• Leading investigation for money center international bank into theft of $9.4MM from ATM network after a network security breach.  Coordinating company interaction with FBI and international law enforcement, representing bank and payment card subsidiary in Federal Reserve Board, Office of Comptroller of Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Company investigation of incident. Representing payment card subsidiary in class action lawsuit. 
• Leading internal investigation for international retail chain, coordinating interaction with US law enforcement and advising on response to FTC inquiry associated with theft of credit card data. Advised company on successful dismissal of class action complaint.
• Advising Fortune 100 corporation in the Defense Industrial Base on legal issues associated with an advanced persistent threat to network security.
• Leading internal investigation for oil exploration company on sophisticated network intrusion directed at reserve models and executive communications.
• Advising international insurance entity on cooperation with law enforcement and civil liability issues associated with third party’s claimed unauthorized access to personally identifiable information.
• Led internal investigation into largest reported credit card hacking event in retail history. Coordinated company's cooperation with law enforcement and oversaw work of over 100 network security consultants and forensic examiners.
• Led internal investigation into theft of customer data from international hospitality company and subsequent attempt of cyber-extortion. 
• Led investigation on behalf of Fortune 100 company over possible data theft from outsourcing vendor of employee information.
• Led internal investigation into possible significant network intrusion and data breach for Fortune 200 financial services company. Results of investigation revealed that no customer data was either accessed or acquired by third party.

Data Security, Electronic Surveillance and Electronic Discovery Counseling

• Advising several Fortune 500 companies on policy issues and response to cyber-security requirements of various DHS critical infrastructure projection (CIP) initiatives, including the DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.
• Serves as national electronic discovery counsel to several Fortune 500 companies in the financial services, defense and telecommunications industries.
• Advising Fortune 250 defense contractor on legal issues associated with participation in FISA and ECPA related activities on behalf of US government agency.
• Counsels Fortune 500 companies on general legal issues associated with IT security, with focus on IT compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 and SEC implementing regulations.

Business Crimes Defense/Complex Civil Litigation

• Leading internal investigation for Top Three Bank into issues associated with collapse and bankruptcy of largest non-bank originator of home mortgages and impact on a short term asset backed lending facility.
• Representing Top Five Bank on issues associated with multiple grand jury and government investigations related to the credit crisis of Fall 2008.
• Representing European bank in legal issues associated with Madoff-related government inquiries and class actions.
• Advising European bank in conjunction with state attorney general inquiry into sales practices of auction rate securities.
• Advising Fortune 250 financial institution in response to government investigation into bidding practices in the municipal derivatives market and In re Municipal Derivatives MDL proceeding.
• Acts as coordinating counsel for major insurance intermediary in federal and state investigations into brokerage compensation practices and In re Insurance Antitrust MDL proceeding.
• Led internal investigation and prepared response to public company auditor 10A investigation into possible "illegal acts" associated with executives' deletion of documents and emails associated with stock option pricing practices at NYSE listed company. Results of investigation led to a finding of no 10A violation by auditor.

• Associate, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., Washington D.C. 1999-2002
• Associate, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, P.C., Richmond, Virginia 1996-1999
• Associate, Orr & Reno, P.A., Concord, New Hampshire 1995-1996

• Member, Virginia, District of Columbia and New Hampshire (inactive) Bars

• J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1995
  
• B.A., Colby College, Government, 1990