Robert S. Litt
Robert S. Litt is Of Counsel in Morrison & Foerster LLP’s national security and global risk & crisis management practices in Washington, D.C., and advises industry-leading organizations on sensitive national security and privacy matters, white collar investigations and government enforcement actions. A former general counsel for the Director of National Intelligence, he has experience advising clients on national security matters, including those in relation to the Committee on Foreign Investment in<br>the United States (CFIUS), and in civil and criminal litigation as well as investigations. He is also an adjunct research scholar in Columbia Law School’s National Security Law Program. Prior to joining<br>Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Litt oversaw a team of attorneys providing legal advice to the agency and led interagency national security meetings. As spokesman for the intelligence community both domestically and overseas on issues relating to surveillance and privacy, he was a key member of the U.S. team that negotiated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield with the European Commission. Prior to joining ODNI, Mr. Litt worked at the Department of Justice, serving as deputy assistant attorney general in the Criminal<br>Division and as the principal associate deputy attorney general. He also served as special advisor to the<br>assistant secretary of state for European and Canadian Affairs. In addition, he was an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Litt received his A.B. in 1971 from Harvard College and his M.A. in 1973 and J.D. in 1976 from Yale University.