Digital Forensics & Investigations Archives

David Griffith

David Griffith is a forensic information technology professional with more than 25 years of experience. He has been retained as an expert and assisted the named expert on more than 10 occasions.

David has testified in civil litigation (state court) via affidavit and deposition regarding electronic discovery best practices and efforts undertaken by parties to comply with their discovery obligations. He has been engaged in over 500 civil and criminal matters, delivering expert e-discovery and data analytic services, for matters including multi-party, multi-jurisdictional litigations (some spanning more than 10 years in duration), cross-border disputes, and some of the largest corporate investigations and litigations in the US.

David’s experience includes employment affairs, environmental incidents, shareholder actions, contractual disputes, white-collar crime investigations, oil and gas royalty conflicts, intellectual property cases, and merger integrations. He has participated in numerous Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 26(f) discussions, with opposing counsel and governmental investigators, on behalf of clients in matters related to client data management and discovery procedures. He has also advised counsel in drafting and negotiating electronically stored information (ESI) agreements and compliance with governing standards regarding electronic document discovery and production.

David has broad expertise leveraging e-discovery and digital forensic data analytics methods and tools for a variety of legal contexts and technology challenges. He has provided expert technical assistance to testifying experts in analyses related to evidence spoliation, intellectual property misappropriation, commercial damages, market manipulation, data breaches, and employee embezzlement schemes. He provides strategic guidance to organizations and legal teams navigating litigation, investigations, bankruptcy proceedings, regulatory concerns, and information governance matters.

David is a certified e-discovery expert, a certified relativity master, a licensed private investigator (Texas), and a relativity certified administrator. He is a member of the Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists and holds a master’s of business administration (MBA) with concentration in management information systems.

Richard Peters

Richard Peters is a cybersecurity and crypto asset forensic expert with over 25 years of experience. He has been appointed as an expert on six occasions.

Richard has been cross-examined at arbitration and litigation regarding cybersecurity, digital forensics, cryptocurrency investigations, incident response, and regulatory matters. He has produced expert reports on disputes with values of up to $60 million.

Richard has experience in cybersecurity breaches, security posture assessments, ransomware incidents, and crypto asset investigations. He has managed, performed, and delivered information technology security solutions, including technology risk management, auditing, security assessments, compliance assessments, attack-and-penetration testing services, and security analysis for domestic and international entities in the energy, technology, medical, financial, and manufacturing industries. Richard is knowledgeable in client and server environments, mainframes, databases, applications, and hardware, where he has provided PCI-related services, including PCI DSS assessments and Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) services.

Richard specialises in penetration testing, cybersecurity breach analysis, crypto tracing, and smart contract security assessments. He has designed, assessed, and tested against multiple security standards and frameworks, including the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001/27002, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST CSF and 800 series). Richard has used his considerable penetration testing experience in both the applications, networks, and hardware space and the crypto asset, currency, and decentralized finance (DeFi) space for forensics and security assessments.

Richard is a TRM accredited as a Crypto Compliance Specialist, Advanced Crypto Investigator, Digital Forensics and Cryptocurrencies, Certified Investigator, and Crypto Fundamentals Certification. He is also a Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner, a Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, a Certified Information Systems Auditor, a Qualified Security Assessor, and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. Richard is a platinum-level member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, a member of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Andy Antunez

Andy Antunez is a digital forensics expert with over 20 years of professional experience in the areas of digital forensics, information technology, and security. He has been appointed as a digital forensic investigation expert on multiple occasions.

Andy Antunez is lauded as an “exceptional expert” and a “leading name at the firm” for digital forensics. He has an impressive track record as a testifying expert across his 20+ year career.

Lexology Index – Consulting – Digital and Data – Data and E-Discovery

Andy has testified in state and federal litigation regarding digital forensics, information technology, and security. He has been utilized in trials, hearings, depositions, affidavits, and declarations across various proceedings, including family courts, arbitration, and state and federal courts with disputed values of up to $200 million.

Andy has provided on-site forensic technology services on multiple Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations globally. He has worked across a wide range of industries, including energy, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, financial services, industrial services, and telecommunications.

Andy has expertise in matters involving data exfiltration, unauthorized data access, intellectual property theft, and misappropriation of trade secrets. He has personally imaged over 10,000 computer devices and more than 5,000 mobile devices. He specializes in forensic technology services, including data preservation, digital forensics, electronic discovery, data analysis, metadata manipulation, complex preservation and data collection, and eDiscovery consulting.

Andy is a licensed private investigator in the State of Texas, a Cellebrite UFED Touch, a UFED Physical Certified, and an Exterro AccessData Certified Examiner. He is also a member of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. He has attended various specialized training courses concerning the legal and technical aspects of forensic computer science, including formal training in the acquisition, preservation, and analysis of digital data for use as evidence in legal proceedings.

