Skadden Hires Top National Security Lawyer

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 ...