// Affiliations & appointments — three-column logo wall with click-modal detail.
// APPOINTED (courts & tribunals) · AFFILIATED (panels & roles) · PUBLISHED (outlets).
const AFFILIATIONS_BY_COL = {
appointed: [
{
id: 'ca-2367', wm: 'U.S. Court of Appeals', sub: '2ND · 3RD · 7TH CIRCUITS', icon: 'fed-eagle', color: '#1F2D44',
desc: '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.',
},
{
id: 'wdpa', wm: 'U.S.D.C. W.D. Pa.', sub: 'eDISCOVERY SPECIAL MASTER', icon: 'fed-court', color: '#1F2D44',
desc: '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.',
},
{
id: 'sdny', wm: 'U.S.D.C. S.D.N.Y.', sub: 'FORENSIC NEUTRAL · S/M', icon: 'fed-court', color: '#1F2D44',
desc: '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.',
},
{
id: 'lasc', wm: 'L.A. Superior Court', sub: 'DISCOVERY REFEREE', icon: 'ca-bear', color: '#9F4E22',
desc: '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.',
},
{
id: 'nyssc', wm: 'N.Y. Supreme Court', sub: 'APPEARED · APPOINTED', icon: 'ny-state', color: '#0E2A4F',
desc: '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.',
},
{
id: 'desc', wm: 'Delaware Supreme Court', sub: 'APPEARED · APPOINTED', icon: 'de-state', color: '#0F4D8A',
desc: 'Appeared in the Delaware Supreme Court — including in Genger v. T.R. Investors LLC, the seminal Delaware case on spoliation of electronically stored information.',
},
{
id: 'lcia', wm: 'L.C.I.A.', sub: 'LONDON COURT OF INTL. ARBITRATION', icon: 'lcia', color: '#7B1F2B',
desc: '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.',
link: 'https://www.lcia.org',
},
{
id: 'hkiac', wm: 'H.K.I.A.C.', sub: 'HONG KONG INTL. ARBITRATION', icon: 'hkiac', color: '#0F2D55',
desc: '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.',
link: 'https://www.hkiac.org',
},
],
affiliated: [
{
id: 'lf', wm: 'Law & Forensics', sub: 'FOUNDER · MANAGING PARTNER', icon: 'lf-mark', color: '#0A1424',
desc: 'Founder and Executive Managing Partner of Law & Forensics LLC — a global cybersecurity, eDiscovery, and digital forensics consulting firm. The firm\u2019s technical bench supports Daniel\u2019s neutral practice where matters require it; the neutral practice is independent of party representation.',
link: 'https://www.lawandforensics.com',
},
{
id: 'harvard', wm: 'Harvard', sub: 'EXTENSION SCHOOL · ADJUNCT', icon: 'harvard-shield', color: '#A41034',
desc: 'Adjunct faculty at Harvard Extension School (2020–present). Teaches Cybersecurity Law, Computer Forensics, Cryptocurrency & Smart Contracts, Information Systems Forensics, and the Ethics of Cybersecurity.',
link: 'https://extension.harvard.edu',
},
{
id: 'fjc', wm: 'Federal Judicial Center', sub: 'AUTHOR · GUIDE FOR JUDGES', icon: 'fjc', color: '#1F2D44',
desc: '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.',
link: 'https://www.fjc.gov',
},
{
id: 'sedona', wm: 'Sedona Conference', sub: 'WORKING GROUPS 1 & 6', icon: 'sedona', color: '#A6432B',
desc: '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.',
link: 'https://thesedonaconference.org',
},
{
id: 'cpr', wm: 'CPR Institute', sub: 'DISTINGUISHED NEUTRAL', icon: 'cpr', color: '#1B5E7A',
desc: 'Distinguished Neutral with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution. Panel arbitrator and mediator for complex commercial disputes including technology and trade-secret matters.',
link: 'https://www.cpradr.org',
},
{
id: 'acan', wm: 'ACAN / ACAM', sub: 'FELLOW · DISTINGUISHED NEUTRAL', icon: 'acan', color: '#1F2D44',
desc: 'Fellow of the Academy of Court Appointed Neutrals; Distinguished Neutral with the Academy of Court Appointed Masters. Both organizations credential and convene the leading court-appointed special masters and neutrals nationwide.',
},
{
id: 'scotus', wm: 'U.S. Supreme Court Bar', sub: 'ADMITTED · 2022', icon: 'scotus', color: '#1F2D44',
desc: 'Admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in 2022. Eligible to argue and file before the highest court.',
link: 'https://www.supremecourt.gov',
},
{
id: 'forbes', wm: 'Forbes Tech Council', sub: 'MEMBER · 2019\u2013present', icon: 'forbes', color: '#0F1B2D',
desc: '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.',
link: 'https://councils.forbes.com/forbestechcouncil',
},
],
published: [
{
id: 'aba', wm: 'American Bar Association', sub: 'LAW FIRM CYBERSECURITY \u00b7 BOOK', icon: 'aba', color: '#003F87',
desc: 'Co-author of "Law Firm Cybersecurity" (American Bar Association, 2017) with Bill Spernow — the standard treatise on cybersecurity obligations for law firms.',
link: 'https://www.americanbar.org',
},
{
