Discovering Data Quickly in High-Stakes White-Collar Investigations

Counsel, Litigation Department; Deputy Chair, Anti-Corruption & FCPA Group, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP

A counsel in the Litigation Department, Ben Klein is Deputy Chair of the Anti-Corruption & FCPA Group. Ben regularly represents clients in complex commercial, regulatory and white collar criminal matters, including high-stakes investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other enforcement agencies, both foreign and domestic. He is also a member of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense and Internal Investigations groups. Ben has conducted investigations and counseled clients on matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Bribery Act 2010 (UKBA) and other anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws, as well as the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. He has handled cross-border investigations, risk assessments and compliance reviews in over two dozen countries and on practically every continent, including Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Ben also routinely performs anti-corruption compliance due diligence for acquisitions, joint ventures, equity investments and other transactions. Ben regularly advises clients across diverse industries—including the life sciences, energy and technology sectors—on the development and strengthening of corporate compliance programs, and he has drafted numerous compliance policies, operating procedures and codes of conduct. He also conducts compliance trainings, including trainings for officers, directors and corporate executives.

+ Christopher Wall

DPO and Special Counsel for Global Privacy and Forensics, HaystackID

Chris Wall is DPO and Special Counsel for Global Privacy and Forensics at HaystackID. In his Special Counsel role, Chris helps HaystackID clients navigate the cross-border privacy and data protection landscape and advises clients on technical privacy and data protection issues associated with cyber investigations, data analytics, and discovery. Chris began his legal career as an antitrust lawyer before leaving traditional legal practice to join the technology consulting ranks in 2002. Prior to joining HaystackID, Chris worked at several global consulting firms, where he led cross-border cybersecurity, forensic, structured data, and traditional discovery investigations.

+ John Wilson, ACE, AME, CBE

Chief Information Security Officer and President of Forensics, HaystackID

As Chief Information Security Officer and President of Forensics at HaystackID, John provides consulting and forensic services to help companies address various matters related to electronic discovery and computer forensics, including leading forensic investigations, cryptocurrency investigations, and ensuring proper preservation of evidence items and chain of custody. He regularly develops forensic workflows and processes for clients ranging from major financial institutions to governmental departments, including Fortune 500 companies and Am Law 100 law firms.