Caplin & Drysdale Welcomes David Laufman to Political Law Group

Caplin & Drysdale is excited to announce that David Laufman has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in the Political Law group. He draws on decades of experience in white-collar investigations, congressional investigations, national security matters, and counseling clients on compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

Mr. Laufman represents entities and individuals in congressional investigations and provides counsel and assistance regarding compliance with FARA, U.S. export control and sanctions laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and government ethics laws. He also represents entities and individuals in federal white-collar criminal investigations and regulatory enforcement actions, as well as Inspector General investigations and national security matters.

Mr. Laufman draws on his extensive government experience in serving his clients. He previously served as Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section at the Department of Justice, where he oversaw the investigation and prosecution of offenses concerning FARA, U.S. export control and sanctions laws, the theft of trade secrets, espionage, and the mishandling and unlawful disclosure of classified information. Mr. Laufman also previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General, Associate Independent Counsel, Investigative Counsel to the House Ethics Committee, and as a political and military analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency.