Don Viera

Partner, Litigation Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Don Vieira leads Skadden’s Tech Policy practice and is a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations, Litigation, Congressional Investigations and National Security practices.

Mr. Vieira regularly advises boards, C-Suite, general counsel and other senior company officials on their most significant matters, including with regard to corporate crises, foreign investments, geo-strategic issues, congressional engagement, government and regulatory reviews, and policy considerations. He is a leading white collar practitioner who represents companies facing high-stakes litigation and federal enforcement investigations. Mr. Vieira is also recognized as one of the premier technology and AI policy and regulatory lawyers and works with some of the world’s leading companies on a range of issues in these rapidly shifting areas, as well as in tech-adjacent industries such as defense, financial services and life sciences.

Mr. Vieira rejoined Skadden after serving as a partner, chief legal officer (CLO) and chief policy officer at Sequoia Capital, a preeminent global venture capital firm. At Sequoia, he founded the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and global policy function, and as CLO he managed a variety of high-profile matters and investigations at the intersection of finance, technology, law and public policy. He also represented Sequoia on the board of the National Venture Capital Association, the VC industry’s leading trade association. Previously, Mr. Vieira served on the boards of Genuity Science and Hakluyt & Co.

In private practice, Mr. Vieira has been repeatedly recognized as a leading practitioner in a variety of areas by Chambers Global, Chambers USA and Washingtonian. He has also been named one of Financier Worldwide’s Distinguished Advisers in Artificial Intelligence and repeatedly recognized by Lawdragon, including, most recently, as one of its 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers and 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors.