17+ years of experience in digital forensics and e-discovery
Specializes in digital forensic investigations, complex data collections, e-discovery consulting, and expert witness services
Extensive domestic and international experience
New York
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Robert Johnson is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Disputes and Investigations practice in New York. He specializes in forensic technology services, including computer digital forensic investigations, complex preservation and data collections, e-discovery consulting, and expert witness services.
With more than 17 years of experience, Mr. Johnson has provided consulting services relating to e-discovery, digital forensics, and complex data analysis in more than 400 engagements spanning numerous global locations including, the US, Canada, South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Caribbean.
Mr. Johnson’s recent notable engagements include providing end-to-end electronic discovery services to the estate of a bankrupt energy company responding to multiple litigations across multiple matters; managing an end-to-end electronic discovery engagement for a national exercise equipment designer that was the plaintiff in a trademark litigation; and providing digital investigation services in relation to multiple intellectual property theft and insider risk investigations.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Johnson spent five years with LECG in San Francisco, serving most recently sas a Senior Consultant.
Mr. Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Vassar College. He is an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), Relativity Certified Admin (RCA), Relativity Analytics Specialist, Relativity Processing Specialist, an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), and an ACAMS Certified Cryptoasset AFC Specialist (CCAS).
In this article, we set out to demystify some of the misconceptions around what IP addresses can and cannot do and offer some use cases on how real-world regulatory compliance risks might be mitigated through a deeper analysis of the IP addresses used to access an institution’s services.
Managing Director Vincent Walden recently published an article for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)'s Fraud Magazine titled “Forensically preserving electronic evidence during a lockdown” where he discusses collecting custodian information and remote data preservation during COVID-19 lockdown.
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The U.K.’s Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumer (DMCC) Act came into force on 1 January 2025, with a new set of consumer protection laws set to take effect in April 2025. These new consumer protection laws mark a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for consumer-facing businesses in the U.K. Here’s what businesses need to know about the DMCC and how they can leverage AI to navigate these changes more seamlessly.
