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Consultant Bios Christopher L. Anderson, Esq. | Litigation Preparedness Consultant Christopher Anderson is a Litigation Preparedness Consultant in the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. Anderson is responsible for working with the company's clients to identify opportunities to improve compliance, information management procedures, and the client's ability to control discovery costs when litigation or other legal document requests arise. Key services offered in this area include document retention planning, auditing the effectiveness and legal defensibility of existing document retention plans, and auditing the company's "litigation hold" policies and procedures. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Mr. Anderson practiced in the Seattle office of Perkins Coie LLP, where he focused primarily on corporate litigation and document retention counseling. Mr. Anderson's litigation practice frequently involved complex electronic discovery efforts, employing a variety of vendors, review applications, and document production formats. Mr. Anderson developed internal training materials, e-discovery guidelines, and procedural tools for the firm, and counseled clients on strategies for minimizing the costs and complications of electronic discovery. In addition to advising clients on specific document retention and technology issues, Mr. Anderson developed a best-practices "Information Management Policy" and retention schedule. Mr. Anderson's work provided guidelines for ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, NASD rules, and other state and federal regulations. Mr. Anderson has a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Social Policy and the Law and was a member of the Virginia Society of Law and Technology. Mr. Anderson also has a Master of Arts in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Anthropology and Philosophy from the University of Virginia. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and ARMA, the Association of Records Managers and Administrators. Courtney Ingraffia Barton | Vice President, Industry Relations Courtney Ingraffia Barton is Vice President of Industry Relations of LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, she works with law firms, government organizations and industry notables to educate the legal community on the continually evolving case law and technology of electronic discovery. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Ms. Barton was a trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice where she oversaw a docket of multimillion dollar environmental enforcement cases. She also worked as a senior associate with Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. where she focused on pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. While at Arnold & Porter, she spent time in-house at the Host Marriott Corporation where she was Acting Assistant General Counsel for Litigation. Ms. Barton is a frequent author and speaker on the topic of electronic discovery. As host of the Applied Discovery E-Discovery Best Practices Courses, she educates attorneys and legal professionals on case law, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure related to electronic discovery, document retention and compliance matters, technical issues and more. Ms. Barton is a member of several pro bono organizations, serving as a guardian ad litem in the District of Columbia court system and the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. She is a member of the District of Columbia and Louisiana Bar Associations. Ms. Barton earned her B.A. from Colby College, her J.D. from Tulane Law School, and M.P.H. from Harvard University. Shari Ciccotelli | Data Gathering Consultant Shari Ciccotelli is a Data Gathering Consultant in the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Ms. Ciccotelli is responsible for working with the company’s clients to identify, search and collect necessary data from relevant company systems and users, in a forensically sound manner. She specializes in Microsoft Operating Systems and Software. Her combination of technical, managerial and investigative skills and expertise provides a unique perspective on addressing a wide variety of client issues. Prior to joining Applied Discovery’s Consulting Services group, Ms. Ciccotelli worked for Verizon Communications in various positions including Senior Network Administrator, Lab Engineer, I.T. Project Manager and internal department ISO Trainer and Auditor. She represented the company in the DSL Forum, and was part of the team that wrote several of the Working Text documents which were ratified and became Technical Reports. Prior to her work at Verizon, Ms. Ciccotelli was a Regional Network Administrator for XO Communications (formerly Nextlink Communications) where she ran the LAN/WAN team. She has also worked as a network consultant for various companies including Microsoft and Inacom Information Systems. Ms. Ciccotelli’s other professional work experience includes an Assistant Controller position for an international company, Firm Administrator for a CPA firm and several other companies, and a Financial Analyst position with the Department of Justice. Ms. Ciccotelli is currently registered as a Private Investigator in Virginia through the Department of Criminal Justice Services, and is also a Notary Public in the state of Virginia. She is currently a member of the following organizations: Project Management Institute; Professional Investigators and Security Association; High