No. 08-515 C, 83 Fed. Cl. 643 (Fed. Cl. 2008)</li></ul>

Damien C. Specht

Partner

Clients seek out Julie because of her practical advice on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of privacy and consumer protection laws. She provides clients with practical solutions to compliance challenges around a wide variety of both online and offline privacy issues, including tracking, interest-based advertising, geo-targeting and other mobile tracking, personalization, and cross-device tracking. Recognized in The Legal 500 US 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2020 and Chambers USA 2021 for her exceptional legal work, her clients praise her saying, “She is really good at giving practical, targeted advice and taking stock of what the risk profile of the client is, so that the advice is holistic.” (Chambers USA 2021).Julie provides clients with creative and practical advice on meeting the requirements of state and federal privacy laws, including the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). She crafts guidelines and compliance programs for clients’ collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in diverse contexts and throughout the life cycle of their initiatives, such as for connected products (the Internet of Things) and mobile services. She also drafts privacy and cookies policies, online service terms of use, agreements involving online and offline advertising and marketing practices, and agreements concerning a variety of data uses. In addition, Julie helps clients assess and manage privacy risks, including in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.Julie creates compliance programs for clients’ use of a wide variety of channels for communicating with and marketing to consumers, including email, telephone, text message, and fax, both in the United States and around the world. She works with clients to develop their social media strategies and to clear their social media content. She also reviews advertising in both traditional and new media for compliance with applicable laws, including Section 5 of the FTC Act and various FTC rules and guides. In addition, she works with clients to structure, market, and implement their sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions in compliance with applicable laws.As a former FTC staff attorney, Julie regularly defends companies in investigations by the FTC and before data protection authorities around the world.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>A company that creates online software used by schools in an FTC investigation of alleged COPPA violations.</li><li>A consumer services company investigated by the Korean data protection authority for alleged privacy violations</li><li>A manufacturer in connection with a challenge of its environmental advertising claims by the FTC </li><li>An advertising services company in an investigation of alleged privacy-related violations of the FTC Act</li><li>An online provider of entertainment services in an FTC investigation of alleged COPPA violations</li><li>A beverage company in an FTC investigation of alleged COPPA violations</li></ul>Before attending law school, Julie was a Peace Corps volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa.

Julie O'Neill

Charles Capito is a partner in both Morrison Foerster’s National Security and Government Contracts + Public Procurement practices.In the National Security space, he has significant experience counseling clients on the complex and evolving considerations related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Charles frequently helps investors and U.S. businesses through every aspect of the CFIUS process, from understanding and allocating CFIUS risk on the front end, to presenting cases before the Committee, to negotiating appropriate mitigation measures, and ultimately to implementing and complying with mitigation agreements after the fact. Charles’ experience includes securing clearances for some of the largest and most sensitive cases reviewed by CFIUS, as well as dozens of more discreet transactions and investments.Charles regularly advises clients on critical regulatory regimes in the national security space. Whether in the context of specific transactions or day-to-day counseling, clients rely on Charles to help them comply with and operate under U.S. export controls, in particular, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regimes, especially the EAR, are undergoing noteworthy and complex changes, and now play key roles in other legal regimes like CFIUS. In addition, government contractors with access to classified information and their investors go to Charles to understand their obligations under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) and, in particular, the sensitive issues presented by foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) in this space.Companies operating in today’s national security space are wise to take a holistic view of the legal environment incorporating not only their legal obligations today, but also the wider geopolitical landscape to plan for the future. Charles speaks and writes regularly on these and other topics in the national security space, and has been recognized by legal publications like Chambers USA and Best Lawyers for his expertise in these areas.Charles is also a seasoned Government Contracts practitioner, assisting government contractors with a wide variety of compliance and litigation issues. This includes the numerous national security issues government contractors face when they are subject to FOCI, manufacture or export defense articles under the ITAR or sensitive dual-use technology under EAR, or are required to understand and comply with recent compliance regimes like Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Charles also has years of experience on pre- and post-award bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims, and contracts claims and disputes before the boards of contract appeals, and other judicial and administrative tribunals.  Additionally, he counsels clients on prime- and subcontractor disputes, small business issues, compliance with federal procurement regulations, and government contracts mergers and acquisitions.Charles graduated from Washington & Lee University School of Law, where he served as senior articles editor of the Washington & Lee Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University.

