Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Former cybercrime prosecutor Aravind Swaminathan joins DLA Piper, (Sep 23, 2013)

Aravind Swaminathan, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney specializing in cybercrime and data privacy issues, has joined DLA Piper as a partner in its litigation practice, the law firm has announced. He will work out of the firm’s Seattle office.

As an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Washington, Swaminathan headed the cybercrime outreach program and worked with the FTC and other stakeholders on data privacy issues. As a member of the District’s Complex Crimes Unit, he participated in high-profile investigations and prosecutions, including matters involving complex investment schemes, corporate fraud and embezzlement, tax evasion, and computer crime. He was also the lead organizer and presenter at the U.S. Attorney’s Annual Cybercrime Conference in 2011 and 2012.

Swaminathan possesses extensive jury trial experience, particularly in white collar felony cases, and has argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Swaminathan worked in private practice. He represented a wide variety of technology, life sciences, and other companies in federal and state courts across the country in litigation (including securities, class action, intellectual property, trade secret, and other complex commercial litigation), in arbitration and mediation, and in proceedings against the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Swaminathan received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from Cornell University. He clerked for Judge Richard Tallman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is admitted to practice in Washington and Massachusetts.

DLA Piper is an international law firm with approximately 4,200 attorneys located in offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.

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