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Stephen Preston

Senior Counsel · WilmerHale

United StatesBig Data, Congressional Investigations

About

Stephen Preston is widely regarded as one of the country’s foremost national security lawyers. He chaired the firm’s Defense, National Security and Government Contracts Practice from 2015 to 2025 and currently chairs the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Law and National Security.

Practice areas

Big DataCongressional InvestigationsCrisis Management and Strategic ResponseCybersecurity and PrivacyFalse Claims ActFederal Inspector General InvestigationsForeign Investment in the US (CFIUS)Government and Regulatory LitigationGovernment Contract InvestigationsGovernment ContractsInvestigationsLitigationNational SecurityWhite Collar Defense and Investigations

Office

Expertise

National SecurityInvestigationsLitigationFederal ProcurementCivil FraudForeign Direct InvestmentCybersecurityStrategic CounselingCrisis Management

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 1983
  • BA, Yale College, 1979

Admissions

  • District of Columbia