Top Indian-American NSA lawyer returns to private practice

Washington, March 20 (IANS) Indian-American Rajesh "Raj" De has left his post as the top lawyer at the National Security Agency (NSA) to return to private practice as partner at the Washington law firm of Mayer Brown. He first made partner at Mayer Brown in 2007, before leaving for a string of government posts. De, 41, became the agency's general counsel in May 2012, putting him right in the centre of the debate over leaks by former contractor Edward Snowden starting in 2013, the Hill said. "Eve