David Sobel
David Sobel is Senior Counsel, based in Washington, DC. David has handled numerous cases seeking the disclosure of government documents on privacy policy, including electronic surveillance, encryption controls and airline passenger screening initiatives. He was co-editor of the 2002 and 2004 editions of “Litigation Under the Federal Open Government Laws.” David is a recipient of EFF's Pioneer Award (2003) and the American Library Association's James Madison Award (2004), and has been inducted into the First Amendment Center's National FOIA Hall of Fame (2006). David was formerly counsel to the non-profit National Security Archive, and, in 1994, co-founded the Electronic Privacy Information Center, where he directed FOIA litigation and focused on government surveillance and collection of personal information. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Florida College of Law.
