Services

CFIUS advisory, export controls compliance, FOCI mitigation, and cross-border transaction risk assessment.

Cross-border transactions involving U.S. national security interests operate under intense regulatory scrutiny. A single CFIUS filing miscalculation, an overlooked export control requirement, or a mishandled FOCI determination can block a deal, trigger enforcement action, or disqualify a company from government work entirely.

77 Meridian provides end-to-end advisory across the foreign investment and trade compliance landscape — from pre-transaction risk assessment through post-closing compliance monitoring.

• ✓ CFIUS Advisory & Transaction Analysis
• ✓ CFIUS Independent Monitoring
• ✓ Export Controls Compliance (ITAR, EAR, sanctions)
• ✓ FOCI Mitigation
• ✓ Cross-Border Transaction Risk Assessment

Navigating the regulatory landscape for companies working with or selling to the defense and intelligence communities.

Companies that work with the defense and intelligence communities — or that develop technologies with national security applications — face a regulatory environment that changes frequently, enforces aggressively, and offers little guidance upfront.

77 Meridian helps companies navigate this terrain: understanding which regulations apply, building compliance programs that satisfy government expectations, and maintaining the posture required to win and retain government trust.

• ✓ Compliance program design and assessment
• ✓ Regulatory gap analysis across national security regimes
• ✓ Ongoing advisory under existing compliance obligations
• ✓ Pre-engagement regulatory due diligence

Advising AI companies on the legal and policy dimensions of responsible development.

Artificial intelligence companies operating in or adjacent to the national security space face a distinct set of regulatory, ethical, and strategic questions. Model integrity, misuse prevention, and responsible deployment are not abstract principles — they are rapidly becoming regulatory requirements and procurement conditions.

77 Meridian advises AI companies on the legal and policy dimensions of responsible development: establishing governance frameworks that satisfy government expectations, addressing threat-actor misuse risks, and positioning companies as credible partners for defense and intelligence applications.

DJ Rosenthal's direct experience with the government's perspective on AI risk — from NSC policy deliberations to Intelligence Community adoption decisions — provides counsel grounded in how these agencies actually evaluate AI companies, not in how the private sector imagines they do.

Strategic-level cybersecurity advisory working alongside company leadership.

Cybersecurity in the national security context goes beyond IT infrastructure. Companies that handle classified information, serve government customers, or develop sensitive technologies face threats from foreign intelligence services, insider risks, and adversaries who are specifically targeting their capabilities.

77 Meridian provides strategic-level cybersecurity advisory — working alongside company leadership, not IT departments — to identify threats, assess vulnerabilities, and build security postures that satisfy both government requirements and operational reality.

77 Meridian's extended team includes former Fortune 100 Chief Information Security Officers and intelligence professionals with direct experience in the threat landscape these companies face.

• ✓ Insider threat program development and assessment
• ✓ Foreign threat identification and mitigation strategy
• ✓ Sensitive data protection
• ✓ Cyber incident response planning
• ✓ Security posture evaluation for government contract eligibility

Helping technology and AI companies build relationships with the defense and intelligence communities.

Selling to the defense and intelligence communities is fundamentally different from selling to commercial customers. The procurement processes are opaque, the relationship cycles are long, and the compliance requirements are non-negotiable. Companies that succeed in this market understand that government engagement is a strategy, not a sales function.

77 Meridian helps technology and AI companies build the relationships, credentials, and regulatory posture required to win government business — and to sustain it.

Background investigations and risk assessments conducted by former FBI agents and intelligence professionals.

Background investigations and risk assessments conducted by former FBI agents and intelligence professionals. 77 Meridian's due diligence work goes beyond public-record searches to deliver the substantive analysis that boards, investors, and government counterparties require when the stakes involve national security.

Messaging strategy for sensitive national security situations.

National security matters that intersect with media, congressional, or public affairs dimensions require communications discipline that generalist PR firms cannot provide. Through its extended team of seasoned crisis communications professionals, 77 Meridian supports clients navigating sensitive public situations with messaging strategy calibrated to the national security context.