Representative Experience

Guided clients through compliance with new state and federal information security regulations.

Investigated leaks of information governed by Massachusetts security breach disclosure laws and regulations and developed the required customer and government notifications.

Successfully secured confidential data misappropriated by potential competitor by implementing an internal investigation and obtaining the emergency court orders needed to seize computers, track anonymous electronic transfers and prevent damaging disclosure of trade secrets.

Negotiated favorable settlements from former employees that were discovered using company computers to make unauthorized copies of confidential information.

Guided client through the process of isolating and removing unauthorized copies of a competitor’s materials brought to the client by a new employee.

Assisted clients in responding to unexpected “knock on the door” from law enforcement officers seeking to secure evidence from proprietary files or protected computers.

Investigated insider trading activity that involved stock information obtained by hacking a client’s computer systems, negotiated a favorable resolution to the matter with SEC regulators and developed a program for the client’s technology managers to address similar breaches.

Successfully effected the removal of confidential company information from numerous public websites and bulletin boards.

Advised and managed internal investigations and audits to ensure compliance with federal and state surveillance laws, including the wiretap acts, Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act as amended by the U.S. PATRIOT Act as well as other information privacy laws.

Structuring business transactions and agreements to comply with state and federal privacy laws.