Researcher, Hewlett-Packards Labs

Stuart Haber is a researcher at HP Labs in Princeton, New Jersey. Along with Scott Stornetta, he was a co-founder of Surety, Inc., which was formed with the mission of commercializing the secure digital time-stamping technology the two of them developed. He has also worked as a researcher in STAR Lab, the research arm of InterTrust Technologies, a DRM provider. Haber received his B.A. in Mathematics from Harvard University, his M.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Columbia University. He has lectured and published several scientific articles on both the practical and theoretical aspects of cryptography, on the theory of computing, and in electrical engineering.

Dr. Haber is the co-inventor of several Surety patents. He is presently serving as a director of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR).

Vice President and General Counsel, Ikanos Communications

As vice president and general counsel at Ikanos Communications, Mr. Mesel is responsible for overseeing all legal affairs of the company. He advises the board of directors and management on strategic matters and commercial transactions, dispute resolution and regulatory compliance issues, with particular attention to public company requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other key SEC rules and regulations. Mesel also works with the engineering organization to manage the company's intellectual property assets. He previously served as general counsel at Legato Systems and Riverstone Networks, and was corporate counsel at Lucent Technologies, supporting their global outsourcing business unit. Mesel began his career as an attorney at the Palo Alto law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College.

Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Randy V. Sabett, CISSP, is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, where he is a member of the Information Security & Internet Enforcement and Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Groups. He counsels clients on information security, privacy, IT licensing, and patents , dealing with such issues as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), digital and electronic signatures, federated identity, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Sarbanes-Oxley, state and federal information security laws, identity theft, and security breaches.

Prior to joining Sonnenschein, Mr. Sabett was a Special Counsel at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, where he founded the Information Security and Cybercrime practice group. He has also served as Senior Technology Counsel for a Silicon Valley information security company. He began his legal career as an associate at Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, LLP in Washington, DC. In addition, he has several years of engineering experience in the information security marketplace, including as a crypto engineer with the National Security Agency, and has worked in active noise cancellation. He holds two U.S. patents, one in the area of information security (U.S. Patent No. 6,981,149) and the other in the area of active noise cancellation (U.S. Patent No. 5,440,642).

Mr. Sabett holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore. He also teaches Information Policy as an adjunct professor at George Washington University and is on the faculty of the Institute for Applied Network Security. He is also Co-Chair of the Information Security Committee of the Section of Science and Technology Law of the American Bar Association

Partner, McCarter & English, L.L.P.I

Practicing in the firm's Intellectual Property/Information Technology (IP/IT) Group, Mr. Merrill concentrates his practice on the transactional side of information technology, particularly web-based electronic commerce, Internet and computer law, information security, and privacy in healthcare, financial and international transactions. Mr. Merrill is experienced in negotiating and drafting software and computer-based information transactions for licensees in a wide variety of industries, and also represents a number of licensors.

Through his professional experience and more than 100 presentations and published articles during the last decade, Mr. Merrill has developed an international reputation as an authority on the emerging legal issues of public key infrastructure (PKI) and secure time-stamping technology that provide confidentiality and privacy in e-commerce, and resolve WHO-WHAT-WHEN questions as to electronic evidence and digital contracts formed online. Mr. Merrill frequently advises professionally on the legal issues of secure e-commerce applications and collaborates with technical and business consulting firms in the drafting, interpretation and enforcement of PKI documentation.

Partner, Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler

A partner in the Firm's business law department, William A. McComas counsels clients ranging from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 corporations on commercial transactions across all industry sectors. He concentrates on assisting companies in creating, protecting, acquiring, developing, and commercializing technology, as well as in distributing, servicing, and marketing products and services. Mr. McComas represents clients on complex business transactions such as joint venture, strategic alliances, research and development, electronic commerce, complex procurement, endorsement, outsourcing, and the general management and disposition of intellectual property. An experienced corporate attorney, Mr. McComas also counsels clients on financing, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, venture capital investments, and other general corporate matters.

Extensive business and technology management experience enhances Mr. McComas' value to the Firm's clients. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. McComas worked for one of North America's largest book manufacturers and one of the world's largest ocean carriers. In these positions, Mr. McComas developed software, negotiated and managed major vendor contracts, and enacted cost reduction and internal control programs. His deep understanding of the law, business, and technology is invaluable to clients navigating the convergence of these sectors.

Partner, Howrey

A partner in Howrey’s antitrust and global litigation practice groups, John Rosenthal focuses his practice on antitrust, trademark and complex commercial matters. He currently serves as co-chairman of Howrey’s E-discovery Committee and as an Advisory Board Member of the Georgetown University Continuing Legal Education E-Discovery Institute. As one of the country’s most respected e-discovery practitioners, Mr. Rosenthal has extensive experience counseling companies on records retention programs, e-discovery compliance and e-discovery risk management practices. He is a participant in the renowned Sedona Conference on Best Practices for Electronic Discovery and Records Management and has lectured across the country on the issues of e-discovery and records retention.

Partner, Vedder Price

Tim Carroll, a partner in Vedder Price’s litigation practice group, specializes in commercial and intellectual property litigation. A member of Vedder Price’s Electronic Discovery Task Force, he has written numerous articles on e-discovery and records retention and has presented on those topics for several clients. Mr. Carroll has counseled many organizations, including a Fortune 5 company and a major defense contractor, on electronic communications and records management policies.

Managing Director, LECG

A managing director in the Washington DC office of LECG, a global expert services and strategic advisory firm, Dan Regard leads the firm’s electronic discovery practice. He is a nationally recognized consultant, expert witness and speaker on electronic evidence and case management with more than 20 years experience consulting for legal and corporate entities in electronic evidence and litigation technology. A participating member of the Sedona Conference working group, Mr. Regard is trained as both an attorney and computer programmer and has extensive experience testifying about e-discovery across the country. Mr. Regard also serves as a director in the Georgetown Advanced Institute for e-Discovery, a board member for the Institute for Computer Forensics Professionals and a member of the High Tech Computer Crimes Association.