Clifford Sloan

Mr. Sloan’s practice focuses on a wide range of litigation and appeals, including cases involving intellectual property, administrative law, commercial disputes, securities law, tax controversies, criminal law and constitutional issues. He also regularly advises clients on copyright, trademark, new media and First Amendment matters, as well as global strategy, policy matters and risk management. Mr. Sloan served as special envoy for Guantanamo closure at the U.S. Department of State. In that role, he was responsible for negotiating with countries to accept the transfer of detainees and for navigating the various international relations, national security and humans rights issues that arose during the efforts to close the detention facility. He also co-chaired an interagency working group that included the State Department, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Mr. Sloan served in other high-ranking positions in all three branches of the federal government, including as associate counsel to the president and assistant to the solicitor general. He also has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s Advisory Committee on Procedures. He currently serves as chair of the board of the Public Welfare Foundation, and on the boards of the National Center for State Courts, the National Security Archive and the American Constitution Society. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Sloan served as general counsel of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, The Washington Post Company’s online subsidiary. He was active in the in-house bar, serving on the board of directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel and on the advisory board of Corporate Pro Bono. From 2005 to 2008, he also served as publisher of Slate Magazine, which was acquired by The Washington Post Company in 2005. J.D., Harvard Law School (magna cum laude), 1984 B.A., Harvard College (magna cum laude), 1979