Public/Private Partnership: What Every In-house Counsel, C-Suite, and Board of Directors Should Know About Engaging with Law Enforcement around Cyber Incidents and Resiliency

Recorded On: 03/26/2024

The panel will include the perspectives from the US Attorneys Office, FBI, Secret Service, The Office of the National Cyber Director of The White House, a General Counsel and a Board Director. The panel will provide an overview of law enforcement cybersecurity priorities the trends related to nature and source of both internal and external threats, likely threat actors and targets, and current cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure and supply chains. The panel will address the importance of the private and public partnerships in successfully building a resilient cybersecurity program and in responding to a cyber incidents. The discussion will include the factors in-house attorneys should consider as they work with the C-Suite and the Board in deciding whether to engage law enforcement in responding to a cyber incident, the timing of the engagement, and how to best engage law enforcement.

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Dawn Haghighi

General Counsel

Murcor Real Estate Services

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Ayan Islam

Director, Cyber Workforce

Office of the National Cyber Director

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Bernadette Alway

Special Agent

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

In January 2023, Special Agent Bernadette Alway accepted the position of Private Sector Coordinator for the Domestic Security Alliance Council for the Los Angeles Field Office, where she oversees programs to enhance public-private partnerships to better protect Americans and safeguard U.S. economic and national security. Just prior to arriving in LA, SA Alway most recently held positions as a Supervisory Special Agent in the National Academy at the FBI’s Training Division where she created the first classified National Security Course for NA students. SA Alway also was assigned to the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division’s Strategic Engagement Unit where she created and fostered relationships with key private sector partners in support of the FBI’s top national security investigations.

SA Alway is also an accomplished case agent where she spearheaded significant health care fraud investigations in both the Jackson and Chicago Field Offices. SA Alway also held collateral duties of Evidence Response Team Member, WMD Coordinator, Crisis Management Coordinator and Continuity of Operations Coordinator during her near twenty years of experience in the FBI. In September 2023, SA Alway was accepted to the FBI’s Victim Services Response Team for deployment in support of national mass casualty incidents.

Prior the FBI, SA Alway was a police officer in Pennsylvania where she specialized in computer forensics and sexual assault investigations. SA Alway holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and an MBA from Penn State University.

Thomas O'Brien

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Thomas P. O’Brien advises clients throughout all phases of government investigations and prosecutions encompassing a broad scope of situations such as corporate compliance matters, fraud, and state and federal False Claims Act cases. He serves as both an advocate and counselor for corporations and individuals, guiding them from the start of government interactions to the end of trial proceedings. Tom often carries out internal investigations for corporations and municipal governments with a strategic approach, aiming to prevent clients from potential legal violations or misconduct.

In the field of white collar defense, Tom manages cases of embezzlement, accounting fraud, and bribery, among others, addressing complex and dynamic issues. He represents clients in complex civil actions involving substantial financial amounts and offers advice to foreign state leaders in criminal proceedings. He has robust experience managing cases associated with federal and state False Claims Act statutes (also known as qui tam matters), and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He effectively guides clients through intricate health care fraud issues, as well as other regulatory hurdles.