Overview
(September 19, 2018, Washington, DC) — Steptoe partner Stewart Baker has been appointed to serve on the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). Baker and seven other new members were sworn in by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on September 18.
The HSAC is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) federal advisory committee that provides the secretary with independent, informed recommendations, and advice on a variety of homeland security issues. The HSAC is composed of national policy makers, representatives from state, local, and tribal governments, emergency, and first responder communities, academia, and the private sector. Former CIA and FBI Director Judge William Webster is chair of the HSAC.
Baker’s career has spanned national security and the law. He served as the first assistant secretary of policy at DHS, where he implemented global policies with significant implications in maritime regulation, customs enforcement, immigration enforcement, identity management, SAFETY Act implementation, money laundering enforcement, government contracts, and regulation of travel and air transportation. He previously served as general counsel of the National Security Agency. At Steptoe, his practice focuses on cybersecurity, CFIUS, export control, government procurement, immigration, and regulation of international travel.
For more information about the HSAC, visit www.dhs.gov/hsac.
About Steptoe
In more than 100 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
