LA · NYC · TEL AVIV · GENEVA · SINGAPORE NEUTRAL PRACTICE · BY APPOINTMENT DOCKET № TM-2026-001

· Technical Neutral · AI · Forensic · Special Master

Disputes that turn on code, data,
and the line between them.

A neutral practice for high-stakes mediation, special master appointments, and forensic neutral work — built around matters where the technology is the dispute.

Begin a matter See engagements
400+
Technical & legal publications
20yr
At the bench of complex disputes
$10M–$1B
Typical matter exposure
FIG.01 · CONVERGENT RESOLUTION TOPOLOGY
PARTY · APARTY · B RESOLUTION NS WE
Appointed COURTS & TRIBUNALS
U.S. Court of Appeals
2ND · 3RD · 7TH CIRCUITS
U.S.D.C. W.D. Pa.
eDISCOVERY SPECIAL MASTER
U.S.D.C. S.D.N.Y.
FORENSIC NEUTRAL · S/M
L.A. Superior Court
DISCOVERY REFEREE
N.Y. Supreme Court
APPEARED · APPOINTED
Delaware Supreme Court
APPEARED · APPOINTED
L.C.I.A.
LONDON COURT OF INTL. ARBITRATION
H.K.I.A.C.
HONG KONG INTL. ARBITRATION

Each appointment, panel, and publication links to the issuing body where available.

§ 01 · Thesis

SOURCE 01function isEnforceable(contract) {02 const signed = verify(contract.sig);03 const cutoff = contract.term.expires;04 if (signed && now() < cutoff) {05 return ENFORCEABLE;06 }07 return CHALLENGED;08} WHERE THEY MEET CASE LAW In re Facebook Consumer Privacy Litig., 402 F. Supp. 3d 767 (N.D. Cal. 2019).
“When you share sensitive information with a limited audience … you retain privacy rights and can sue someone for violating them.”
— EXCERPTED FROM THE OPINION

FIG. CODE × CASE LAW · WHERE THEY MEET

Most disputes settle when someone in the room can read the source code and the case law.

Tailored Mediation is built for matters that exceed conventional ADR. AI-system liability. Trade-secret theft expressed in commits and access logs. Smart-contract disputes auto-executed before counsel can file. Multi-million-dollar cyber insurance coverage fights with TB-scale forensic records. When the dispute is technical, the neutral must be too.

— D.B.G.

§ 03 · Recognition & Appointments

Verified standing, on the record.

A practice measured in appointments, panels, and published authority — drawn from courts, arbitral institutions, and the federal judiciary itself.

20+ books
Books & treatises
300+ articles
Articles authored
500+
Citing articles & opinions
100+
Court appointments
4
U.S. cybersecurity patents
600+
Presentations globally

Awards & Honors

NEUTRAL CREDENTIALS
  • Distinguished Neutral — Academy of Court Appointed Masters (ACAM)
  • Distinguished Neutral — CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution
  • Fellow — Academy of Court Appointed Neutrals (ACAN)
  • Fellow — Ponemon Institute

Court Appointments

U.S. FEDERAL & STATE
  • Appointed by U.S. federal and state courts
  • eDiscovery Special Master — U.S.D.C. W.D. Pa.
  • Forensic Neutral & Special Master — U.S.D.C. S.D.N.Y.
  • Discovery Referee — L.A. County Superior Court

Arbitral Panels

INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS
  • Member — London Court of International Arbitration (L.C.I.A.)
  • Arbitrator — Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (H.K.I.A.C.)
  • Distinguished Neutral — CPR Institute (panel arbitrator & mediator)
  • Admitted — Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States (2022)

Editorial & Faculty Roles

SCHOLARSHIP & THE JUDICIARY
  • Editor-in-Chief & Founder — Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare (2012–present)
  • Author — Federal Judicial Center, “A Guide for Judges” (2015)
  • Adjunct Faculty — Harvard Extension School (2020–present)
  • Member — Forbes Technology Council (2019–present)

Recognition, appointments, panels, and roles — not testimonials. Each is a matter of public or institutional record.

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§ 06 · Principal Neutral

Daniel B. Garrie, Esq.

Mediator · Arbitrator · Special Master · Forensic Neutral

Twenty years at the intersection of technology and the law. Adjunct Professor at Harvard. Author of 20+ books and 300+ articles, cited in 500+ articles and judicial opinions. Co-inventor on four cybersecurity patents. Founder of Law & Forensics.

Most recently appointed Special Master in In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation.

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