Jonathan Meyer is the former general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a former senior official at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and former acting chief counsel at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. He leads Sheppard’s National Security team and focuses his practice on national security, government investigations and other high-stakes matters involving the federal government.
Counseling clients on interactions with federal and state authorities, Jon advises on homeland security, regulatory policy, border security, immigration enforcement, data security, transportation security, congressional oversight and the legislative process. Experience at the highest levels of government enables him to assess enforcement risk, anticipate investigative strategy and guide clients through politically sensitive matters.
As general counsel of DHS, Jon was the chief legal and regulatory policy officer of the department, providing legal counsel to the secretary and senior leaders while directing a team of approximately 4,000 attorneys. That experience informs his advice to companies, executives and institutions facing scrutiny from regulators, prosecutors and lawmakers.
With extensive experience defending congressional investigations, Jon has prepared more than 100 witnesses for congressional hearings, including Supreme Court confirmation, impeachment, oversight, high tech, antitrust and civil rights proceedings. He has also represented defendants and witnesses in high-stakes DOJ criminal and civil investigations.
In addition to the National Security team, Jon co-leads the firm’s Congressional Investigations and Immigration Enforcement teams. He created Sheppard’s highly praised Executive Actions Tracker, which provided text, analysis and summaries of executive actions in the first year of the Trump Administration.