Daniel E. Roffman

Senior Managing Director
Technology

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Daniel Roffman is a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting in the Computer Forensics practice of the Technology segment. Mr. Roffman is an expert in computer forensics, e-discovery, and cyber investigations.

For the past twelve years, Mr. Roffman has provided consulting services to corporations around the globe in support of litigation and investigations. During this time, he has provided testimony on civil and criminal matters in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Roffman currently supervises FTI Consulting’s computer forensic labs and staff in Chicago and New York.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Roffman worked in the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice.

Professional Experience

In 2017, Mr. Roffman led an investigation to determine whether computers had been infected with malware following a high-profile data breach. Mr. Roffman authored multiple forensic reports that were submitted in federal court.

In 2016, Mr. Roffman testified in federal court regarding email fabrication at the center of a contract dispute. Mr. Roffman’s testimony led the Judge to sanction the party that fabricated the email by dismissing their counterclaim with prejudice.

In 2015, Mr. Roffman testified in federal court regarding the misappropriation of trade secrets by a former employee of a global industrial technology provider. Mr. Roffman’s testimony led to a favorable ruling for FTI Consulting's client.

In 2013, Mr. Roffman testified in federal court regarding the author of fraudulent financial documents supplied by a seller seeking to inflate the sale of her business.

In 2011, Mr. Roffman led an investigation into the theft of trade secrets by a financial analyst who attempted to cover-up his theft by disposing of hard drives in a sanitary canal. FTI Consulting recovered six hard drives from the canal and found the client’s trade secrets on them. Mr. Roffman presented his findings to FBI agents, leading to the arrest of two former employees. In 2014, both pled guilty to federal charges.

In 2011, Mr. Roffman worked with a team of FTI Consulting investigators appointed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office to be the independent monitor for PokerStars. Mr. Roffman developed technology that checked the location of players to ensure compliance and led a team that covertly tested PokerStars’ security measures. FTI Consulting’s compliance reports to the DOJ helped pave the way for PokerStars’ to settle their case.

Mr. Roffman has spoken at numerous conferences and authored papers relating to computer forensics, cyber security, and trade secrets theft.

Mr. Roffman holds a B.S. degree in Information Systems from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Testimony/Expert Witness

Supplemental Report, July 20, 2017 - Open Text Corporation, v. Steven Grimes, et al. Case no. 1:17-cv-01248-RDB, United States District Court For the District of Maryland
Expert Report, June 16, 2017 - Open Text Corporation, v. Steven Grimes, et al. Case no. 1:17-cv-01248-RDB, United States District Court For the District of Maryland
Court Appointed Expert, June 9, 2017 - Open Text Corporation, v. Steven Grimes, et al. Case no. 1:17-cv-01248-RDB, United States District Court For the District of Maryland
Deposition, December 7, 2016 - SS&C Technologies, Inc., V. Bradley Rossa And Clearwater Analytics, LLC, Case no. 2015-CH-15891, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Testimony, December 5, 2016 – Flextronics International USA, Inc., v. SDS-IC Ltd, SDS-IC-HK Ltd, and Aaron Serge Bueno (a/k/a “Serge Joseph Bueno”). Case No. 1:15-cv-04904, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Deposition, November 17, 2016 – Flextronics International USA, Inc., v. SDS-IC Ltd, SDS-IC-HK Ltd, and Aaron Serge Bueno (a/k/a “Serge Joseph Bueno”). Case No. 1:15-cv-04904, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Deposition, November 9, 2016 - SS&C Technologies, Inc., V. Bradley Rossa And Clearwater Analytics, LLC, Case no. 2015-CH-15891, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Declaration and Rebuttal Report, September 27, 2016 – Flextronics International USA, Inc., v. SDS-IC Ltd, SDS-IC-HK Ltd, and Aaron Serge Bueno (a/k/a “Serge Joseph Bueno”). Case No. 1:15-cv-04904, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Affidavit, August 30, 2016 – TP Group-CI, Inc. v. Steven R. Smith and William Dean Wallace. Case No. 1:16-cv-07463, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Deposition, August 26, 2016 - Penny Davenport, et al. v. Charter Communications, LLC, Case No. 4:12CV0007 AGF, United States District Court, Eastern District Of Missouri, Eastern Division
Affidavit, August 15, 2016 – TP Group-CI, Inc. v. Steven R. Smith and William Dean Wallace. Case No. 1:16-cv-07463, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Expert Report, June 27, 2016 - Penny Davenport, et al. v. Charter Communications, LLC, Case No. 4:12CV0007 AGF, United States District Court, Eastern District Of Missouri, Eastern Division
Affirmation, June 14, 2016 - Medidata Solutions, Inc. v. Michael Petrarca And Bioclinica, Inc. Index No.: 652501/2016, Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, County Of New York
Affidavit, May 31, 2016 – Kelly Hespe v. City of Chicago et al. Case No. 13 C 7998, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Expert Report, May 11, 2016 – Flextronics International USA, Inc., v. SDS-IC Ltd, SDS-IC-HK Ltd, and Aaron Serge Bueno (a/k/a “Serge Joseph Bueno”). Case No. 1:15-cv-04904, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Declaration, February 18, 2016 - Teledyne Technologies Incorporated v. Shekar. Case No. 1:2015cv01392, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Declaration, November 11, 2015 - Synopsys, Inc. V. Chao, et al., Case No. 3:15-cv-1953MO, United States District Court, District Of Oregon, Portland Division
Written Affidavit, July 31, 2015 – Lutonix, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Christopher Barry, Case No 11313-VCL, In the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
Written Affidavit, July 30, 2015 – Lutonix, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Christopher Barry, Case No 11313-VCL, In the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
Testimony, April 30, 2015 - Teledyne Technologies Incorporated v. Shekar. Case No. 1:2015cv01392, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Written Affidavit, December 29, 2014 – United States of America v. Yihao Pu and Sahil Uppal. Case No. 11 CR 699, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
Deposition, March 18, 2014 – Murphy v. NXP Semiconductor, et al. Case No. 1-10-CV-188679, Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Santa Clara
Testimony, November 1, 2013 – Echo v. Avidpath Inc., Docket No. 13 C 309, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Written Affidavit, March 7 , 2013 – Echo v. Avidpath Inc., Docket No. 13 C 309, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Expert Report, June 15, 2012 - Clarion Partners LLP v. Carlos Tommasi Villammi, et al. Case nos. 17581/JRF and ICC Arbitration 17548/JRF International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) International Court of Arbitration, Mexico City, Mexico
Court Appointed Expert, November 24, 2010 – 1501 Feehanville LLC v. Michael W. Bishop and Cresa Partners, LLC. Case no. 08 L 013851, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
Written Affidavit, November 18, 2010 – Fort Benning Family Communities, LLC v. American Management Services East LLC. Case No. SU10CV2025-F, Superior Court of Muscogee County, State of Georgia
Written Affidavit, April 15, 2009 – Stanford International Bank Limited, et al. v. Ralph Janvey, et al. Case No. 500-11-036045-090, Superior Court, Province of Quebec, District of Montreal, CANADA

