He previously held several positions in the U.S. Department of Justice, and during law school interned in the White House Counsel’s Office. He is a Special Advisor to and member of the Executive Committee of the Federalist Society’s International and National Security Law Practice Group, and is a former vice chairman of the ABA Section of International Law’s committees on national security, and aerospace and defense. He is presently a liaison to the ABA's Rule of Law Initiative, and previously served as a liaison to the ABA's Standing Committee on Law and National Security.