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John F. Curran is responsible for supervising computer forensics, cyber-crime and private investigations, and manages many large-scale electronic discovery projects. He has led several computer intrusion investigations to determine the source of the attack and whether credit card or other identifying information was compromised. He has also led numerous computer forensic investigations involving allegations of theft of trade secrets; forgery of e-mails and e-documents; obstruction of government subpoenas; intentional spoliation; and pornography in the workplace. He was appointed as a Special Master by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to oversee the review, redaction and production of sensitive government records in a class action against gun manufacturers. Mr. Curran supervises the firm s electronic discovery platform, and oversees complex white collar investigations, including those involving money laundering, securities fraud, embezzlement, and fraud for Fortune 500 companies and major law firms. Prior to joining Stroz Friedberg, Mr. Curran served as Deputy General Counsel for National Security Affairs at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In that role, he provided counsel to the FBI Director and other senior FBI executives regarding its counterterrorism, counterintelligence and counterespionage missions, especially concerning sophisticated electronic surveillance matters. He also represented the FBI in dealings with the Department of Justice, the Intelligence Community and Congressional staff. At the FBI, Mr. Curran supervised more than 50 attorneys and paraprofessionals assigned to the National Security Law Branch. For more than 12 years, Mr. Curran served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and held the positions of National Security Coordinator, Chief of the Violent Criminal Enterprises Sections, Chief of the Narcotics Section, and Senior Litigation Counsel. During his career at the U.S. Attorney s Office, Mr. Curran prosecuted and supervised the prosecution of terrorists and leaders of traditional and non-traditional organized crime for murder, hostage taking, kidnapping, robbery, extortion and drug trafficking. He also led comprehensive investigations into bank and accounting fraud that resulted in the collapse of American Tissue, Inc. and into obstruction of justice at the now defunct accounting firm of Andersen. In addition, Mr. Curran supervised prosecutions into securities fraud, mail and wire fraud and identity theft. In addition to his government service, Mr. Curran has extensive commercial litigation experience. As an associate at the law firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, he handled general securities, commercial, products liability, and insurance coverage litigation. As a senior litigator in the international practice group of Reed Smith LLP, he worked on a variety of complex matters in federal and state courts, including employee termination litigation, theft of trade secrets, as well as white collar criminal matters. Mr. Curran served as a law clerk to the Honorable John E. Sprizzo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, and his J.D., magna cum laude, from St. John's University in New York | 