Caleb Skeath advises clients on a broad range of cybersecurity and privacy issues, including cybersecurity incident response, cybersecurity and privacy compliance obligations, internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, and defending against class-action litigation. Caleb holds a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.

Caleb specializes in assisting clients in responding to a wide variety of cybersecurity incidents, ranging from advanced persistent threats to theft or misuse of personal information or attacks utilizing destructive malware. Such assistance may include protecting the response to, and investigation of an incident under the attorney-client privilege, supervising response or investigation activities and interfacing with IT or information security personnel, and advising on engagement with internal stakeholders, vendors, and other third parties to maximize privilege protections, including the negotiation of appropriate contractual terms. Caleb has also advised numerous clients on assessing post-incident notification obligations under applicable state and federal law, developing communications strategies for internal and external stakeholders, and assessing and protecting against potential litigation or regulatory risk following an incident. In addition, he has advised several clients on responding to post-incident regulatory inquiries, including inquiries from the Federal Trade Commission and state Attorneys General.

Asha brings more than two decades of leadership in complex investigations, compliance assessments, and high-stakes litigation matters across both the public and private sectors.

Before joining Mintz Group, Asha served as Deputy General Counsel and Senior Managing Director at a global investigations firm, where she specialized in investigations, monitoring and compliance. Asha co-led their Los Angeles office and played a central role in several major federal monitorships and cultural reform efforts at large institutions, including work with General Motors, the New York City Housing Authority and the University of Michigan. Her counsel to boards, general counsels and senior executives has spanned a wide range of risk areas, including sexual misconduct, data privacy, and anti-corruption matters.

Earlier in her career, Asha was a partner at Willenken LLP, where she led white-collar defense and internal investigations for Fortune 500 clients. She also served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles for seven years, investigating over 145 federal cases involving fraud, cybercrime, violent offenses, and domestic security matters. Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Asha practiced at Latham & Watkins, LLP in the white-collar defense & investigations practice group. Asha also served as a federal clerk in the Southern District of New York.  

Asha earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University.

Phil Strauss currently serves as the Legal Director, Privacy & Cybersecurity at Fortinet, having transitioned from a position as Privacy & Data Counsel at Sony Interactive Entertainment. With extensive experience in privacy, compliance, and legal roles, Phil was the Chief Privacy, Risk & Compliance Officer and Government Relations at StockX from 2021 to 2024. Prior roles include a tenure as Privacy, Compliance & Legal Executive at Rakuten Americas, where Phil held various titles including General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for Ebates. Additional experience includes positions at Health Fidelity, KPMG, H5, MarketTools, and Actuate. Phil holds a Doctor of Law from Duke University School of Law, an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in International Relations from Emory University. Phil also contributed to academia as an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.