Lion Forensic
Seamus E. Byrne
CISSP CCE EnCE MCP Security+ ICECA RCT HP Information Hero Member of The Law Society of New South Wales
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Seamus E. Byrne

Director
LL.B CISSP CCE EnCE MCP Security+ ICECA RCT
E-mail: sbyrne@lionforensic.com | LinkedIn | Skype | vCard

Areas of Concentration

  • E-Discovery Advisory and Strategy
  • E-Discovery Liaison and Negotiation
  • Information Management Compliance
  • Computer Forensic Examination
  • Forensic Expert Opinion
  • Forensic Expert Peer Review

Current Practice

Seamus E. Byrne is an Australian Information Lawyer and Computer Forensics Expert.

Experience

Computer Forensics
Seamus has extensive experience in the computer forensic investigation of matters pertaining to corporate fraud and financial crime, intellectual property (IP) theft and contractual disputes. This has included assisting investigations of liquidators, law enforcement and regulatory bodies.

E-Discovery
Seamus has advised and successfully managed the discovery of electronic evidence for several high-profile, complex and 'bet the company' litigation matters across Australia, Singapore and the United States, representing a number of S&P/ASX 200 and blue-chip international clients.

Information Management Compliance
Seamus regularly performs information asset reviews for clients in the mining, oil and gas and retail industries to identify and secure the valuable information assets that underpin their business success. Seamus has successfully contained several high-profile data breach incidents across the information technology and retail industries.

Seamus is the only practising lawyer in Australia to attain the CCE or EnCE qualifications. He has previously been engaged as Executive Counsel for a significant, privately-held group of worldwide companies with diverse interests in mobile technology, online gaming, online banking, oil and mining.

Expert Witness

Seamus has provided computer forensic and e-discovery expert opinion and testimony in matters to a Federal Court level in Australia and High Court level in Singapore and South Africa. A sample of recent cases in which Seamus' expert witness opinion or testimony was presented to the Courts appears below.

  • Metropolitan Health Corporate (Pty) Ltd v Neil Harvey and Associates (Pty) Ltd & Anor [2011] ZAWCHC 358 (High Court of South Africa, Western Cape)
  • Sand Excavation v Nahas Constructions [2011] NSWSC 184 (Supreme Court of New South Wales)
  • Menkens & Anor v Wintour & Anor [2011] QSC 7 (Supreme Court of Queensland)
  • Tjiong & Anor v Tjiong [2010] NSWSC 578 (Supreme Court of New South Wales)
  • Crédit Industriel et Commercial v Teo [2010] 3 SLR 1149 (High Court of Singapore)

Legal Admission

Seamus is admitted to practice law as a Solicitor and Barrister to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Federal Court of Australia and High Court of Australia.

Professional Qualifications

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Computer Examiner (CCE)
  • EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE)
  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
  • CompTIA Security+ Certified Professional
  • IPRO Certified eCapture Administrator (ICECA)
  • FTI Ringtail Certified Technician (RCT)

Professional Activities

International

  • High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
  • International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2
    • Journal Review Committee (2007)
  • International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE)

Asia-Pacific

  • Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS)
  • Bond University Centre for Forensic Excellence
  • Institute for Information Management (IIM)
  • Law Council of Australia (LCA)
  • Law Society of New South Wales
  • Society for Computers and the Law

Speeches

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

In 2007, Seamus presented to the Australian Government, Australian Legal IT Forum, Bar Association of Queensland, Bond University, College of Law, Computerlinks, Law Institute of Victoria, Legalwise Seminars, LexisNexis, NSW Young Lawyers, Queensland Law Society and Women in Insurance.

Seamus also delivered over 20 Queensland Law Society accredited CPD seminars on "Computer Forensics and Electronic Disclosure".

Publications

Recent

Media Commentary

Blog

In Pursuit of Relevance

Professional Training

  • Expert Opinion Services (Unisearch) and IIFS Expert Witness Training
  • EnCase Field Intelligence and Enterprise Live Forensics
  • EnCase Advanced Computer Forensics
  • EnCase Intermediate Analysis and Reporting
  • Kroll Ontrack ESI Technology Certificate
  • MicroSystemation .XRY Mobile Phone Forensics
  • NUIX Forensic Desktop (fbi) Basic and Advanced
  • Using Splunk and Searching and Reporting with Splunk
  • The Sedona Conference E-Discovery Dispute Resolution Program for
    Special Masters & Mediators

Educational Background

  • Certificate III in Investigative Services
  • Certificate IV in Government (Investigation)
  • Certificate IV in Government (Fraud Control)
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Bond University
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GradDip.LegPrac), College of Law

While in law school, Seamus won numerous awards including the prestigious Allens Arthur Robinson annual prize for Information Technology and the Law.

He taught various Internet and technology related courses during his undergraduate program and continues to guest lecture at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level.

He also provided assistance for an Oxford University Press publication on Internet and E-Commerce Law.

Interests

Seamus enjoys surfing and learning about other cultures. He also has a continuing interest in outer-space law, including commercial space activities and ownership issues.