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· 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.

Tailored Mediation is the neutral practice of Daniel B. Garrie, Esq. — a mediator, arbitrator, special master, and forensic neutral for disputes that turn on technology.

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300+
Articles authored
20yr
Resolving complex technical disputes
$5M–$1B+
Typical matter exposure
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Appointed COURTS & TRIBUNALS
U.S. Court of Appeals
2ND · 3RD · 7TH CIRCUITS
Daniel has appeared before and been appointed by the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, and Seventh Circuits in matters involving software, electronic discovery, and forensic evidence at the appellate level.
U.S.D.C. W.D. Pa.
eDISCOVERY SPECIAL MASTER
Court-designated eDiscovery Special Master for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, authoring ESI protocols and resolving discovery disputes in real time.
U.S.D.C. S.D.N.Y.
FORENSIC NEUTRAL · S/M
Forensic neutral and special master appointments in matters before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, including classified-data redaction and complex commercial discovery.
L.A. Superior Court
DISCOVERY REFEREE
Discovery Referee on dozens of matters in the Los Angeles County Superior Court — technical IP, trade secret, and complex commercial disputes. Authoring discovery rulings and protocol orders.
N.Y. Supreme Court
APPEARED · APPOINTED
Appeared and been appointed in the New York Supreme Court (the trial-level court) in technically complex commercial matters, including matrimonial estate disputes with substantial digital-asset components.
Delaware Supreme Court
APPEARED · APPOINTED
Appeared in the Delaware Supreme Court in technically complex commercial matters, including disputes turning on the spoliation and integrity of electronically stored information.
L.C.I.A.
LONDON COURT OF INTL. ARBITRATION
Member of the London Court of International Arbitration. Sole arbitrator and panelist on cross-border technology disputes seated in London — software licensing, cyber coverage, and SaaS service-level disputes.
H.K.I.A.C.
HONG KONG INTL. ARBITRATION
Arbitrator with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. Cross-border technology and IP disputes seated in Asia, including matters involving multi-jurisdictional choice of law.
Affiliated PANELS · INSTITUTES · ROLES
Law & Forensics
FOUNDER · MANAGING PARTNER
Founder and Executive Managing Partner of Law & Forensics LLC — a global cybersecurity, eDiscovery, and digital forensics consulting firm. The firm’s technical bench supports Daniel’s neutral practice where matters require it; the neutral practice is independent of party representation.
Harvard
EXTENSION SCHOOL · ADJUNCT
Adjunct faculty at Harvard Extension School (2020–present). Teaches Cybersecurity Law, Computer Forensics, Cryptocurrency & Smart Contracts, Information Systems Forensics, and the Ethics of Cybersecurity.
Federal Judicial Center
AUTHOR · GUIDE FOR JUDGES
Author of "Understanding Software, the Internet, Mobile Computing, and the Cloud: A Guide for Judges" (2015) — commissioned by the FJC and distributed to the federal judiciary as a foundational reference on technology in litigation.
Sedona Conference
WORKING GROUPS 1 & 6
Member of Sedona Conference Working Group 1 (Electronic Document Retention and Production) and Working Group 6 (International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure), 2004–2021. Contributor to influential commentaries on eDiscovery practice.
CPR Institute
DISTINGUISHED NEUTRAL
Distinguished Neutral with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution. Panel arbitrator and mediator for complex commercial disputes including technology and trade-secret matters.
ACAN
FELLOW
Fellow of the Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals — the body formerly known as the Academy of Court Appointed Masters, renamed in 2022. It credentials and convenes the leading court-appointed special masters and neutrals nationwide.
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
ADMITTED · 2022
Admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in 2022. Eligible to argue and file before the highest court.
Forbes Tech Council
MEMBER · 2019–present
Member of the Forbes Technology Council since 2019. Regular contributor on cybersecurity, AI, ransomware, and digital forensics — addressing the C-suite audience on emerging technology risk.
Published PUBLISHERS · JOURNALS · TRADE
American Bar Association
LAW FIRM CYBERSECURITY · BOOK
Co-author of "Law Firm Cybersecurity" (American Bar Association, 2017) with Bill Spernow — the standard treatise on cybersecurity obligations for law firms.
Wolters Kluwer
CYBERSECURITY & THE COURTHOUSE
Co-author of "Cybersecurity & the Courthouse: Safeguarding the Judicial Process" (Wolters Kluwer, 2019) with Hon. L. Gordon — examines how courts must defend the integrity of judicial systems against cyber compromise.
Thomson Reuters
TREATISES · 4 EDITIONS
Author/co-author of "Plugged In: Guidebook to Software and the Law" (4 editions, 2015–2020), "Software and the Law: Digital Forensic Investigations and E-Discovery," the multi-volume "Treatise on Electronic Discovery and Dispute Resolution," and "Cyberwarfare: Understanding the Law, Policy, and Technology."
Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare since 2012. Founded the journal as the leading peer-reviewed venue for cyber-warfare law scholarship.
Harvard National Security Journal
PEER REVIEW · 2 ARTICLES
Author of two peer-reviewed articles in the Harvard National Security Journal on state-sponsored cyber attacks and the limited options available to corporations responding under existing international law.
Cardozo · Brooklyn · Hastings
LAW REVIEW ARTICLES
Law-review articles in Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Hastings Business Law Journal, John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property, and other top legal journals.
Bloomberg Law
CONTRIBUTOR · 2014–present
Contributing author since 2014. Coverage spans board-level cybersecurity oversight, SEC cyber regulations, FRCP proportionality, cloud eDiscovery, the EU AI Act, and emerging directors’ personal liability under the new SEC rules.
Daily Journal · Law360 · Law.com
TRADE PRESS · 100+ PIECES
100+ trade-press pieces in the leading legal industry publications: LA Daily Journal, Law360, Law.com, American Lawyer, LegalTech News, ALM Cyber, Corporate Counsel, and the Recorder. Topics span deepfakes, smart-contract arbitration, special-master practice, AI in eDiscovery, and cyber-insurance mediation.

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

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.

Engagements

Seven engagements. One neutral.

All engagements

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 — CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution
  • Fellow — Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals (ACAN, formerly ACAM)
  • 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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Principal Neutral

Daniel B. Garrie, Esq.

Mediator · Arbitrator · Special Master · Forensic Neutral

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

Appointed Special Master in In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation, one of the largest privacy class actions in U.S. history.

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