Pascal DupeyratPascal DUPEYRAT is a strategic and public affairs advisor, specializing in mergers and acquisitions in sensitive and regulated sectors. He is a recognized expert in foreign investment control, with deep, operational knowledge of both the French frameork (Investissements Étrangers en France - IEF) and its U.S. counterpart (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States - CFIUS). His added value lies in his dual perspective as both a seasoned practitioner of the French screening mechanism and a legal scholar with academic expertise in public and economic regulation.In this capacity, he advises foreign investors as well as French companies in their interactions with public authorities, offering strategic guidance at every stage of the regulatory process. Over the past 25 years, Pascal has led numerous lobbying and public affairs initiatives in high-tech and regulated industries. He has played a key role in obtaining government approvals, managing institutional negotiations, and structuring complex cross-border investment deals involving sensitive activities.He notably acted in 2024 as strategic and institutional advisor to Nokia in the transfer of ASN's undersea cable business to the French State.He is also a recognized expert in Franco-American relations and U.S. public decision-making processes. In 2001, he was selected for the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). In 2012, he joined the Eisenhower Fellowships' Multi-Nation Program (MNP), focusing on national security and the CFIUS regime.Pascal DUPEYRAT holds a Master's degree in Public Law from Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (1992), with a specialization in Public Business Law. He is also a graduate of Sciences Po Paris, Public Service section (1995). He has been named a Knight of the French National Order of Merit, a distinction recognizing his commitment to citizen diplomacy and Franco-American relations. Read More Read Less