Technology Crime Investigation Association; National Council of Investigation & Security Services; and the United States Association of Professional Investigators. Ms. Ciccotelli graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia with a M.S. in Technology Management as well as a B.S. in Business Management. She holds a Certificate in Project Management from Northern Virginia Community College as well as various technical certifications including A+, CCNA and 2 MCSE’s. Additional highlights of her training include: Security Essentials, Intrusion Detection and Countermeasures; Internet Security and Firewalls; and Computer Forensics Training. Kevin J. Clarke | Data Gathering Analyst Kevin J. Clarke is a Data Gathering Analyst with the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. Clarke is responsible for assisting Data Gathering Consultants with data recovery and for working with the company's clients to efficiently harvest electronic documents in a forensically sound manner. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Mr. Clarke worked in a role where he was responsible for assembling personal computers for clients. He has also worked as a product specialist in technology departments of major chain superstores. Mr. Clarke has an extensive background in the installation of various kinds of electronics. Mr. Clarke has a B.S. in Computer Science from Eastern Michigan University and has studied database design and management, programming, and computer networking. Since joining Applied Discovery, he has also obtained certification as a Computer Forensics Specialist and is pursuing other industry standard training in computer forensics. Chris DeYoung | Data Analyst Chris DeYoung is a Data Analyst with the Data Collection & Forensic Services team at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. DeYoung is responsible for assisting Data Gathering Consultants with data recovery and for working with the company’s clients to efficiently harvest electronic documents in a forensically sound manner. He is also responsible for conducting intensive forensic reviews of electronic data to assist clients with a more in depth look at electronically created records. Prior to joining Applied Discovery Chris was an Associate Producer with Discovery Channels’ Biker Build Off. He also worked for Locked Stream Communications as a satellite engineer for ESPN domestic and international sports, as well as for Fox News 2005 Hurricane season. Chris also has 5 years experience Data Center operations. He was involved with live web casting, Ecommerce webmaster and network administrator. Mr. DeYoung has a Bachelor of Science from Thomas Edison State University in Business Management. He also has a Certificate from University of California Los Angeles Extension in Digital Media and Image Creation. Mr. DeYoung’s continuing education includes training in Access Data’s Forensic Tool Kit boot camp. He is also pursuing other industry standard training in Computer Forensics. In addition to commercial training he has also received in house training and professional mentoring from his colleagues at Applied Discovery. Mr. DeYoung is based in the San Francisco bay area to assist our clients in Northern California. Elizabeth Kidd, Esq. | Litigation Preparedness Consultant Elizabeth Kidd is a Litigation Preparedness Consultant in the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Ms. Kidd is responsible for working with the company's clients to identify areas where the client may not be fully prepared for handling e-discovery issues when litigation or another legal document request arises. Key services offered in this area include document retention planning, auditing the effectiveness and legal defensibility of existing document retention plans, and auditing the company's "litigation hold" policies and procedures. Ms. Kidd is a former litigation attorney with experience in securities and commodities fraud, contract disputes and antitrust litigation in the tobacco, pharmaceutical and computer software industries. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Ms. Kidd was a Senior Project Manager for Aspen Systems Inc. In this role she prepared project plans for managing complex civil litigation and electronic discovery projects, and provided legal consulting in electronic discovery and records management issues. She also completed extensive industry research and managed CLE course development regarding new technologies, developing case law and statutes, regulatory compliance, and recommendations for policies regarding chain of custody, preservation, authentication, and litigation holds. Previously, Ms. Kidd was an attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans where her practice included litigation related to securities fraud. In that role, she managed the litigation support team in a $100 million litigation involving over 250 foreign national plaintiffs. She was also responsible for developing forensic analysis of trading activity in over 250 international brokerage and bank accounts. Ms. Kidd's professional experience also includes work on the Hart Scott Rodino Second Request related to the Exxon-Mobile merger. Ms. Kidd has a J.D. from Tulane Law School, where she became the national president of the International Law Students Association, and a B.S. from Towson State University, magna cum laude, with a double major in Business Communications and History and a minor in Economics. She is a member of the bar associations of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Ms. Kidd is an active member of the Sedona Conference where she serves as a member of the Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production. She is also a member of ARMA International (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) where she participated in drafting sections of ARMA's Standards Sub-Committee guidelines on records management in the litigation context. Ms. Kidd has more than 15 years of project management experience and is a Certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Inst., Sept. 2005). She is also trained as a mediator and arbitrator. Ms. Kidd's selected publications and speaking engagements include:
