Erik
Laykin is a managing director in the firm's Dispute and Legal
Management Consulting group. Based in Los Angeles, he is the co-leader
of Duff & Phelps' Global Electronic Discovery & Investigations
Practice. Erik focuses on high stakes eDiscovery, computer forensics
and corporate investigations on behalf of law firms and corporations
throughout the North America, Asia and Europe.
In addition to his eDiscovery credentials, Erik is an
internationally recognized authority on complex information technology
disputes, which include white collar and cyber crime, theft of trade
secrets, privacy and data loss, internet, software, hardware systems
failures, intellectual property disputes and other emerging challenges
of the Information Age. As a result, Erik frequently provides expert
witness testimony on behalf of litigants in federal and state courts.
Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, Erik was the Chair of the
Information Technology Investigations practice at Navigant Consulting.
In the 1990's he founded OnlineSecurity, Inc. one of the world's first
I.T. investigative and computer forensic firms. While Erik regularly
comments on legal and technology matters at international conferences
and for the media, he is also the past president and Pacific rim chair
of the FBI Infragard Program.
Erik is active with various committees of the American Bar
Association, the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants and the High Tech Crime
Investigators Association.
Topic:
The Intersection of Organized Crime and Technology
Veteran cyber crime investigator Erik Laykin will present an overview of the recent developments in organized crime in the cyber underworld including a study of Florida's very own cyber filth, Mr. Gonzalez.
Eastern European and Russian criminals are continuing to leverage technology to further their criminal aims on a global scale. With the complicity of American hackers, Chinese manufacturers and other rogue agents, criminal elements now have the reach and anonymity that has never been available to them before. Domestic and international law-enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies and legislative initiatives are struggling to keep up. Mr. Laykin will examine recent events in this headline grabbing space and provide insights into future technology driven criminal hotspots.