With new majorities in the House and Senate, Democratic leaders have indicated their intent to pursue a robust oversight agenda in the 120th Congress — posing potential legal, political, and reputational exposure for companies of all sizes across sectors.

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Photo of Neal Higgins Neal Higgins

Neal Higgins represents clients before Congress and Executive Branch agencies on matters involving national security, cybersecurity, and digital innovation. He counsels clients on responding to congressional investigations, managing crises, developing compliance programs, and navigating concerns around foreign ownership and control.

For two decades…

Neal Higgins represents clients before Congress and Executive Branch agencies on matters involving national security, cybersecurity, and digital innovation. He counsels clients on responding to congressional investigations, managing crises, developing compliance programs, and navigating concerns around foreign ownership and control.

For two decades Neal served in leadership roles at the United States Senate and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), advising the nation’s most senior leaders on legal and political strategy, crisis management, and policy development.

As Chief Counsel to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Neal led oversight and investigations initiatives on behalf of the Senate Democratic leadership. As Legislative Director for Senator Bill Nelson, he coordinated the senator’s work as a senior member of the Armed Services, Commerce, Finance, Foreign Relations, and Intelligence Committees. As a professional staff member with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, he led the committee’s oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and of intelligence operations in the Gulf region.

Neal joined CIA as Director of Congressional Affairs, advising two CIA Directors on congressional engagement, leading all agency interactions with oversight and appropriations committees, and responding to numerous congressional investigations. He then served as Deputy Chief of the WikiLeaks Task Force, responding to one of the largest data breaches in agency history, and as Associate Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation, responsible for cyber operations, global information systems, open source collection, and artificial intelligence initiatives. Neal received the CIA Director’s Award twice, from Director Brennan and Director Pompeo, and was awarded a Presidential Rank Award by President Trump.

Neal concluded his decade of service in the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service with a two-year detail to the White House to help launch the Office of the National Cyber Director. As the first Deputy National Cyber Director for National Cybersecurity, he built a team to lead the integrated federal response to significant cyber incidents and to advance federal cybersecurity policies and programs. He also served on the Deputies Committee for matters involving cyber operations and cybersecurity.

Earlier in his career Neal served as an assistant editor at Foreign Affairs, a member of the trial team prosecuting Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, and an attorney at a leading Wall Street law firm.

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Photo of Chris DeLacy Chris DeLacy

Christopher DeLacy brings over 23 years of experience navigating the complex intersection of law, policy, and politics. As Co-Chair of the Federal Government Law & Policy Practice, he serves as a lead strategist for corporations, trade associations, and nonprofits seeking to shape federal…

Christopher DeLacy brings over 23 years of experience navigating the complex intersection of law, policy, and politics. As Co-Chair of the Federal Government Law & Policy Practice, he serves as a lead strategist for corporations, trade associations, and nonprofits seeking to shape federal policy and manage high-stakes regulatory challenges.

  • Legislative Strategy: Chris designs and executes complex, multiyear advocacy campaigns, combining grassroots and grasstops mobilization with direct representation before Congress and the executive branch. These efforts often include companion litigation, regulatory, and state lobbying matters.
  • Political Law & Compliance: A recognized authority on political law, he guides clients through the rigors of the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and government ethics rules. He has represented clients before the Federal Election Commission and the House and Senate Ethics committees.
  • Emerging Policy Leader: He is a frequent commentator on cybersecurity, data privacy, and emerging technology issues, offering clients foresight into evolving federal legislation, regulation, and tax incentives.

Before private practice, Chris served as Counsel to U.S. Senator John Warner of Virginia and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Photo of Jeffery M. Chiow Jeffery M. Chiow

Jeffery M. Chiow, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts Practice, represents clients in litigation and government investigations related to government contracts, including federal and state bid protests and claims. Many of the bid protests that he litigates involve enterprise critical matters with billions…

Jeffery M. Chiow, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Government Contracts Practice, represents clients in litigation and government investigations related to government contracts, including federal and state bid protests and claims. Many of the bid protests that he litigates involve enterprise critical matters with billions of dollars at stake. Jeff has deep experience in the aerospace and defense sectors, as well as cybersecurity, technology services contracting, and schedule contracting. Prior to entering private practice, he was a U.S. Marine Corps weapons and sensors officer in the F/A-18D Hornet. This experience informs Jeff’s work with cutting-edge technology in the areas of space systems, cloud computing, weapons platforms and IT systems. Jeff also advises businesses on compliance matters, working with government contractors to develop tailored strategies for addressing complex business, legal, and regulatory issues. In particular, he is a recognized leader in the constantly-evolving area of cybersecurity, including compliance with DoD’s cyber and supply chain requirements and the CMMC initiative and related investigations and disclosures.

