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Mr Jim Pastore

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+1 212 909 6793 jjpastore@debevoise.com

Position

Jim Pastore is a litigation partner and a member of the firm’s Data Strategy & Security practice and Intellectual Property Litigation Group.

From 2009 to 2014, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Southern District of New York, where he was assigned to the Complex Frauds Unit and Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Section. He successfully litigated eight jury trials to verdict and was the lead prosecutor in United States v. Monsegur, a/k/a “Sabu” and Operation Cardshop, both of which were named to the FBI’s top 10 cases of 2012. Mr. Pastore also led Operation Dirty R.A.T., which targeted the creators and users of Blackshades ransom and malware, resulting in the largest ever worldwide law enforcement action against cybercriminals. In connection with the so-called “doomsday virus,” Mr. Pastore obtained a unique order to prevent catastrophic Internet outage.

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United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

‘A broad team with in-depth knowledge of cyber law‘, the data strategy and security practice at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP handles technically complex cyber investigations and boasts a growing AI team: an area of focus for practice group co-head Avi Gesser, bolstered by the April 2023 addition of counsel Matt Kelly from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Gesser, based in New York, advises clients on governance, risk and liability issues related to both AI and cybersecurity. In Washington DC, co-head Luke Dembosky leverages significant national security experience to support companies in managing cyber risks, responding to incidents, and the investigations which arise from them. Litigation partner Erez Liebermann works out of New York, and combines both in-house and government experience to handle regulatory counselling and high-impact incident response matters. Also in New York, Jim Pastore and Johanna Skrzypczyk are recommended for breach response and privacy-oriented work respectively. Lisa Zornberg departed in July 2023.

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