Tuesday: Cocktails & Conversations on the Espionage Act

Attorneys Abbe Lowell and Mark Zaid will discuss the Espionage Act Tuesday, July 1, at 6 p.m. at a National Press Club Headliners Cocktails & Conversation event.

Space is limited. Register online. 

The Espionage Act has long been used by the government to prosecute whistleblowers for disclosing information to the press.  In recent months, the Espionage Act has drawn increased media attention, particularly in connection with the SignalGate messages. In April, Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memo changing long-standing policy that limits Justice Department attorneys’ pursuit of records or testimony from journalists, including in cases involving leaks of classified information.

Abbe David Lowell is frequently recognized as one of the most successful white-collar defense and trial attorneys in the United States. He has successfully tried high-profile criminal and civil cases ranging through public corruption, securities fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy and the Espionage Act. He has appeared before juries in more than 15 different federal and state courts. He has argued appeals in various federal circuits and before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mark S. Zaid specializes in crisis management and innovatively handling simple and complex administrative and litigation matters primarily relating to national security, international law, foreign sovereign and diplomatic immunity, and the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts. Through his practice Zaid often represents former and current federal employees, particularly intelligence and military officers, defense contractors, whistleblowers and others who have grievances, have been wronged or are being investigated by agencies of the United States Government or foreign governments, as well as representatives of the media.