Publications

Understanding remote collections for e-discovery: Benefits, pitfalls and use cases. InsideCounsel, May 16, 2014, Authors: Dan Roffman, Erik Hammerquist, James Scarazzo
Five Tips for Managing Social Media and E-Discovery Collections. KMWorld, October 25, 2013, Authors: Dan Roffman, David Freskos
Data Collection In A Social Media World. Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 21, 2013.
Work with IT to build a defensible information management strategy. InsideCounsel, May 6, 2013.
Game Change: Reevaluating Collection Processes in the Wake of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network Ruling. FTI Consulting Technology LLC, February 12, 2013, Authors: Dan Roffman, Veeral Gosalia, Ian Smith, Erik Hammerquist
Data Deluge: The Problem Is, You Can't Keep Everything. Forbes July 5, 2012.
IT Reduction: A Much-Needed Service, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. May 18, 2012, Authors: Dan Roffman, Lawrence Briggi

Professional Presentations and Speaking Engagements

6 Degrees of Forensics, Panelist – 5/24/2017
Cybersecurity And Patent Protection, Panelist – 4/18/2017
Who’s in Charge? Developments in Regulation of Insurer Cybersecurity Practices, Panelist - 10/20/2016
Cyber Threats to Your Business – 10/7/2016
Warning – Blind Curves: How You Can Prevent Data Theft – 4/7/2016
Georgetown Advanced eDiscovery Institute: Outsmarting Smartphones, Panelist - 11/19/2015
Compliance Governance and Oversight Counsel (CGOC) New York Regional: Protecting Your Organization from Data Theft – 3/11/2015
Women in eDiscovery, St. Louis Chapter: Social Media Collection – 8/28/2014
Social Media Bootcamp for E-Discovery – 5/16/2014, 5/28/2014, 6/13/2014, 3/12/2015
Today’s General Counsel and Institute: The “eWorkplace” and its Impact on eDiscovery, Panelist, 6/10/2014
Trade Secrets Theft: Addressing Evidence From Emerging Technologies – 5/30/2014
ALM’s Law Technology News Webcast: Remote Collection: What is it, and Can it Reduce E-Discovery Costs? Moderator – 5/21/2014
InsideCounsel SuperConference: Protecting Against IP Theft in Dynamic Work Environments– 5/15/2014
InsideCounsel Global Lawyer Forum: Litigation Trends – 5/14/2014
Legal Learning Series Social Media Bootcamp, Presenters: Dan Roffman & Ethan Wall – 4/24/2014
E-Discovery and the Cloud: A Checklist for Success, Presenters: Dan Roffman & Joel Jacob – 2/11/2014
Defensibly collecting all the relevant data (Cloud / Social Media / BYOD) – 11/19/2013
Legal Learning Series eDiscovery Leadership Conference: E-Discovery in a Social Media World – 11/15/2013
Data Theft “Dos and Don’ts” – 1/14/2013
Trade Secrets Theft: Addressing Evidence from Emerging Technologies – 8/30/2012
Fundamental Issues of Network Security and the Risks Facing Law Firms on Cyber Breaches – 5/17/2012
Cyber Liability for Law Firms – 3/15/2012
Cyber Liability for Hedge Funds – 2/14/2012
Understanding the Impact of the iPad, Kindle & Other New Mobile Devices and Services on e-Discovery – 11/3/2010
eDiscovery Cost Savings for Attorneys - 7/21/2010

Employment History

2006 to Present: FTI Consulting

2014 to Present: Managing Director, Washington, DC
2011 to 2014: Managing Director, Chicago, IL
2010 to 2011: Director, Chicago, IL
2007 to 2010: Director, Washington, DC
2006 to 2007 : Senior Consultant, Washington, DC

2005 to 2005: Deloitte, New York, NY - Analytic & Forensic Technology Laboratory
2003 to 2005: United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, DC – Child Exploitation & Obscenity Section, High Technology Investigative Unit
2000 to 2003: Shiron Associates, Elkins Park, PA – Information Technology Consulting
2000 to 2003: Sabre System, Inc., Warminster, PA – Information Technology Department

Awards & Recognition

Certificate of Commendation from the US Attorney General, 2004

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