Michael Bandemer

Michael Bandemer is head of digital forensics and data solutions at HKA. He has over 20 years of experience and has acted as a digital forensic investigation expert on over 500 occasions.

Michael Bandemer is a well-respected digital forensic expert with over two decades of experience navigating the complexities of electronically stored information in high-stakes matters ranging from trade secret misappropriation to regulatory investigations.

Lexology Index – Consulting – Digital and Data – Digital Forensic Experts

Michael has qualified in court as an expert in e-discovery and digital forensics, and provided testimony at deposition, arbitration, federal, and state court. He has been selected as an independent e-discovery and computer forensics expert and has served as a 30(b)(6) corporate representative, special master and court-appointed third-party forensic neutral in various engagements. In these matters, he has addressed discovery and forensic issues concerning records management, forensic protocols, accessibility, authentication, burden, preservation, collection, spoliation, misappropriation, remediation, search and production.

Michael has led hundreds of digital forensics, eDiscovery, data analytics and high-tech crime investigation matters. In the capacity as either a testifying expert, forensics neutral, consultant and/or corporate representative, he has performed, directed, and testified to the preservation, defensible collection, search and analysis (using traditional, emerging advanced analytics, and AI-enabled methods and tools) of digital evidence from virtually every type of device, system, account, and platform.

Michael’s forensic data analysis expertise includes misappropriation of trade secrets, internal employment investigations, asset tracing, business email compromises (BEM), falsified or altered emails, texts and documents, metadata analysis, fraud investigations, unstructured data analytics, and regulatory inquiries (SEC, USPS and FTC).

Michael is a Certified EnCase Computer Examiner, Certified Information Technology Professional, Certified in Financial Forensics, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Management Accountant. He is a member of the International Board of Directors for the High Technology Crime Investigation Association, the Sedona Conference (working groups include the electronic document retention and production and forensic issues in trade secret disputes), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Institute of Management Accountants. He holds the patent for a structural relational database and interface developed for managing electronic information, photos, and digitized field drawings and notes, and other information in construction defect matters. 

I would definitely recommend Michael. He is well-respected by fellow team members. Mike has an extensive network in the California area.

Lexology Index – Investigations – Digital Forensic Experts

Geo Brown

Geo Brown is an information technology professional with more than 20 years of experience. He has acted as a digital forensic investigation expert on multiple occasions.

Geo has testified in depositions and arbitration regarding trade secret misappropriation and data security. He has acted as an expert witness for computer forensics, investigations, e-discovery, data analytics, data privacy and data breach.

Geo has undertaken hundreds of computer forensic investigations, performed on-site analysis of cyber security breaches, and has assisted both corporate and law firm clients with the preservation and management of large volumes of data in response to civil litigation, government inquiries, and internal investigations. He practices, specializes, and opines in electronic discovery, digital forensics and data analytics and provides cost effective, defensible analysis.

Geo specialises in safeguarding intellectual property and undertaking digital investigations. He has significant experience leading highly sensitive and complex matters ranging from misappropriation of trade secrets, internal investigations, breach of contract and business interruption to employment disputes, fraud investigations, and wage and hour class actions, among others, in a wide variety of industries. 

Geo is a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association. He is a Certified EnCase Computer Examiner, a Magnet Certified Forensic Examiner, and a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

Darren Mullins

Darren Mullins is a Certified Computer Examiner with over 15 years of experience. He has been appointed as a digital forensic expert or assisted the named expert on multiple occasions.

Darren has provided expert testimony in identifying tampered email communications between the involved parties and has provided both written and oral testimony in litigation and arbitration cases in Europe and the Middle East. He has undertaken fraud and regulatory investigations regarding financial crime, digital evidence recovery, electronic discovery, and data analytics with disputed values of up to $9 billion.

Darren is an accomplished and recognized expert in forensic and cyber investigations, digital evidence recovery, electronic discovery, and data analytics. Prior to HKA, Darren has led teams at Deloitte, EY, and KPMG, developing and delivering forensic investigations and cyber services for high-profile clients across industries including fraud, financial crime (AML and Sanctions), cyber breaches, intellectual property (IP) theft, corporate espionage, internet, and email investigations.

Darren has been based in the Middle East for the last 14 years, undertaking investigations into billion-dollar frauds, complex regulatory matters, cybercrime investigations, and IT related technical disputes for key corporates and government entities across the region.

Darren holds a master’s in computer forensics and security. He has spoken at high level government workshops and international conferences on digital forensics and cybercrime, and has been published on topics relating to corporate investigations, white-collar crime, and compliance.

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