Vendor Vulnerability: Navigating Data Breaches (Part 2)

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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.

Stacy is an experienced trial lawyer who practices complex business litigation for clients in the entertainment industries, with an emphasis on intellectual property, licensing, unfair competition, business torts, and breach of contract claims. She also represents financial institutions and property owners in real estate disputes. Stacy counsels high-profile artists, producers, and talent in accounting and profit participation, licensing, and other disputes involving the television and motion picture industries. She has also represented numerous other producers and artists, including a film production company, defeating a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit filed by an individual claiming to have co-written a screenplay; well-known artists prosecuting a copyright infringement and right to publicity action for defendants' improper use of performance sound recordings; and a film financier regarding investments in several independent films. Her work for clients in the commercial real estate, banking, and financial services industries focuses on partnership disputes and representing secured creditors in judicial and non-judicial foreclosure actions and bankruptcy proceedings. She has represented numerous real estate developers and property owners, including Ronald A. Simms and the Simms/Mann Institute for Education and Community Development, in connection with various disputes. She has also represented financial institutions in bankruptcy proceedings, including adversary proceedings, regarding priority lien disputes and other business issues. While she is always prepared to try any case, Stacy firmly believes that the resolution of certain matters outside of court is sometimes in the best interests of her clients. As such, she is highly skilled in representing clients in alternative dispute resolution through mediations and arbitrations and was elected as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2006.

Shawn Tuma helps businesses protect their information and protect themselves from their information. He represents a wide range of clients, from small to midsize companies to Fortune 100 companies, across the U.S. and globally in dealing with cybersecurity, data privacy, data breach and incident response, regulatory compliance, computer fraud related legal issues, and cyber-related litigation. Having practiced in this area of law since 1999, Shawn is widely recognized in cybersecurity and data privacy law. He is frequently sought out and hired by other lawyers and law firms to advise them when these issues arise in cases for their own clients. While this area of the law has evolved greatly in the decades while Shawn has been practicing, he continues to evolve with it as a practitioner representing his clients, academically as an author and instructor, and as an analyst for the national media. Shawn’s ideal role is to serve as a member of a company’s risk management team as outside cybersecurity counsel to help the company proactively prepare for and minimize its risks of doing business in today’s digital business world. Then, if a problem does arise, he is there to guide the company through resolving those issues as well.

Joe is a trusted cybersecurity lawyer and strategic advisor, who regularly steers clients through data breaches as a partner in crisis management. He brings significant experience advising companies – from one of the largest telecommunications providers to leading entertainment companies to startups on the cutting-edge of AI and more – on the full cycle of an incident. He also advises clients regarding regulatory investigations, class actions, and contract disputes that frequently flow from privacy and cybersecurity incidents. His goal is to help clients respond quickly and with integrity to protect their brand, build trust and mitigate legal risk. He is highly adept at directing incident investigations, analyzing potential claims and defenses, examining potential notification obligations and advising on communications strategies that build trust and engagement. Joe is committed to using these experiences to finding creative and engaging strategies to help companies proactively prepare for an incident and mitigate cybersecurity legal risk. This includes helping to build and improve incident response programs through incident response plans, simulated incidents, threat workshops, and training. It also includes assisting clients to practically evaluate legal risk of security decisions in a variety of transactions and across the product lifecycle. He is driven by a desire to evolve what it means to be a cybersecurity lawyer in the face of rapidly evolving technologies and laws. As a leader, he strives to create spaces where people are valued and solve problems creatively and collaboratively. He also provides strategic advice to cybersecurity companies, including those looking to push technological and defense boundaries in cyber defense, incident response, and threat intelligence. This includes helping companies maximize their security offerings by navigating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and the Federal Wiretap Act, as well as state law analogs. Joe serves on the Orrick’s Finance and Audit Committee and Pro Bono Committee. A leader and advocate for diversity and inclusion initiatives, Joseph is the co-head of the Latinx affinity group at Orrick and served as a fellow for the Leadership Counsel on Legal Diversity. He is also a member of the Washington Latino Bar Association and the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Brian leads a team of 30 cybersecurity and data privacy professionals, focused on the strategic application of security in the context of capital transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, real estate transactions and restructurings. He joined EY from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), where he served as the National Coordinator for more than 300 federal prosecutors focused on investigating and prosecuting computer crime and intellectual property crime. He also served as a federal prosecutor and senior counsel with the DOJ’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. Prior to joining the DOJ, Brian served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Internet & Technology Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office, a civil litigator for international law firms, and a law clerk to federal district and appellate judges. He earned his BA, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and his JD, magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law.