Partner John Kabealo Recognized as a Top Advisor for National Security and Foreign Investment

Foreign Investment Watch named Kirkland partner John Kabealo to its 2026 list of “Top Advisors on National Security and Foreign Investment,” which ranks individuals based on experience, reputation, clients served, first-person interviews, references, reader recommendations, articles published, etc.

John is regularly quoted in Foreign Investment Watch and has built a reputation as a pragmatic, deal-oriented advocate on very complex global transactions. He has successfully presided over some of the largest and most complex transactions to be approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), frequently praised for his ability to create novel solutions to obtain regulatory clearances.