While at guidance, john led the transition of the company from startup to a. John also spent nearly a decade at guidance software, inc. How the new federal rules will likely change ediscovery practice. Mccreight in november 1997 and is headquartered in pasadena, ca. In yet another ruling highlighting the reckless practice of relying on mere screenshots to present social media evidence, a massachusetts appellate court ruled a facebook post submitted by the prosecution in a recent criminal case to be inadmissible as evidence. Guidance software, now opentext, is the maker of encase, the gold standard in forensic security. The highly targeted publication seeks to increase the collective understanding of readers regarding data and legal discovery information and. The early days at guidance were exciting as we sowed new fields, just as we are doing now.
Jul, 2012 1 john patzakis is an attorney and is president and ceo of x1 discovery. While president and ceo, he doubled revenue annually and led the companys highly successful launch of its encase enterprise solution. The encase legal journal is provided for informational purposes and is not intended as legal advice, nor should it be construed or relied upon as such. Lance mueller cybersecurity director fortune 500 energy.
Patzakis is general council to guidance software, inc. John patzakis joined guidance software at the end of 1999 as general counsel and held the position of president and ceo from 2001 to 2004. Guidance software, a developer of software for digital investigations, filed last week to go public on nasdaq. The highly targeted publication seeks to increase the collective understanding of readers regarding data and legal discovery information and issues. Per regulatory guidance, gdpr and ccpa apply to employee home computers with company pii. Previously, he was a consultant on strategic planning and product strategies for. The 800pound gorilla of digital forensics is guidance software, which. This whitepaper examines these challenges faced by ediscovery practitioners and investigators and illustrates best practices for collection. John, the last time you were interviewed at forensic focus you were the vice chairman and chief legal officer at guidance software. John patzakis, vice chairman and chief legal officer. Nov, 2002 the companys first big order was from the secret service in 1998 for its electronic crime special agent program, said john patzakis, president and chief legal officer of guidance software.
The best way to get rid of computer data is to take the hard drive and pound it with a hammer and throw it in a furnace, said john patzakis, president of guidance software, which makes forensic. View lance muellers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Ibms john kuhn, lance mueller, limor s kessem april 2, 2015 the dyre trojan, a progressive malware piece designed to defraud bank customers via. Aug 16, 2002 the best way to get rid of computer data is to take the hard drive and pound it with a hammer and throw it in a furnace, said john patzakis, president of guidance software, which makes forensic. In the last decade, the use of social media evidence has exploded in courts. Since their establishment in 1938, the frcp have undergone nine revisions 1948, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1993, and 2000. Overcoming potential legal challenges to the authentication. X1 technologies appoints john patzakis as president of ediscovery pasadena, ca january 27, 2011 x1 technologies, inc.
This whitepaper examines these challenges faced by. Guidance software provides deep 360degree visibility across all endpoints, devices and networks with fieldtested and courtproven software. Prior to joining x1, john was a cofounder at guidance software, inc. Oct 22, 20 complexdiscovery solutions is a technology marketing firm providing strategic planning and tactical execution expertise in support of data and legal discovery organizations. John patzakis, cso, ten percent owner at guidance software guid, is currently unranked, see this insiders latest transactions. John patzakis was interviewed in 2007 by forensic focus, a website for.
The aguilar decision and recent guidance from the sedona conference emphasize the importance of metadata preservation in the course of ediscovery, said guidance chief strategy officer john patzakis, who said metadata can be used for authentication, search and analysis while also offering evidentiary value such as when the file was created or. Rules of evidence digital forensics tools cso online. Director of marketing ritesite executive jobs resumes. Patzakis now leads guidance software s legal and regulatory strategy. Prior to joining x1, john served nearly a decade at guidance software, inc.
Guidance software blogs security, digital forensics. I joined guidance software in march of 2002 reporting to john patzakis, president and ceo. The operating system creates so many temporary backups that the user normally does not see, said john patzakis, president and general counsel for guidance software inc. According to john patzakis, vice chairman and chief legal officer at guidance.
Lawyers draft it security professionals for litigation. X1 delivers a litigation workflow from search and collection through production in searchable. Each set of circumstances may be different and all cited legal authorities should be confirmed and updated. The situation reminds me of when i first entered the ediscovery field as a cofounder of guidance software back in 1999. I joined guidance software in march of 2002 reporting to john patzakis, president. We talk about the evolution of our industry from his early. Guidance software blogs security, digital forensics, risk.
The safe harbor rule is supposed to be procompany if applied correctly, says john patzakis, vice chairman and clo at guidance software, an electronic discovery. John brings an extensive background and expertise in ediscovery and corporate compliance, combining. Guid where he held senior management positions, including chief strategy officer, vice chairman, chief legal officer and president and ceo. During my pre1999 litigation days, when we conducted paperbased discovery or oversaw internal investigations for a client, i always wondered about the information on the workstations and email servers. Overcoming potential legal challenges to the authentication of social media evidence by john patzakis1 summary.
Digital crimes lead investigators to use drivescanning. John patzakis, ceo of x1 discovery and former president and ceo of guidance software, just announced the release of x1 social discovery. Although it might be tempting for him to push the overuse of forensics, he does not do so. We talk about the process of making software, building great teams and the unique challenges that this industry presents for software makers. However, most investigators work with a variety of tools, and there are many commercial and opensource tools and utilities available, from.
Now youre the founder and ceo of x1 discovery tell us about that move. John patzakis is president of ediscovery at x1 technologies. The work product doctrine underpins our adversarial justice system. Sep 19, 2006 guidance software, a developer of software for digital investigations, filed last week to go public on nasdaq. As founder and executive chairman of x1, john leads the. The training segment provides training classes to effectively and efficiently use its software products.
Complexdiscovery is an online publication that highlights data and legal discovery insight and intelligence ranging from original research to aggregated news for use by business, information technology, and legal professionals. Large companies see we have an important and compelling solution, and that there is a. Allied concrete company va, 2011 is believed to represent he largest ediscovery sanction ever imposed on an individual attorney. Social media evidence is highly relevant to most legal disputes and broadly discoverable, but challenges lie in evidentiary authentication without best practices technology and processes. John is the founder and executive chairman of x1 and was a cofounder at guidance.
Just as guidance software is committed to ongoing product research and development, so must we also be on top of the latest legal developments impacting this field. Jan 15, 2014 so not surprisingly, there had been various reports indicating reductions in force at several of the top ediscovery software providers. Everyone knew circa 1998 the importance of all the evidence residing on computers with those windows 95 operating systems to their criminal cases and for civil discovery. Patzakis is president and general counsel to guidance software, inc. Litigation support will evolve as a profession for it and him professionals. E discovery litigation and regulatory investigation. The companys first big order was from the secret service in 1998 for its electronic crime special agent program, said john patzakis, president and chief legal officer of guidance software. One person who has a good grasp on this difference is john patzakis. The concise framework for discovery automation takes the overall process of discovery, breaks it down into a data discovery component and a legal discovery component, aligns these components with insight and intelligence, and then highlights four key processes and eight key tasks that appear to be important in the discovery process across the lifecycle of information and litigation. Greg buckles and barry murphy of the ediscovery journal report in several articles and notes in the past few weeks that they see a palpable transition away from software back towards services by corporations seeking. Patzakis and guidance deputy general counsel patrick zeller said guidance s encase ediscovery software preserves metadata throughout the ediscovery process by handling all files on a readonly basis in their original formats, avoiding the need to reset file metadata to its original state. Just as guidance software is committed to ongoing product research and. The privilege facilitates selfinvestigation into past conduct to identify shortcomings and remedy problems, to the bene.
