Bloomberg Law
July 15, 2015, 7:57 PM UTC

Live From The Summit: Former NSA Lawyer On Privacy

Elizabeth Olson
Elizabeth Olson
Special Correspondent

Big Law Business is holding its inaugural Summit at the Apella in New York City. Below are excerpts from the 3:20 p.m. interview between Rajesh De, former general counsel of the NSA and leader of Mayer Brown’s privacy and security practice, and Sam Rascoff, faculty director of the NYU Center on Law and Security. Below is a lightly edited transcript of key excerpts.

(3:31 p.m.) Sam:What’s it like to be a lawyer in the NSA?

Rajesh:One thing that surprised me is the operational tempo. The office of general is about 100 lawyers or so. It provides advice on a ...

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