Charles Capito

Roke Iko is an associate in the Litigation Department in Morrison & Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office.Roke assists clients in the full range of government contracts litigation and compliance matters.Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Roke managed and executed large government contracts and grants for a health and education association based in Washington, D.C. and worked at a consulting firm supporting business development strategy for clients.During law school, Roke worked as a law clerk in Morrison & Foerster’s Government Contracts practice, and participated in the firm’s summer associate program. She is active in pro bono and most recently contributed to a business guide targeted toward minority-owned small businesses interested in federal contracting. Roke received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where she was a senior editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law, research assistant to Professor Caroline Fredrickson, a RISE Academic Teaching Fellow, and active in the Black Law Students Association and Women of Color Collective.

Roke Iko

Associate

Ali Young is an associate in the Government Contracts practice in Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office.Ali’s practice focuses on a full range of government contract litigation and compliance matters including bid protests, contract claims and disputes, small business compliance and disputes, and mergers and acquisitions. She has represented clients in both pre- and post-award bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). She has also assisted clients draft requests for equitable adjustments and certified claims and has litigated claims disputes at the COFC and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA).Ali’s practice additionally includes counseling clients on a variety of regulatory and contractual compliance issues, particularly in small business matters such as and size determination and appeals at the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals, mentor protégé joint venture agreements, and socioeconomic status eligibility.She has worked on a number of mergers and acquisitions involving the purchase of government contracting concerns or related assets, including performing due diligence, negotiating purchase agreements, and counseling on post-transaction structures.Ali has taught several seminars on various small business matters and organizational conflicts of interest.Ali graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2013, receiving her B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science and History. In 2017, she earned her J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School, where she received the Patricia A. Tobin Government Procurement Law Award for excellence in the area of government contracts law and served as the editor-in-chief for the International Law in Domestic Courts Journal. Ali was also a Thurgood Marshall Scholar.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Ali practiced government contracts law at a mid-sized law firm. While attending law school, Ali clerked at a large Washington, D.C. law firm in the government contracts group, and interned at various international human rights non-profit organizations.Ali is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Alissandra McCann

Matt Blum is an associate in the Technology Transactions Group, where he represents and advises clients on a wide range of business transactions and other matters relating to development or use of technology and products and services across various sectors, including software, hardware, and information technology services; life sciences, including healthcare, medical device, and pharmaceuticals; manufacturing, distribution, and supply; energy; and government and defense.Matt has worked with individual clients and public, private, and government entities of all sizes on various technology and intellectual property matters and related business transactions, including technology and research development, technology and products manufacturing, software licensing and as-a-service platforms and other offerings, technology outsourcing, and numerous other matters involving the licensing or subscription, procurement, sale, or other commercialization of intellectual property and technology products and services, and the use of such things in commercial business and government-related applications. Matt also counsels clients on related matters involving information security, and he regularly works with clients on intellectual property and information technology matters as part of technology-related litigation and corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity and venture capital financing.Prior to going into private practice, Matt was an associate business officer and in-house legal counsel at a global enterprise software company, where he advised the company’s business, sales, and professional services teams on government and commercial software licensing and cloud services transactions, including product and service pricing, government and commercial resale and teaming engagements, and overall deal strategy, legal risk, and revenue recognition matters. During law school, he also gained experience in administrative law matters as a legal intern at the First District Legal Office of the United States Coast Guard and as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert W. Gardner, Jr. of the Massachusetts Trial Court, District Court Department, where he was involved with a number of criminal, civil, housing, mental health, and other types of cases.Matt has extensive experience as an accomplished United States Army officer and active-duty veteran, having served as a military intelligence officer with the 1st Infantry Division, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater), and U.S./NATO special operations task force components, including assignments in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Germany, and the United States. He currently serves as a military intelligence officer in the United States Army Reserve.Matt earned his law degree from Suffolk University Law School. During this time, he served as the editor-in-chief of the Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy, a staff member of the Moot Court Honor Board, an officer and member of the Suffolk Law Armed Services Association, and a founding officer of the National Security Law Association. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, with a minor in law, policy, and society, from Northeastern University.Matt is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. He also is a member of the Boston Bar Association.

