In some ways, being general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency is a lot like any other top in-house legal job. There’s the usual mundane stuff: employment issues, real estate transactions, contract disputes. And then there are the more unique questions: When do interrogation procedures cross the line into illegal torture? What happens if an agent accidentally kills a suspect during questioning? Can the agency recruit sources who have committed heinous crimes overseas?
Such issues may soon land on the desk of Stephen Preston, who was tapped by President Barack Obama on April 14 to be the CIA’s new general counsel. Preston, 51, declined to be interviewed pending Senate confirmation. He is currently a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where he and Jamie Gorelick co-chair the defense, national security, and government contracts practice group.
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