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Tarek Austin

Tarek Austin has handled a range of patent, commercial, and other litigation matters before state and federal courts, government agencies, and international tribunals.

Working primarily with clients in the technology and life sciences industries, Tarek draws on his substantive experience in all stages of litigation, including discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and appeals.

Tarek has represented clients in jury and bench trials, has taken and defended numerous fact and expert witness depositions, and has argued motions in court.

Drawing on his experience as a former law clerk, Tarek also advises clients on appellate strategy and has represented parties as well as amici in proceedings before U.S. courts of appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tarek maintains a multifaceted pro bono practice, ranging from representing clients in asylum proceedings and class-action litigation to preparing amicus briefs in various forums.

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In March 2017, Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., introduced a draft bill titled the Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act. The bill would amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to enable victims of cyberattacks to employ “limited defensive measures that exceed the boundaries of one’s network in order to monitor, identify and stop attackers.”[1] More specifically, the ACDC would empower individuals and companies to leave their own network to ascertain the perpetrator (i.e., establish attribution), disrupt cyberattacks without damaging others’ computers, retrieve and destroy stolen files, monitor the behavior of an attacker, and utilize beaconing technology.[2] An updated, bipartisan version of the bill was introduced by Rep. Graves and Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., in October 2017.[3]Continue Reading Litigation Options For Post-Cyberattack ‘Active Defense’