Morrison Foerster has announced that Chris Chamberlain, a partner in the firm’s National Security Group, has relocated to its Singapore office, expanding the firm’s national security, export controls, and technology regulatory capabilities across Asia.
Chamberlain brings more than 15 years of U.S. government agency and private practice experience involving national security and trade regulatory matters, with a particular focus on export controls.
His work spans industries including semiconductors, artificial intelligence, data centers and defense trade, areas that are increasingly affected by cross-border national security rules and evolving trade restrictions.
Chamberlain joined Morrison Foerster in July 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Before joining the firm, he served as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, where his work included developing and implementing semiconductor-related export controls.
He played a central role in developing rules involving semiconductor manufacturing equipment and worked across other regulatory programs administered by BIS.
Since joining Morrison Foerster, Chamberlain has advised clients on significant export control and national security matters involving major transactions and technology infrastructure projects.
His work has included advising on Veeco’s $4.4 billion merger with Axcelis, along with transactions involving AI data center projects across Asia and other global markets.
His regulatory experience covers products and technologies involving encryption, telecommunications, microelectronics, computers, radar and lidar systems, sensors and lasers, testing and inspection equipment, cloud services, open-source software, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The Singapore move places Chamberlain closer to clients operating across Asian technology and infrastructure markets as companies navigate increasingly complex combinations of U.S. export controls, national security requirements and regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
Morrison Foerster said demand involving technology, data and supporting infrastructure remains high while companies simultaneously face an increasingly complicated geopolitical and regulatory environment.
Chamberlain’s relocation also expands the firm’s presence in Asia at a time when semiconductor supply chains, AI infrastructure investment and cross-border technology transactions are attracting heightened regulatory scrutiny.
Morrison Foerster has continued to add attorneys with experience inside U.S. national security agencies and government departments.
Recent additions include Annie Wartanian Reisinger, formerly Senior Counsel for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury; Jason Lebowitz, formerly Senior Counsel in the Office of the Chief Counsel for Industry and Security at the Department of Commerce; and Kuang Chiang, a former Treasury official.
The firm has also added Margot Benedict, formerly Senior Counselor to the U.S. Attorney General; Anna Faber, a former Department of Commerce attorney; and Kara Podraza, formerly Deputy Chief of Staff of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division.
Morrison Foerster’s National Security practice advises clients on geopolitical, trade and enforcement risks across areas such as export controls, economic sanctions and foreign investment review.
The firm said Chamberlain’s relocation will allow him to work more directly with its lawyers and clients across Asia while coordinating national security matters that frequently span multiple jurisdictions and legal disciplines.
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“Demand for technology and related data and infrastructure is markedly high, and for our clients this is coupled with a dynamic and evolving geopolitical landscape. Chris’s experience and credentials, combined with MoFo’s platform and strength of its national security practice worldwide, position him well for success in supporting innovative companies as they look to mitigate national security risks on their most complex cross-border transactions across Asia.”
Bita Rahebi, Vice Chair of Morrison Foerster
“MoFo’s technology capabilities and platform in Asia were central to my decision to come to the firm, and to pursue work more directly in the region. Organizations are navigating increasingly complex and even contradictory global regulatory regimes, and addressing them requires a high degree of coordination across disciplines and markets. The firm’s diverse experience and breadth of practices, alongside its integrated approach to cross-border work have been critical to client outcomes on these issues in my time here so far. I look forward to deepening those collaborations by working more directly with our practices and clients across Asia.”
Chris Chamberlain, Partner in Morrison Foerster’s National Security Group
