Ambassador David Pressman Returns to Jenner & Block

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Distinguished national security litigator, diplomat, and strategist Ambassador David Pressman returns to Jenner & Block, bringing decades of experience in complex international disputes both as a lawyer representing clients in high-stakes crises and as a senior government official. Described as a "brilliant orator" (Le Monde), "one of the world's leading human rights advocates" (CNN), and a "high-profile diplomat" (The Guardian), Ambassador Pressman has represented some of the world's largest businesses and highly visible clients confronting a wide array of legal, reputational, and transnational threats.

"Ambassador Pressman's work at the highest levels of government and international diplomacy offers unique insight for clients, and we are excited to welcome him back to Jenner & Block," said Co-Managing Partners Ishan Bhabha and Randy Mehrberg. "His experience leading cutting-edge litigation and managing high-stakes negotiations, coupled with his strategic counsel that has been relied upon by the world's most consequential businesses and leaders, will be invaluable to our clients navigating legal, business, and reputational challenges in a shifting international landscape."

Ambassador Pressman has worked under three US Presidents in senior government positions related to national security and law enforcement. He has twice been confirmed by the United States Senate, most recently as US Ambassador to Hungary in 2022, having previously served as US Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council and as Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security leading the Department's Office of Policy Development. In these roles, he directed missions comprised of dozens of government departments and agencies, led US negotiations on international disputes around the world, and shaped policy on the full gamut of national and homeland security matters, including transnational crime, sanctions, export controls, cybersecurity, and foreign investment in the United States. Ambassador Pressman also served on the White House National Security Council and was the founding executive director of the Clooney Foundation for Justice.

"Jenner & Block's principled, sophisticated, and fearless litigation practice—taking on some of the most vexing and consequential challenges confronting prominent international clients—is unique," said Ambassador Pressman. "I look forward to working with our talented, multidisciplinary teams to help clients across the globe stay ahead of emerging crises and navigate their most significant legal and strategic challenges."

During his previous tenure at Jenner & Block, Ambassador Pressman co-founded both the National Security and Crisis Practice and the Human Rights and Global Strategy Practice and served on the firm's Management Committee. He has served as lead counsel on cutting-edge national security litigation spanning dozens of jurisdictions and presenting novel immunity, state secrets, and related claims; represented major corporations and prominent individuals in sensitive matters including high-stakes congressional investigations, international litigation, and crisis situations.

Ambassador Pressman received his BA from Brown University and graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from New York University School of Law, where he was later honored as a distinguished alumnus in 2014. He will be based in Jenner & Block's New York office.

SOURCE Jenner & Block