In Private Practice

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

• Advising an energy corporation on compliance with cybersecurity regulations.
• Provided counsel to a private equity investment firm regarding a complex email phishing scheme, which required coordination with multiple agencies for disclosures.
• Advised a cryptocurrency company in response to several ransomware attacks, managing required disclosures and collaborating with law enforcement.
• Guided a corporate client through a merger and acquisition transaction involving a cybersecurity breach, overseeing all post-merger cybersecurity-related disclosures.
• Counseled a major semiconductor company during a data breach, assisting with notifications to state and federal regulators.
• Counseled a leading circuit board manufacturer through a significant data breach involving the exposure of thousands of individuals’ personally identifiable information (PII).
• Advised a major advertising company in managing the disclosure of a large-scale PII data breach.
• Serve as lead data breach counsel for a Fortune 500 e-commerce company, working directly with their Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT).
• Serve as lead data breach counsel for a Fortune 500 electronics manufacturing company.
• Serve as lead data breach counsel for a major US semiconductor company.
• Serve as lead data breach counsel for a major US circuit board manufacturer.
• Advise multiple corporate clients on revising and updating their privacy policies.
• Counsel multiple corporate clients on multistate Attorney General investigations related to cybersecurity breaches and required disclosures.
• Advise clients on compliance with SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules and assist with related regulatory investigations.
• Represent a large social media company in privacy-related litigation.
• Advised a large social media company on privacy compliance matters.
• Advise a global video game developer and publisher on privacy issues, including compliance with COPPA, CCPA, and GDPR.
• Support a diverse range of national and international organizations in assessing cyber risk and developing, implementing, and enhancing cyber risk management programs.

White Collar and Corporate Investigations

• Represented a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in an SEC investigation related to a cyber incident.
• Representing a corporate client in an internal investigation involving potential False Claims Act (FCA) violations.
• Representing a corporate client in a Department of Defense (DOD) investigation concerning potential FCA claims.
• Represented a corporate client in a US-based investigation of employee embezzlement, coordinating with the Department of Justice (DOJ).
• Representing a client in a criminal DOJ investigation involving allegations of bank fraud.
• Advising multiple corporate clients in response to DOJ, SEC, and CFTC subpoenas.
• Represent multiple corporate board members in parallel DOJ and SEC fraud investigations.
• Advised a logistics company during a Department of Labor investigation.
• Represented a corporate client in an internal investigation regarding employee theft of trade secrets.
• Representing a corporate client in federal and state regulatory investigations, successfully negotiating settlements with over 25 agencies regarding product distribution in the US
• Represent a client facing wire fraud and bank fraud allegations, achieving a significant reduction at sentencing.
• Represent a social media platform in a federal regulatory investigation.

Fintech

• Advised a major video game developer on anti-money laundering (AML) policies related to in-game currency.
• Provided guidance to a blockchain technology company on AML compliance.
• Advise multiple cryptocurrency platforms on responding to law enforcement inquiries.
• Counsel a cryptocurrency client facing US regulatory scrutiny.

In Government

During his tenure at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, Sid prosecuted, among others, the following defendants:

• A CEO and Inventor of a cryptocurrency altcoin, who bilked investors out of millions. Making it one of first initial-coin offering cases charged in the country;
• A group who created more than 20 fraudulent cryptocurrency investing platforms and defrauded investors out of more than US$70 million;
• An individual who launched multiple international DDoS cyberattacks on media, bloggers, and legal-news aggregation websites, including Leagle.com;
• The founders of a cryptocurrency company, who raised US$24 million from more than 13,000 investors. Being the first charged crypto case in the country on Tax Evasion;
• A home security technician, who hacked into more than 200 customers’ accounts to gain live access to their home video feeds;
• A group of six people, who hacked into airline miles accounts, stealing millions of miles, and using those miles to purchase tickets they sold to unsuspecting passengers;
• Two individuals who used an illegally obtained point-of-sale device to load millions of dollars of fraudulent store credits onto gift cards over nearly two years;
• Founder of an online website, which was the leading source of online advertisements for prostitution and sex trafficking, which generated more than US$21 million in profit;
• An individual who operated an illegal cash-to-cryptocurrency conversion scheme;
• An individual who sold fentanyl over the dark web in exchange for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies;
• An individual who sold cocaine and black tar heroin over the dark web (the case was charged under Operation DisrupTor, a coordinated international effort to disrupt opioid trafficking on the dark web); and
• Eight members of the MS-13 international criminal gang on charges of racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and use, carry, and possession of a firearm during a violent crime