Neal Higgins

Neal Higgins is a Partner in Eversheds Sutherland’s Washington office. As Co-Lead of the Congressional Investigations practice and a leader in the firm’s Cybersecurity and National Security teams, he represents clients before the United States Congress and Executive Branch agencies. He also advises on cyber incident response and prevention, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other innovative technologies.

Higgins has served in senior leadership positions at the White House, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the United States Senate. He has extensive experience shaping and navigating law and policy, particularly relating to cybersecurity, national security, and digital innovation. He is a trusted adviser to the United States Government’s most senior leaders and has worked with large global enterprises to steer them through highly charged congressional investigations.

Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Higgins served at the White House from 2021 to 2023 as the first Deputy National Cyber Director for National Cybersecurity. He joined the White House from the CIA, where he served as Director of Congressional Affairs, Deputy Chief of the WikiLeaks Task Force, and Associate Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation. He also spent eight years on Capitol Hill as chief counsel to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, legislative director for Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, and a professional staff member with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Earlier in his career, Higgins was a member of the trial team prosecuting Slobodan Milosevic, as well as an associate with a Wall Street law firm. He is a graduate of Princeton University, Harvard Law School, and the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy.