Matthew Yarbrough, CIPP/US

Acted as lead prosecutor in the largest unauthorized access of U.S. and international telecommunications companies and phone carriers by an organized group of hackers known as the PhoneMasters.

Acted as lead prosecutor in the largest hack against U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) by an organized criminal group of hackers known as Gl0balHell.

Established and created the Texas Internet Bureau, one of the first state-based cybersecurity and privacy agencies dedicated to stopping cybercrimes and internet fraud at the request of Senator John Cornyn, then Texas Attorney General.

Acted as lead trial counsel involving claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in a civil context concerning the hacking of a client's computer system by a business competitor, resulting in an award of $10 million in damages for the client.

Lead counsel representing the plaintiff, an enterprise software company, against a third-party consultant in a hacking case involving civil ex parte search warrant and claims concerning theft of trade secrets, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and trademark.

Lead trial counsel for a plaintiff in a Lanham Act case involving false advertising and the theft of marketing and advertising materials that resulted in a multimillion-dollar trial verdict for the client.

Developed and implemented a comprehensive global records management program for one of world's largest technology outsourced consultancy firms, including preparation and implementation of data security and privacy policies and procedures, and numerous records retention schedules.

Successfully defended a large, international firm headquartered in Chicago against the Texas Attorney General, Texas Rangers, and Texas Department of Public Safety in criminal charges concerning the non-compliance with regulatory investigative requirements regarding large U.S. consulting firms, resulting in a dismissal of all allegations and enforcement matters.

Served as lead prosecutor and architect of the DOJ's international "Operation Seek & Keep," resulting in the take-down and conviction of the largest international human trafficking ring in U.S. history.

Successfully represented an American multinational food industry corporation and defeated the U.S. Attorney's Office at trial in defending a corporate HR manager indicted by the DOJ as part of a nationwide conspiracy by the alleged board of directors to smuggle and employ undocumented immigrants.

Represented a printing and shipping corporation attacked by Chinese hackers, coordinating with the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York and ultimately led to the successful criminal prosecution of the hacker mastermind.

Represented and defended the largest retail franchise chain investigated by the DOJ as part of an alleged corporate conspiracy to employ, harbor, smuggle, and traffic undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

Represented a convenience retailer as a corporate victim, resulting in the State of Florida successfully prosecuting franchisees and returning millions of dollars of stolen proceeds.

Acted as lead prosecutor in the largest theft of trade secret cases prosecuted under the Economic Espionage Act (EEA), which involved the theft of intellectual property by hackers from a major U.S. manufacturer of turbine engines and the sale of embargoed oil gas machinery to Iran.

Successfully represented a large audio products manufacturer in a trademark infringement case that involved executing a civil search warrant to seize counterfeit goods and obtaining a permanent injunction, resulting in a judgment of $1.25 million.

Successfully represented a large enterprise software company in obtaining a consent judgment of $1 million and a permanent injunction for a copyright infringement action arising from the circumvention of encryption measures that controlled access to copyrighted material under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Obtained a $4.7 million jury verdict for false advertising under the Langham Act and claims for misappropriation of business method in a case arising from the defendants' palming off of plaintiff's works.

Obtained a favorable settlement for a mobile electronics company by asserting two patents related to the routing of query messages by a signal transfer in a telecommunications network.