Cybersecurity to Courtroom Strategy: Guide to Deposing CISOs

Our Mission is to bridge the knowledge gap between law and technology professionals by educating attorneys on technology to attorneys and technology executives on its laws and regulations. Legal Cyber Academy provides a comprehensive tool and evolving knowledge base through exclusive insights from world class cybersecurity, privacy, web 3.0, forensic, and e-discovery legal and technical practitioners. Earn CLE, CPE, and CE credits. (Refunds are available if you do not receive credit) At Legal Cyber Academy We recognize that technology, the cybersecurity threats it faces, and relevant laws and regulation are rapidly evolving, presenting unique challenges and opportunities. Our platform is dedicated to empowering legal professionals with the skills and understanding necessary to navigate the complex landscape of technology in their field, enabling them to effectively advise clients, draft contracts, and navigate legal implications in a technology-driven world. Simultaneously, we strive to equip technology professionals with the legal knowledge they need to make informed decisions, ensure compliance with regulations, and limit liability. By fostering a deep understanding of legal frameworks, we hope to support technology professionals in creating innovative, compliant, and socially conscious technological advancements. Join us in our mission to reshape the way legal professionals and technology experts understand and interact with each other in a rapidly changing technical and legal landscape. Together, they will mitigate risk better, ensure compliance, and actively shape the future of technology and its accompanying laws.

Danie Garrie, Esq., is the Co-Founder of Law & Forensics LLC, where he heads the Computer Forensics and digital discovery Cybersecurity teams. Daniel has been a dominant voice in the computer forensics and cybersecurity space for the past 20 years, as an attorney and technologist. He is an adjunct professor at Harvard for Computer Forensics, and prior to Law & Forensics, he successfully built and sold several technology start-up companies. Since co-founding Law & Forensics LLC in 2008, Daniel has built it into one of the leading boutique firms specializing in cybersecurity and forensic engineering. He is a mediator, arbitrator, and e-discovery special master for JAMS and is a partner and head of Cybersecurity practice at Zeichner, Ellman & Krause LLP. Daniel earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in computer science from Brandeis University, as well as a J.D. from Rutgers Law School. Daniel has led cyber and forensic teams in some of the most visible and sensitive incidents in the United States. He and his team have worked globally for two of the top five banks and dozens of the largest private and public companies in the world. In addition, Daniel has been awarded several patents for advanced cybersecurity and forensic platforms he built with his team, including TableTop.AI, CustodyTrack.IO, and Forensic Scan. Daniel is also well-published in the cybersecurity space and has authored more than 200 articles and books. His work is cited by Black’s Law Dictionary 10th Ed. defining the terms 'software', 'internet', and 'algorithm'. Lastly, he has been recognized by several United States Supreme Court Justices for his legal scholarship and is a trusted source and thought leader for cybersecurity articles and opinions, cited over 500 times to date.

Combining insight with ability, Andrew S. Pak counsels businesses on cybersecurity, data protection, risks, compliance, and litigation matters requiring deep technical knowledge. Andrew draws on his experience as a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and as in-house counsel to a global Fortune 500 financial institution to advise clients on issues ranging from cybersecurity risk, incident response, and privacy to litigation, internal investigations, and regulatory matters. As a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Andrew’s skillset includes both legal and practitioner-level knowledge and experience on cybersecurity issues. Andrew is a former assistant U.S. attorney and cybercrime coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, where he litigated malicious hacking cases and fraud-related matters. In this role, he prosecuted the largest computer hacking and securities fraud scheme charged to date, the largest credit card hacking case charged to date, and an international stock manipulation scam involving botnets. Andrew also previously served as senior trial counsel at the DOJ Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, where he prosecuted cybercrime matters, coordinated national DOJ litigation strategy relating to email search warrants, and worked on policy and legislative matters. Andrew is the recipient of two Federal Law Enforcement Foundation “Prosecutor of the Year” awards and has received letters of recognition for his service from two directors of the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Chris is a CISO, Hacker, InfoSec, Safety, CyberStuff Researcher, Advisor, Hacking is not a crime advocate, and holds various other titles on the technical side of the world. He is currently the CISO and Senior Director at Boom Supersonic, and has previously served as a vCISO or advisor for multiple entities and organizations globally.

Michael Geibelson is a 15-year partner at the trial law firm Robins Kaplan LLP, three-year member of the firm’s executive board, and managing partner of its California offices. He leads the offices with distinction and brings great enthusiasm and dedication to the position. Geibelson, who joined Robins Kaplan in 1995, has achieved trial and litigation successes for retail, technology, real estate, and food and beverage clients in a wide range of business disputes. An experienced litigator, Geibelson’s trial experience is deep in commercial, class action, real estate, and antitrust matters, and ranges widely from the representation of cattle ranchers in fraud and veterinary malpractice matters, to building owners seeking to remedy welding product defects, to ship owners sued for trespass resulting from the grounding of their vessel, to organizations suing upon violations of the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act.

Amy Mushahwar is a partner on the Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy team. Amy has over 20 years of experience in the technology space and focuses her practice on data security, cyber risk, privacy, and emerging technologies. Amy advises clients on proactive data security practices, data breach incident response, and regulatory compliance. She handles security incidents and has interacted with federal and state agencies and forensic service providers, overseen investigations, and designed post-incident response notification and remediation plans. In addition to her incident response work, Amy provides compliance support on applicable security laws, PCI-DSS, and security audit standards such as NIST. She also facilitates in-depth security incident simulations. Amy regularly advises clients on conducting practical assessments for cyber risk when working with vendors and other business partners, including review of applicable insurance policies and riders. Amy assists clients in compliance with numerous privacy laws, such as the CCPA, TCPA, COPPA, GLBA, and FCRA, as well as in federal and state unfair and deceptive trade practices law pertaining to privacy. Amy counsels clients on the process of digital transformation, implementing technologies such as automation, cloud computing, virtualization, virtualized networking, containerized environments, Big Data (data warehouses and data lakes), and artificial intelligence. Amy is a former technology consultant and chief information security officer (CISO), and previously owned and operated a technology consulting company.