Best Practices to Leading Post-Cyber Incident Forensic Investigations and Understanding Litigation Implications Surrounding Forensic Reports (2025 Edition)

Colin R. Jennings | Squire Patton Boggs

Colin R. Jennings serves as primary outside counsel for global compliance for more than 35 public and privately held global companies. He regularly provides guidance and counseling in connection with his clients’ ongoing compliance efforts related to their domestic and international operations, including, when necessary, investigation and defense of compliance-related concerns.

A significant portion of Colin’s practice focuses on conducting independent reviews of compliance programs, including the evaluation of each program’s structure, operation and performance. He regularly conducts compliance reviews and internal investigations throughout the US and globally. His advice on the design, implementation and assessment of compliance programs is informed by extensive experience not only handling investigations, but also in litigating claims arising from compliance-related matters. Colin regularly presents on global compliance programs, and is the author of numerous articles and chapters on the topic.

Colin has successfully tried numerous civil and criminal matters in various federal and state courts. His active litigation practice focuses on complex civil and criminal matters, including responses to governmental investigations and enforcement actions. As a natural extension of his compliance and litigation practice, Colin has an active data privacy and breach response practice. He regularly interacts with federal, state and international authorities concerning data breaches, and coordinates the forensic analysis, crisis communications and claims or litigation that inevitably follow a breach.

Colin’s criminal practice involves representing public and private corporations and business professionals in response to criminal or regulatory investigations. Throughout the US and globally, he conducts internal investigations into allegations of employee misconduct, fraud or other business crimes, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), False Claims Act, Economic Espionage Act, OFAC sanctions, money laundering and a variety of cybercrimes.

In addition, Colin has diverse and extensive experience in complex civil litigation arising from matters of fraud, abuse and criminal misconduct. This work includes the regular representation of professional athletes and other high-net-worth individuals who are the victims of fraud and violations of trust. Colin has represented athletes in all major sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA and LPGA.

Katherine A. Spicer | Squire Patton Boggs

Katy Spicer has over two decades of leadership experience, including leading US Marines across three combat tours and later as a Marine commander. Over the years, Katy has built an affinity for doing hard things alongside remarkable teammates. She leverages her leadership and team building talents to solve clients’ complex legal matters with a particular focus on consumer protection litigation, enforcement, and cybersecurity incident response investigations.

In 2016, Katy first joined the firm as a litigation associate after nearly 14 years on active duty as a Marine officer. Her practice focused on complex civil litigation, government enforcement actions, and cybersecurity incident response investigations. This experience included a seven-week jury trial in the Southern District of Ohio

In 2020, Katy joined a global, multibillion-dollar e-commerce company where she served as its global data protection officer and associate general counsel. She oversaw the company’s litigation and expanded her practice to include commercial transactions, advertising and marketing compliance and regulatory enforcement advice. She also received her Direct Selling Compliance Professional certification and became an International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certified Information Privacy Manager.

In 2023, Katy returned to the firm as a partner to further build her consumer protection litigation, enforcement, and cybersecurity incident response practice to serve global companies doing hard things every day.

During her military service, Katy gained valuable experience as a supply officer, logistics officer, commander and leader, and lawyer. She deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. Katy’s final active-duty military assignment was as the senior Marine prosecutor for the National Capital Region. In this billet, she served as first chair in several felony trials. Katy is a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Reserves, and she recently completed a command tour where she led over 500 Marines and sailors located across three states.

Meghan A. Quinn | Squire Patton Boggs

Meghan Quinn is an experienced, results-oriented litigator. She represents clients in a variety of complex commercial and civil litigations, including consumer class actions, multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings, finance and privacy-related matters, bankruptcy-related litigations, product liability and mass tort cases, construction claims, and commercial contract disputes. She defends clients in state and federal proceedings throughout the country and has been an integral part of federal trial teams.

Meghan is a skilled advocate in every stage of litigation, from pre filing investigations, discovery, and motions practice, through trial, post-trial practice, and appeals. She has achieved case dismissals, compelled arbitrations, facilitated early settlements, and obtained other significant victories for clients through her motions practice. Her success derives from her ability to refine complex legal issues and fact patterns, and turn them into persuasive arguments that are tailored to align with the client’s distinct needs and business objectives.

I. Where is the case law today regarding the discoverability of forensic reports | 1:00pm – 1:30pm

II. The evolving legal landscape regarding the application of the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product doctrine to forensic reports | 1:30pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

III. Best practices to managing discovery, including the forensic report, in anticipation of litigation | 2:10pm – 2:40pm

IV. Practical application of concepts to common incident response scenarios | 2:40pm – 3:10pm