John A Eisenberg

John Eisenberg will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President, NSC Legal Advisor, and Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs. From 2006-2009, Eisenberg served as a senior national-security official at the Department of Justice. There, both as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel and as an Associate Deputy Attorney General, Eisenberg advised the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, and the Counsel to the President on complex national-security matters. During his time at the Justice Department, Eisenberg won several awards, including the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Furthering the Interests of U.S. National Security. As a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Eisenberg’s practice focused on white-collar, complex civil litigation, and data-security issues. He received a B.S. in mathematics from Stanford University and a J.D. from Yale Law School. John Eisenberg is a partner in Kirkland’s Washington office. His practice focuses on general and appellate litigation, white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, antitrust, and national security matters. From 2004 to 2009, John served at the Department of Justice in various capacities. His responsibilities centered on national security, including intelligence and counterterrorism issues. Both as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel and as an Associate Deputy Attorney General, John advised the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Counsel to the President, the Legal Advisor to the National Security Council, the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, and various general counsels in the Intelligence Community on complicated national security matters. As an Associate Deputy Attorney General, John oversaw the national security functions of the Department of Justice, including litigation of various issues throughout the Nation and in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review; the Department’s role with respect to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; and designations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and similar authorities. John also worked on various cybersecurity initiatives and played an important role in helping to secure important legislative reforms, including amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Other Distinctions Attorney General's Award for Excellence in Furthering the Interests of U.S. National Security, October 2007. Assistant Attorney General Award for Special Initiative, National Security Division, December 2008 Intelligence Community Legal Award for Team of the Year 2008 Intelligence Community Legal Award for Team of the Year 2007 Publications "Executive Order on Cybersecurity Begins Standard-Setting Process," Kirkland Alert, February 15, 2013 "$42 Million Blackwater Settlement Demonstrates ITAR Enforcement on the Rise," Kirkland Alert, September 23, 2010 "U.S. Sentencing Commission Proposes Changes Regarding Sentencing of Corporations," Kirkland Alert, February 16, 2010 "U.S. Department of Justice Arrests 22 in Unprecedented FCPA Sting Operation," Kirkland Alert, January 22, 2010 "United States Attorney General Pledges Unprecedented DOJ Focus on Financial Fraud," Kirkland Alert, January 12, 2010 "Serious Fraud Office Brings Overseas Corruption Charges Against British Executive," Kirkland Alert, December 11, 2009 "DOJ Vows to Scrutinize Pharmaceutical Companies under the FCPA," Kirkland Alert, November 16, 2009 "The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009," Kirkland Alert, May 29, 2009 "Department of Justice Announces That Antitrust Division Will Begin More Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement Campaign," Kirkland Alert, May 15, 2009