William W. Martin | Data Gathering Consultant William Martin is a Data Gathering Consultant with the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. Martin is responsible for working with the company’s clients to assist with data collection strategies so electronic documents may be recovered efficiently and in a forensically sound manner. Mr. Martin is a member of the team available to help clients create a data collection protocol when litigation is pending or imminent. A retired Special Agent and experienced computer forensics expert, Mr. Martin uses his expertise in computer forensics to assist in cases requiring an investigator’s extensive review of the relevant data. Mr. Martin completed a 25-year-career as a Federal law enforcement officer and was a Senior Special Agent and computer forensics specialist with the US Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement in Dallas for 11 years. Mr. Martin’s role in initiating and developing an advanced computer evidence recovery program resulted in his being awarded the Commerce Department’s highest award, the Gold Medal. The Department of Homeland Security, Internal Revenue Service, FBI, and other Commerce Field Offices regularly sought out Mr. Martin’s assistance on computer forensics matters. Mr. Martin also served as a lead agent on the FBI’s North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force. In his most recent high profile case, five Richardson, Texas, businessmen were convicted for exporting computers to countries that sponsor terrorism and for providing financial support to the terrorist organization Hamas. Mr. Martin’s extensive experience with financial investigations and computer evidence analysis were key factors in the successful prosecution of this case. Prior to joining the Commerce Department, Mr. Martin was a Special Agent with the General Services Administration’s Office of the Inspector General where he investigated complex contract fraud cases. While with the General Services Administration, Mr. Martin initiated that agency’s computer forensic program in 1989. Mr. Martin also served as a Postal Inspector in the Charlotte Division specializing in internal and financial fraud investigations. Mr. Martin began his Federal career in 1978 with the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division in New Orleans investigating money laundering and tax fraud. Mr. Martin has a B.A. from the University of South Florida in Accounting. In addition, he has extensive advanced investigative and specialized computer forensics training courses from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center including: White Collar Crimes, Advanced Financial Fraud, Criminal Investigators in an Automated Environment, Computer Evidence Analysis, Seized Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist, and Computer Network Investigations. He has also completed the Advanced Course in Seizure and Processing of DOS and Windows Based Computers by the International Association of Computer Investigations Specialists, and the Forensic Computer Science and Data Hiding courses by New Technologies. James W. Meyers | Data Gathering Consultant James Meyers is a Data Gathering Consultant with the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. Meyers is responsible for working with the company's clients to assist with data collection strategies so electronic documents may be harvested efficiently and in a forensically sound manner. Mr. Meyers is a member of the team available to help clients create a data collection protocol that can then be triggered when litigation is pending or imminent. Mr. Meyers also draws on his experience as a trained investigator and is available to assist clients in data review. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Mr. Meyers served in law enforcement positions for the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Justice. While serving in federal law enforcement, Mr. Meyers investigated terrorism cases, national security cases and fugitive cases. Mr. Meyers received numerous awards for his work, including an award from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York for his assistance in the successful prosecution of the leader of the Latin Kings street gang, and an award from the Federal Air Marshal's Service for improvements to their training program. Throughout his career, Mr. Meyers has specialized in training law enforcement personal and civilians on a variety of topics, including record keeping requirements under the Export Administration Regulations and the regulations pertaining to the export of encryption software. He has also served as a lead firearms instructor, a defensive tactics instructor, and a specialized tactics instructor. Mr. Meyers also served in several positions in the military special operations community. While serving in the military, Mr. Meyers was involved in the planning, implementation, and maintenance of secure voice