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Overview
Introduction
Andrew advises clients on cybersecurity risk, incident response, privacy, litigation, internal investigations, and regulatory matters.
Andrew S. Pak draws on his experience as a former federal prosecutor with the DOJ and as in-house counsel to a Fortune 500 financial institution to guide clients through sensitive interactions with regulatory agencies, law enforcement, and internal investigations. As a certified information systems security professional, Andrew’s skillset includes legal and practitioner-level knowledge and experience on cybersecurity issues. He has represented clients before the Cyber Safety Review Board, the New York Department of Financial Services, and other regulatory agencies. Andrew has experience managing incident response and risk assessments, and he advises companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Andrew is a former assistant U.S. attorney and cybercrime coordinator for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, where he litigated malicious hacking cases and fraud-related matters. He prosecuted landmark cases, including the largest computer hacking, securities fraud scheme, and credit card hacking case charged to date, and an international stock manipulation scam involving botnets. Andrew also previously served as senior trial counsel at the DOJ Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, where he prosecuted cybercrime matters, coordinated national DOJ litigation strategy relating to email search warrants, and worked on policy and legislative matters.
Education & credentials
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Executive Editor, Cardozo Law Review, 2006
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., Cognitive Science, 2003
- California
- New York
- New Jersey
- Linklaters, LLP, New York, NY, Counsel, Data Solutions, Cyber and Privacy, 2021-2022
- Prudential Financial, Inc., Newark, NJ, VP, Corporate Counsel, Cybersecurity & Privacy Law, 2018-2021
- U.S. Department of Justice, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, Washington, D.C., Senior Trial Counsel, 2016-2018
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, Cybercrime Coordinator, 2014-2016; Assistant U.S. Attorney, 2011-2016
- Friedman, Kaplan, Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 2008-2011
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 2006-2008
Professional recognition
Impact
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional, 2019
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