Alan Estevez draws on 30+ years of service in senior roles in the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Defense to provide strategic advice to clients on cross-border investment and national security matters, including reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and international trade controls.

A non-lawyer, Alan joined the firm after serving as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. In that role, he led the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and oversaw U.S. government efforts to protect U.S. and allied technology from being acquired and used against the national security and foreign policy of the United States.

Prior to his role at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Alan was a national security strategy and logistics executive at Deloitte where he led acquisition, contracting, and logistics support for multiple complex operations and worked with a range of clients to help innovate and transform their own capabilities.

Previously, Alan held a number of senior roles at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) during a distinguished 36-year career, including as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics. In that role, he oversaw more than 40,000 people, a $20 billion budget, and an annual equipment and services contract spend of $300 billion. Alan also served as DoD’s representative to CFIUS.

Earlier in his tenure at DoD, Alan was the first career federal official ever to hold the Senate confirmed position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness. In that role, he provided world-class military logistics support to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and managed a budget of over $170 billion in logistics operations. Alan also previously served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness.

Alan has been repeatedly honored throughout his career, earning, among numerous other plaudits, three DoD Distinguished Public Service Medals, two Presidential Rank Awards (Meritorious and Distinguished Executive), and the National Security Service to America Medal. Alan was presented with the National Defense Industrial Association Logistician Emeritus Award and the National Defense Transportation Association Distinguished Government Service Award.