and data networks. He has also supervised a wide range of military positions, ranging from IT specialists to foreign nationals. Mr. Meyers also served in a senior position involved in the development and preparation of classified strategic war plans. Mr. Meyers has received numerous military awards, including the Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan under the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force. Mr. Meyers is a graduate of numerous law enforcement courses ranging from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's Criminal Investigator Training Program to the Firearms Instructor Training Program. His military training ranges from the U.S. Army's Special Warfare Center Special Forces Communications Sergeant Course to the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course. Mr. Meyers has a B.A. in International Relations, with an emphasis on economics, from the University of California at Davis. Vincent Payette | Senior Data Recovery Specialist Vincent Payette is a Senior Data Recovery Specialist in the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. Payette is responsible for working with the company's clients to identify, search and gather necessary data from relevant company systems and users when a document request is pending or imminent. He specializes in Microsoft® technologies and their application to electronic discovery. Mr. Payette has conducted forensic examinations and led data collection engagements at multiple Fortune 100 companies throughout the United States. His recent work has included an FTC investigation involving more than a terabyte of data and allegations of unauthorized access to corporate networks. He also recently assisted a major cable company in developing a litigation preparedness plan and audit of its document retention procedures. Mr. Payette's experience includes: securities class actions, a wide variety of FTC and SEC investigations, patent infringement claims, trade secret litigation, and antitrust litigation. He provides on-site assistance, and also routinely works with clients remotely to help establish effective and legally defensible data collection procedures. Prior to joining Applied Discovery's Consulting group, Mr. Payette worked as the lead developer for Applied Discovery's production software where he played a key role in designing the architecture of the PDF image manufacturing line. Previously, Mr. Payette was a system architect for BondHub, a web-based bond trading company. Mr. Payette graduated from the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. His continuing education includes the EnCase® Intermediate Analysis and Reporting program (EnCE Certification pending). Sean Sievers | Data Gathering Consultant Sean Sievers is a Data Gathering Consultant with the Data Collection & Forensic Services team at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. Sievers is responsible for working with the company’s clients to assist with data collection strategies so electronic documents may be harvested efficiently and in a forensically sound manner. Mr. Sievers is a member of the team available to help clients create a data collection protocol that can then be triggered when litigation is pending or imminent. Mr. Sievers also draws on his extensive experience in forensic investigations and is available to assist clients with cases involving a more in depth data review. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Mr. Sievers was with the national computer forensic practice at KPMG, his position there included internal investigations involving KPMG partners, and working with outside counsel and KPMG's audit clients involved in SEC/ DOJ investigations and civil litigation. Prior to KPMG Mr. Sievers owned and operated a streaming media dot com company that specialized in the live event video production and the associated data center operation required to sustain thousands of live streams to the world via the internet. Ownership of the business also included daily operation of its teir-1 financial grade data center located on the "Wilshire fiber corridor" in downtown Los Angeles. The company also purchased massive bandwidth connectivity based on speculation, which they resold at a profit. The company was also responsible for defending their clients from well organized global security threats. Mr. Sievers has extensive training and certifications in computer security and forensics to include: Access Data Windows Forensics training; NTI Expert Witness Testimony - Presenting Expert Testimony on Electronic Evidence; Oregon State University Computer Forensics Professional Development; NTI Advanced Computer Forensics; EnCase Advanced Computer Forensics in the Field of Specialized Knowledge and Applications in Technology; EnCase Incident Response Forensic Analysis and Discovery, and Mastering Internet and LAN security. Mr. Sievers is based in the Los Angeles office of LexisNexis. Thomas E. Williams | Director, Data Collection & Forensic Services Thomas E. Williams is Director of Data Consulting in the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. Williams is responsible for working with the company's clients to assist in designing data collection strategies so electronic documents can be harvested efficiently and in a forensically sound manner when the need arises. Reviewing trouble spots or areas where spoliation claims could arise, Mr. Williams helps clients create a data collection protocol that can then be triggered when litigation is pending or imminent. Additionally, Mr. Williams uses his expertise in computer forensics to assist in cases requiring a trained investigator's extensive review of the relevant case data. These specialized services can be tailored to a client's specific needs and can be accomplished in a targeted and confidential manner. