Bob Eatinger serves as Senior Director for Intelligence. With four decades of experience practicing law in the fields of national security, intelligence, and international law, Bob is an indispensable asset to Government customers that require support in sensitive activities and global intelligence programs.  

Bob retired from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in December 2015 from his position as the Senior Deputy General Counsel, the most senior career position in CIA’s Office of General Counsel, after 24 years supporting global operations, intelligence analysis, litigation, and special activities.  During his CIA career, Bob served as the Acting General Counsel from October 2013 to March 2014 and held several other senior positions, including Deputy General Counsel for Operations, Chief Legal Adviser for Counterterrorism, and Chief, OGC Litigation Division.  Bob also served a combined 30 years of active duty and reserve service in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps where in multiple tours he specialized in intelligence law and national security litigation, including espionage prosecutions.    

As a nationally recognized expert, Bob has presented on intelligence law, ethics, and classified litigation at a number of top law schools around the country. He maintains a solo practice at Robert J. Eatinger, Jr., PLLC, practicing federal law with a national security and intelligence law focus is Of Counsel to Dunlap, Bennett & Ludwig, PLLC, a business and litigation law firm.  

Bob received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law and his B.S. in Political Science from California State University San Bernardino.