Michael Leiter, a top national counterterrorism lawyer under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, has joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, the firm announced on Tuesday.
Leiter, 48, joins Skadden as a partner in its 13-person Washington, D.C. national security practice, although he will work closely with the firm’s attorneys in its global investigations and M&A practices.
“The marriage of looking at [legal issues] from a business and national security perspective is something we have been growing for a number of years,” said Ivan Schlager , a senior Skadden partner who recruited Leiter.
After leaving his position as director of ...
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