id: 'wk', wm: 'Wolters Kluwer', sub: 'CYBERSECURITY & THE COURTHOUSE', icon: 'wk', color: '#003366',
desc: '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.',
link: 'https://www.wolterskluwer.com',
},
{
id: 'tr', wm: 'Thomson Reuters', sub: 'TREATISES \u00b7 4 EDITIONS', icon: 'tr', color: '#FA6400',
desc: '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."',
link: 'https://legal.thomsonreuters.com',
},
{
id: 'jlcw', wm: 'Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare', sub: 'EDITOR-IN-CHIEF', icon: 'jlcw', color: '#1F2D44',
desc: '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.',
link: 'http://www.jlcw.org',
},
{
id: 'harvard-nsj', wm: 'Harvard National Security Journal', sub: 'PEER REVIEW \u00b7 2 ARTICLES', icon: 'hnsj', color: '#A41034',
desc: '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.',
link: 'https://harvardnsj.org',
},
{
id: 'lawrev', wm: 'Cardozo · Brooklyn · Hastings', sub: 'LAW REVIEW ARTICLES', icon: 'lawreviews', color: '#3E5F7A',
desc: '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.',
},
{
id: 'bloomberg', wm: 'Bloomberg Law', sub: 'CONTRIBUTOR \u00b7 2014\u2013present', icon: 'bloomberg', color: '#000000',
desc: 'Contributing author since 2014. Coverage spans board-level cybersecurity oversight, SEC cyber regulations, FRCP proportionality, cloud eDiscovery, the EU AI Act, and emerging directors\u2019 personal liability under the new SEC rules.',
link: 'https://news.bloomberglaw.com',
},
{
id: 'dj', wm: 'Daily Journal · Law360 · Law.com', sub: 'TRADE PRESS \u00b7 100+ PIECES', icon: 'trade', color: '#0E2A4F',
desc: '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.',
},
],
};
// =============================================================================
// PER-ORG MARKS — bespoke SVG monograms tinted with each organization's
// signature color. These read as logo tiles without copying real marks.
// =============================================================================
const orgMark = (id, color) => {
const C = color;
switch (id) {
case 'fed-eagle': // US Court of Appeals — eagle silhouette + columns
return (
);
case 'fed-court': // US District Court — pillar + scales
return (
);
case 'ca-bear': // L.A. Superior Court — California-bear-style profile
return (
);
case 'ny-state': // NY Supreme Court — torch + crown motif
return (
);
case 'de-state': // Delaware — diamond + state silhouette
return (
);
case 'lcia': // London Court of International Arbitration — serif LCIA on shield
return (
);
case 'hkiac': // HKIAC — minimalist HK lockup
return (
);
case 'lf-mark': // Law & Forensics — magnifier on shield
return (
);
case 'harvard-shield': // Harvard — VE-RI-TAS shield
return (
);
case 'fjc': // Federal Judicial Center — federal eagle + book
return (
);
case 'sedona': // Sedona — desert spires
return (
);
case 'cpr': // CPR Institute — interlocked CPR
return (
);
case 'acan': // ACAN / ACAM — laurel wreath enclosing A
return (
);
case 'scotus': // SCOTUS — column + dome
return (
);
case 'forbes': // Forbes Tech Council — angular F
return (
);
case 'aba': // American Bar Association — scales + wreath
return (
);
case 'wk': // Wolters Kluwer — overlapped circles
return (
);
case 'tr': // Thomson Reuters — eight rings simplified
return (
);
case 'jlcw': // Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare — quill + binary
return (
);
case 'hnsj': // Harvard National Security Journal — same Harvard shield, different sub
return orgMark('harvard-shield', color);
case 'lawreviews': // Cardozo/Brooklyn/Hastings — three columns
return (
);
case 'bloomberg': // Bloomberg — terminal block with B
return (
);
case 'trade': // ALM/Daily Journal/Law360 — newspaper rule + DJ
return (
);
default:
return (
);
}
};
const LogoCard = ({ a, onDark = false, onClick }) => {
const ink = onDark ? 'var(--paper)' : 'var(--ink)';
const muted = onDark ? 'var(--slate-300)' : 'var(--slate-700)';
const bg = onDark ? 'rgba(244,240,230,0.04)' : 'var(--paper)';
const border = onDark ? 'rgba(212,185,122,0.22)' : 'var(--line-soft)';
const hover = onDark ? 'var(--gold)' : 'var(--gold-deep)';
return (
);
};
const LogoModal = ({ a, onClose }) => {
const { useEffect } = React;
useEffect(() => {
const onKey = (e) => { if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose(); };
document.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden';
return () => {
document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
document.body.style.overflow = '';
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}, [onClose]);
if (!a) return null;
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