The maintenance segment includes maintenance related revenues. Guidance president john patzakis, meanwhile, declines to comment on the fbi, saying guidance hopes to work with all federal agencies to ensure that the best possible forensic tools are available, whether from inside the governmentor outside. One person who has a good grasp of this difference is john patzakis. Santa clara law magazine, fall 2011 by santa clara. Recently, the ediscovery and litigation support field has seen many developments reflecting a significant shift in the ediscovery software industry. Internal computer investigations as a critical control activity under sarbanesoxley october 2003 by john patzakis and victor limongelli1 2003 guidance software. Internal computer investigations as a critical control. Guid where he held senior management positions, including chief strategy chief legal officer and president and ceo.
X1 technologies appoints john patzakis as president of. We talk about the evolution of our industry from his early days at encase to the new breakthrough technology hes introducing with x1. Currently, guidance software has over 3500 users from law enforcement agencies and the private sector worldwide, and encase now serves as the industry standard. Oct 31, 2019 022 john patzakis john is the founder and executive chairman of x1 and was a cofounder at guidance. As such, this journal should be considered as a work perpetually in progress. Apr 02, 2012 overcoming potential legal challenges to the authentication of social media evidence. Two ediscovery and digital forensics experts, who frequently see preliminary courtroom skirmishes that are not embodied in court opinions, offer their thoughts on how to properly preserve, harvest, and authenticate social media evidence. John patzakis, founder and ceo of x1 discovery 2012. The early days at guidance were exciting as we sowed new fields, just. John patzakis guidance software june 2001 2001 guidance software i june 2001. Vice chairman and chief legal officer, guidance software john patzakis joined guidance software at the end of 1999 as general counsel and held the position of president and ceo from 2001 to 2004. As founder and executive chairman of x1, john leads the companys strategy. Before guidance software he was a computer forensics investigator with.
Dec 05, 2011 santa clara law alumni magazine, fall 2011. Latest news and information on the business of delivering technology and services to government including government contractors, the integrator community, technology case studies, and mergers and. Preserving, harvesting, and authenticating social media. Its encase platform provides an investigative infrastructure that enables customers to search, collect, and analyze electronically stored information in order to address human resources matters, litigation matters, allegations of fraud, suspicious network endpoint activity and defend their. Paul pacenka, account executive at guidance software, inc. Not to pick on guidance software, my former company, but they are publically traded and recently disclosed their aggressive costcutting measures. Guidance software has officially released encase forensic and encase endpoint investigator 8.
May 17, 2012 john, the last time you were interviewed at forensic focus you were the vice chairman and chief legal officer at guidance software. Its encase platform provides an investigative infrastructure that enables customers to search, collect, and analyze electronically stored information in order to address human resources matters, litigation matters, allegations of fraud, suspicious network endpoint activity and defend their organizations data assets. By john patzakis 1 and brent botta 2 previously, in forensic focus, we. He is the general counsel of guidance software, makers of encase, the forensics. John patzakis talks about the evolution of ediscovery from his early days at encase to the new breakthrough technology hes introducing with. X1 technologies appoints john patzakis as president of ediscovery. Ediscovery ruling gives companies another data worry. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for future revisions, please feel free to. Its like having xray vision for the unstructured data in your enterprise. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lances. Guid where he held several senior management positions, including.
X1 delivers a litigation workflow from search and collection through production in searchable native format. After law school i practiced commercial litigation for about 8 years before joining guidance software in 1999. He is the general counsel of guidance software, makers of encase, the forensics software tool used by over 80% of computer forensics experts. Prior to joining guidance, john spent eight years practicing law in the fields of commercial litigation and business transactions. The frcp are not changed very often, so the courts take notice when they are, notes john patzakis, vice chairman and chief legal officer of guidance software, an ediscovery software vendor. The 800pound gorilla of digital forensics is guidance software, which released its encase forensic software in 1998. John patzakis guidance software insider transactions.
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