
AI SummaryElizabeth Roper served over 15 years at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, specializing in cybercrime. Her expertise in cybersecurity, investigations, and white-collar defense suits her current role as a partner at Baker McKenzie.

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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity now runs through a web of federal regimes — NIST frameworks, defense contracting rules, securities disclosure, sector regulators — and the people who wrote, enforced, and operated them are unusually well placed to help you meet them. The professionals below did exactly that.

AI SummaryElizabeth Roper served over 15 years at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, specializing in cybercrime. Her expertise in cybersecurity, investigations, and white-collar defense suits her current role as a partner at Baker McKenzie.

AI SummaryTyler G. Newby served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney and Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, specializing in intellectual property and cybercrime.

AI SummaryFormer U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, specializing in civil litigation, criminal law, and health law. Currently partners in government enforcement defense, investigations, and litigation, focusing on complex trials, cybersecurity, and data privacy.

AI SummaryServed in U.S. Marine Corps as trial and appellate attorney; Special Counsel at Duane Morris LLP specializing in government contracts, cybersecurity, and data privacy.

AI SummaryAnn Dunkin served as CIO for the U.S. Department of Energy, managing IT and cybersecurity for national labs and power grids. Her expertise in national security, energy, and technology innovation suits her for advising on digital transformation and strategic planning.

AI SummaryKirby Wedekind served in the US Marine Corps and DHS CISA, specializing in national security and infrastructure protection. Currently, he leads a risk advisory firm, leveraging his expertise in security and resilience.

AI SummaryFormer clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens and Judge Stephen Reinhardt, and extern for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Current appellate specialist and litigator, advising on critical motions and complex legal issues.

AI SummaryMichael Yaeger served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, specializing in white collar crime and cybersecurity. His expertise in government investigations and compliance suits him for roles in cybersecurity and white collar crime defense.

AI SummaryDavid Feder served as Chief of the Cybercrime Unit at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, specializing in cybersecurity and complex litigation, now advising tech and life sciences companies.

AI SummaryMark Krotoski served in the U.S. Department of Justice, specializing in cybersecurity, cybercrime, and antitrust. His roles as a federal prosecutor and coordinator for the CHIP Program suit him for leading cyber disputes and cartel enforcement teams.

AI SummaryBrian H. Pandya served as Deputy Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, overseeing investigations and litigations. His expertise in antitrust, data privacy, and cybersecurity suits him for high-stakes litigation and strategic counseling roles.

AI SummaryFormer Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, specializing in corporate governance, fiduciary duty, and cybersecurity, with experience in securities enforcement and internal investigations.

AI SummaryOver 30 years in federal law enforcement, intelligence, and homeland security; specializes in cybersecurity, privacy, and national security; served at FBI, CIA, and White House.

AI SummaryBethany De Lude served as a Director at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, leading their Information Security Program. Her roles demonstrate expertise in cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and compliance, making her well-suited for leadership in cyber resilience and risk executive positions.

AI SummaryJaney Elizabeth Young served as a Case Officer for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Head of Global Investigations at Chainalysis, and Head of Analysis Project at Europol's European Cybercrime Centre.

AI SummaryMichael Sussmann served at the U.S. Department of Justice and Perkins Coie LLP, specializing in privacy, cybersecurity, and national security law.

AI SummaryMichael S. Dicke served as Associate Regional Director for Enforcement at the SEC from 2008 to 2014. His expertise in securities law, enforcement, and litigation suits him for roles in corporate governance and cybersecurity.

AI SummaryPaul Blahusch served as Chief Information Security Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor, specializing in cybersecurity leadership and risk management, now advising universities and consulting.

AI SummaryServed in U.S. Department of Defense and Homeland Security; specializes in cyber threat intelligence, insider risk management, and counterintelligence.
AI SummaryAmy N. Thomas served at FDIC, CISA, and Charles County Government, specializing in IT, information security, and risk management. Her expertise in cybersecurity strategy, risk assessment, and incident response aligns with roles in infrastructure security and compliance.
Why It Matters
Reading a regulation tells you what it says; having enforced or operated it tells you how it's applied — what an assessor probes, what an investigator asks first, what a regulator treats as good faith. Browse the ranked professionals above and reach out directly to the background that fits your situation.
FAQs
Consultancies benchmark against frameworks; people who ran response and enforcement inside CISA, the FBI, or a regulator know how those bodies actually judge an incident, an assessment, or a disclosure. Most engagements complement your existing security and legal teams rather than replace them.
Yes — and it's the cheaper end of the work: program assessments, tabletop exercises, and readiness reviews before anything goes wrong are most of what these professionals are engaged for.
An intrusion, a CMMC assessment, and a disclosure decision are judged by different bodies with different instincts. Match the person's agency background to the regulator, assessor, or investigator you're actually facing.
Many do — on breach-response adequacy, security standards of care, and regulatory practice, with credibility earned inside the agencies whose expectations are in question.
No — small defense suppliers facing certification, startups selling into government, and counsel needing an independent view all engage through the directory. Scope and terms are agreed directly with the person you contact.
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