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Mr. Williams was a Senior Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement in the New York Field Office, serving as a criminal investigator from 1997 to 2005. During that time he was awarded the Commerce Department's highest honor, the Gold Medal, as part of the team that developed the agency's computer evidence recovery program. Mr. Williams was the lead computer evidence recovery specialist for the New York Field Office. While there he also developed and built a computer forensic laboratory that lent assistance to other law enforcement agencies as needed, and was awarded several commendation letters for his efforts to assist on cases. Mr. Williams also assisted the FBI computer forensics efforts in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks with the building of a forensics laboratory, the development of an analysis methodology and with forensic analysis on seized data. Mr. Williams worked on one of the first FISA cases to allow material obtained pursuant to a FISA wiretap to be used in criminal and administrative proceedings. Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, Mr. Williams was the one of the most highly decorated agents at the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service (FPS), where he worked on matters as diverse as the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing and trials, the Oklahoma City Bombing trials held in Denver, the 1995 Hurricane Marilyn Disaster relief efforts in US Virgin Islands, and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Mr. Williams has a B.A. from the Richard Stockton College in Criminal Justice and has completed some graduate work in Substance Abuse Counseling from Georgian Court University. Additional highlights of his extensive training include: the Basic Police Officer, Advanced Security Specialist, Criminal Investigations, Computer Investigations in an Automated Environment, and the Seized Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist training programs at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He has completed additional specialized training in Data Hiding, Access Data's Forensic Tool Kit, Access Data's Password Recovery Toolkit, EnCase, ACES, PDA Seizure, Email Examiner, Steganography, Cryptography, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and programs, and various agency owned proprietary systems. Mr. Williams is also trained and certified as an instructor for Paraben's suite of forensics software tools and methodologies to include: PDA Seizure, Cell Seizure, Forensic Sorter, Forensic Replicator, Chat Examiner, Email Examiner, Network Email Examiner, Decryption Collection, Text Searcher, Net Analysis and Lockdown hardware. Mr. Williams has given various lectures throughout his career, including: basic computer forensics; crime prevention and personal safety; Internet safety for seniors; and threat analysis and target hardening seminars. The Comprehensive Threat Analysis, authored by Mr. Williams, was one of the main planning documents used by the U.S. Marshals Service, the New York City Police Department and the Federal Protective Service to prepare for and deploy personnel during the trial of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers. Wayne D.S. Wong | Information Technology Consultant Wayne D.S. Wong is an Information Technology Consultant in the Consulting Services Group at LexisNexis Applied Discovery. In this role, Mr. Wong is responsible for working with the company's clients to identify areas where the client may not be fully prepared for handling e-discovery issues when litigation or another legal document request arises. Key services offered in this area include document retention planning, auditing the effectiveness and legal defensibility of existing document retention plans, and auditing the company's "litigation hold" policies and procedures. Prior to joining Applied Discovery, Mr. Wong was the founder and CEO of a successful entrepreneurial venture in Hawaii. Previously, Mr. Wong served as the Chief Technology Officer for Morse Best Innovation, a technical marketing and IT solutions firm. In that role, Mr. Wong was the technology lead for a consulting practice that provided custom software development and systems integration for enterprise markets. As CTO, he was also responsible for translating client needs into functional and technical specifications while overseeing implementation processes. Mr. Wong also previously held senior management roles at online retailer Gear.com and digital image provider Getty Images, creating and leading the e-commerce strategies and infrastructure of both enterprises. Mr. Wong's other professional work experience includes management roles in online systems, content management and database management. Mr. Wong's combination of technical and management skills and expertise provide a unique perspective on addressing a wide variety of client issues. He has more than 25 years of experience in analyzing networks and backup systems and combines that technical knowledge with a business perspective in addressing clients' needs. Mr. Wong has a B.S. in Natural Science from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. from the University of Puget Sound.
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