Matthew Blum

Joshua R. Fattal is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Privacy + Data Security Group. He advises clients across industries on data protection best practices, product development, complex national and international regulatory compliance, transaction diligence, incident preparedness and response, and emerging topics, such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI).Joshua regularly counsels clients in a variety of industries on complex data privacy issues related to local, state, and federal legal frameworks, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other U.S. state privacy laws; the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and other U.S. state and local biometric laws; the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA); the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA); the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA); the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Joshua also advises clients on cybersecurity laws, regulatory requirements, and best practices, including the SEC’s cybersecurity disclosure rules for public companies, registered investment advisors, and broker-dealers; the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation; and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Joshua also advises global clients on foreign privacy and security frameworks, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the EU’s e-Privacy Directive.Joshua works with clients ranging from emerging to public companies across a variety of industries, including technology, life sciences, EdTech, Fintech, crypto, consumer services, and AdTech. Joshua assists clients in developing information security policies and procedures, standing up cybersecurity governance processes, negotiating data transfer and processing agreements, designing third-party vendor risk management programs, and product development and design. Joshua also advises clients on incident response strategy, assisting companies in investigating data breaches and preparing notifications to customers, affected individuals, and regulators. As part of his practice, Joshua performs privacy and cybersecurity due diligence and negotiates transaction documents in connection with public and private corporate deals.Joshua maintains an active pro bono practice. He has worked on numerous immigration matters, helping to reunite separated families and obtaining a grant of asylum for a Honduran woman escaping sexual violence. Joshua has also represented tenants in litigation against their landlords over unhabitable living conditions. Additionally, Joshua regularly helps nonprofits build and develop their privacy and cybersecurity programs.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Joshua was an associate in the data privacy and cybersecurity practice at another international law firm. Joshua previously worked in the U.S. Intelligence Community, including as an attorney advisor in the Intelligence Law Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he advised government officials on compliance with domestic and international privacy regimes and data security matters related to information sharing, data analytics, and cloud computing technology. In 2020, Joshua was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Sarah Netburn, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York.Joshua received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and was recognized as a Robert McKay Scholar. Joshua was also awarded the ASPIRE Cybersecurity Scholarship, a prestigious full-tuition merit scholarship providing a select group of students with a cybersecurity education from a multidisciplinary perspective. Joshua received his B.A. from Columbia University, where he graduated magna cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Joshua Fattal

Jonathan’s practice focuses on advising clients on national security regulatory compliance and transactional matters. Specifically, Jonathan advises clients on U.S. foreign investment approvals involving the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and U.S. sanctions and embargoes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).In his CFIUS practice, Jonathan advises clients in all phases of the foreign investment review process, including deal structuring and other strategic planning, conducting due diligence to assess potential areas of national security concern, developing strategies for engaging the government, preparing CFIUS filings and managing follow-up inquiries, negotiating CFIUS mitigation requirements, and guiding companies through mitigation implementation.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Jonathan practiced in the International Trade and National Security practice groups of a prominent D.C. law firm. Jonathan graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as an articles editor for the Virginia Journal of International Law. Jonathan received his B.A. summa cum laude from The George Washington University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also attended the London School of Economics and Political Science as a visiting student studying international relations and law.