Network Monitoring Expert Witnesses: 3

Dr. Tal Lavian holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, specializing in network communications. He has over 35 years of experience in telecommunications, network communications, and Internet technologies. He spent nearly 20 years researching, studying, and lecturing at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, where he conducted research in data centers (RAD Labs), network communication service architecture (SAHARA), and wireless systems (ICEBERG).

Areas of Expertise:

Network Communications - Telecommunications - Internet Protocols (TCP/IP) - VoIP - Streaming Media - Mobile Wireless:

• Network Communications: TCP/IP suite, TCP, UDP, IP, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), SNMP, packet switching, network architecture



• Mobile Wireless: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth, cellular systems, SMS, mobile devices



• Internet/Cloud: HTTP, web applications, cloud computing, distributed computing



• Routing/Switching: LAN, WAN, VPN, BGP, MPLS, OSPF, multicast, DNS, QoS



• VoIP/Streaming Media: SIP, RTP, H.323, PSTN, circuit switching, SS7, WebRTC, video/audio conferencing



• Network Security: Firewalls, VPN, IPSec, SSL/TLS, deep packet inspection, NAC



• Network Management: NMS, SNMP, device management, OSS, alarm systems

Case Experience:

Dr. Lavian has served as an expert in over 70 patent cases involving more than 140 patents. He has provided reports and testimony in U.S. federal district courts, the USPTO PTAB (IPR, CBM, PGR, ex parte reexamination, interference), the ITC, and international courts. Cases have involved Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Ericsson, T-Mobile, Samsung, Huawei, Netflix, Facebook, and others. Retained by over 50 law firms.

Credentials:

• Inventor of over 120 U.S. patents; over 60 prosecuted pro se



• Over 25 peer-reviewed publications in IEEE and ACM venues



• Principal Investigator on three DARPA projects



• IEEE Senior Member



• Nortel Networks Principal Scientist (1996-2007)

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Philip J. Isaak, PE, P.Eng., DCDC, RCDD, SMIEEE, is an expert witness, consultant & trainer in the design, construction, procurement, implementation, commissioning & operations of Information Technology, Telecommunications & Critical Data Center Facilities. 

Mr. Isaak provides clear analysis for complex disputes, incorporating industry standards, best-practices and over 20 years of consulting & training expertise working with clients located in 28 countries and territories across 6 continents. 

In recognition of Mr. Isaak’s professional standing, the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for advancement of technology, certified him to the grade of Senior Member, a level only 9% of IEEE’s over 400,000 global members hold. Mr. Isaak is also an author of several industry standards published by TIA & ANSI/BICSI, whitepapers published by The Green Grid, and the Data Center Handbook published by John Wiley & Sons.

Expert Witness Services

Areas of Expertise:

View Philip Isaak's Consulting Profile.

C. Matthew Curtin, CISSP  Founder and CEO of Interhack is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. An Expert in Computers and Information Technology, Mr. Curtin and his team at Interhack help attorneys and executives use data and computer technology in high-stakes situations. 

Mr. Curtin's work has been at the cutting edge of the intersection of law and technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit relied on Interhack's forensic computing practice and Mr. Curtin's expert opinion when it established standards for application of Federal wiretap statutes to Web technology, In re Pharmatrak Privacy Litigation (see link above). 

Academic references to their work include the Stanford Law Review and university courses throughout the world. Mr. Curtin maintains a regular academic appointment as a Senior Lecturer at The Ohio State University's Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He currently chairs the Recruitment subcommittee of the Business Advisory Network that advises the Ohio Department of Education's standards for technology education in secondary and postsecondary schools throughout the state. 

C. Matthew Curtin's services are available for plaintiffs, defendants, and for the courts directly on technical matters. 

Areas of Forensic Expertise:

• Electronic Discovery
• Preservation and Forensic Analysis of Data
• Complex Analysis of Non-Standard Data Sets
• Investigations
• Data Breaches

View Mr. Curtin's Consulting Profile.