Karl Obayi
Corporate Counsel - Head Ediscovery Forensic Technology Cyber Law @Rio Tinto
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WORK HISTORY
Corporate Counsel - Head Ediscovery Forensic Technology Cyber Law @Rio Tinto
London, GB
As Head of eDiscovery & Forensic Technology, my day to day functions includes leading a team of forensic and eDiscovery experts to manage and support corporate and regulatory investigations across 35 legal jurisdictions by leveraging the use of electronic data, legal technology, security and compliance controls. My role focuses on minimising legal, regulatory and cybersecurity risk exposure.Experience covers global project management involving regulatory authorities including, The ICO, SFO, SEC, ATO, ASIC, FBI, DOJ and FCA, covering jurisdictions in APAC, EMEA, the Americas and Africa.Acting as subject matter expert for corporate governance teams, including - Incident response team- IT and cybersecurity team- Compliance & Due diligence team- Provide Due diligence strategies for security controls in M&A and JV - External Regulatory & enforcement authorities- Executive Board - advisory on security governance policies - Digital evidence strategies - litigation & Arbitration- HR Technology policies- Third party Vendors and consultantsProvide advisory in legal technology, cybersecurity and compliance strategies; including impact analysis and remediation measures flowing from- The Bribery and Corruption Act- Anti-Money Laundry legislation- Computer Network attacks- Foreign & Corrupt Practices Act- GDPR & Data Protection regimes- M&A transactions- Commercial transactions- IT contractsCombined legal, security, eDiscovery and forensic expertise- Barrister & High Court Advocate - civil & criminal matters- Microsoft certified systems Engineer- Cisco computer Network Engineer- Certified Forensic evidence expert- Certified Intella & RelativityOne eDiscovery expert- Certified Specialist - BrainSpace data analytics- CISSP Trained - Cybersecurity and threat modellingHands-on experience- RelativityOne- Intella, Nuix, BrainSpace- Encase, OSF, X-WAYS, FTK, Axiom- Splunk- Nessus Author of several professional books & whitepapers
ABOUT KARL OBAYI
Dual qualified as a Lawyer and Computer Systems Engineer. More than 20 years\' experience as a Specialist Lawyer with technology expertise in litigation, corporate/regulatory investigations, computer evidence, eDiscovery, cyber security and AI Prompt engineering. SME in designing, managing, and executing strategies for technology-related disputes.Providing advisory in the management of legal, corporate and reputational risk concerning the use of technology in M&A transactions, Data protection, Bribery and Corruption, commercial transactions, AML, compliance controls/ remediation, network intrusion, cyber/ransomware attacks and FOI requests. Lead expert on several Crown Prosecution investigations and multi-jurisdictional investigations initiated by regulatory and enforcement agencies worldwide, including the ICO, SFO, SEC, ATO, ASIC, FBI, DOJ and FCA, covering jurisdictions in APAC, EMEA, the Americas and Africa.Currently leading a team of eDiscovery, investigations, and forensic experts in several large-scale global projects across 35 legal jurisdictions, with day-to-day responsibilities for managing computer evidence investigations, eDiscovery projects and corporate legal technology strategies.Practical experience in dealing with corporate investigations relating to1. The Bribery and Corruption Act4. GDPR and Data Protection5. Cyber Security investigations and protocol audits6. Regulatory Investigations7. AI Governance integrationCombined legal and technical certifications obtained include: 1. High Court Lawyer - Civil & Criminal matters2. Microsoft certified computer systems Engineer3. Cisco computer Network Engineer4. Certified computer evidence expert 5. Certified Relativity One eDiscovery expert6. Certified Specialist- Brain Space data analytics7. Certified Intella eDiscovery data expert8. Cyber Security/Malware analyst 9. Cryptocurrency/Blockchain investigations10. CISSP Trained 11. AI - Prompt engineeringHands-on expertise in forensic investigation/Malware analysis tools, including- OSF - X-WAYS- FTK - Axiom- x86dbg Author - Books written and publishedA. Introduction to Computer evidence for LawyersB. Electronic Documents - Discovery and Disclosure C. Cybercrime law- Principles & StrategiesWhite paper contributions (a) Article contributor - Barrister Magazine (b) Searching electronic documents (c) Exculpatory evidence & computer crimes (d) Computer incident response(e) Demonstrative evidence(f) Computer evidence: A lawyer\'s Dilemma K••••••••@riotinto.com
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