Jeff’s False Claims Act experience includes advising on alleged fraud involving federal grants, DOJ Civil Fraud investigations, and qui tam suits alleging hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. He conducts sensitive internal compliance investigations and counsels defense, health care, construction, and technology clients about potential civil and criminal liability as well as potential disclosure obligations.

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Photo of Adam S. Hoffinger Adam S. Hoffinger

Adam S. Hoffinger is an experienced and highly regarded trial lawyer and trusted advisor to companies and individuals. Co-Chair of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice, Adam focuses his practice on white collar criminal and complex civil matters, including health care, securities…

Adam S. Hoffinger is an experienced and highly regarded trial lawyer and trusted advisor to companies and individuals. Co-Chair of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice, Adam focuses his practice on white collar criminal and complex civil matters, including health care, securities, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), False Claims Act (“qui tam”), export sanctions, criminal tax, money laundering, antitrust, and bankruptcy. He counsels companies and individuals in compliance matters, government investigations, and congressional and regulatory matters. He represents companies and their executives in “bet-the-company” civil litigation and trials. He also represents attorneys and other professionals in disciplinary proceedings.

Adam conducts internal investigations on behalf of corporate boards of directors, bankruptcy trustees, and public authorities. He has defended numerous high-ranking executives and general counsel from some of the world’s largest companies, as well as staff and members of the Senate, Congress, White House, and various government agencies, faced with federal and state criminal investigations and indictments. He has also represented sports figures in high profile public investigations.

Adam is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (top 1% of trial lawyers in United States) and has tried cases throughout the country. Adam has been recognized in Chambers USA (Band 1) as “an absolutely fearless criminal defense lawyer” as well as for his “immense talent as a trial lawyer” and “strong advocacy skills,” in The Legal 500 US as “an aggressive trial advocate,” and in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys as a “celebrated government investigations practitioner.”

From 1985 to 1990, Adam served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He received the Director’s Award for Superior Performance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in 1990.

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Photo of Daniel Sennott Daniel Sennott

Dan Sennott, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s National Security Group, draws on nearly three decades of national security and defense experience to provide his clients with pragmatic, actionable advice on working with the Department of War and Congress. He represents clients across the full…

Dan Sennott, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s National Security Group, draws on nearly three decades of national security and defense experience to provide his clients with pragmatic, actionable advice on working with the Department of War and Congress. He represents clients across the full spectrum of the defense industrial base in public policy, government oversight, and regulatory matters. He routinely advises companies on appropriations, acquisition policy, advanced manufacturing, dual-use emerging technology, quantum communications, drone regulation, and government contracts. Dan regularly appears before the Department of War, each of the U.S. armed services, and the congressional defense and veterans’ affairs committees. His practice draws on more than two decades of military service and senior roles in the federal government.

Dan advocates for clients on a range of defense-related regulatory and legislative matters in the national security, defense, health care, and veterans’ affairs sectors. In addition to representing large and medium sized defense contractors, he also counsels start-ups that are new entrants to the defense industrial base, providing advice on compliance, facility security clearance issues, and industrial security requirements. He also advises on congressional investigations and government oversight processes, helping clients understand and respond to the legal and policy dimensions of these proceedings.

Before entering private practice, Dan served as the minority staff director for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services, where he was responsible for the development, negotiation, and passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. He previously served as the minority general counsel for the same committee, advising on national security law and congressional process, and as counsel and staff lead for the Military Personnel subcommittee. Dan served in the U.S. Army for more than twenty years as an armor officer and judge advocate, with assignments as a prosecutor, law professor, legislative liaison, and chief of military personnel law. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, and the Meritorious Service Medal.

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