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Tor Bernhard Ekeland (born June 30, 1969) is a New York City based computer, trial and appellate lawyer. He is the Managing Partner of Tor Ekeland Law, PLLC.[1] He is best known for representing hackers prosecuted under the notorious Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA"), as well as white-collar defendants, in federal criminal court and on appeal across the United States.

Notable Representations

· Representing Andrew "weev" Auernheimer at trial and on Auernheimer's successful 2014 appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, both as co-counsel;[2][3]

· Representing Matthew Keys pro bono, alongside Mark H. Jaffe and Jay Leiderman, at trial as well as arguing Key's appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals;[4]

· Representing white collar defendant Anthony Conti, as co-counsel alongside Aaron Williamson, at his LIBOR rate manipulation trial in the Southern District of New York and on his successful appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals;[5]

· Representing Fidel Salinas, who was indicted on 44 federal felony counts of computer crime, and negotiating a single misdemeanor plea deal;[6]

· Representing Justin Shafer, who was indicted on 6 federal felony counts of computer crime, and negotiating a single misdemeanor plea deal;[7]

· Representing the U.K. hacker Lauri Love as his U.S. counsel. The United States Department of Justice indicted Love for felony CFAA violations in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia. Alongside the Courage Foundation, Ekeland contributed to the successful fight to prevent Love's extradition from the U.K.[8][9]

· Representing Deric Lostutter, the hacker and member of Anonymous, in his plea agreement for his indictment for hacking the fan website for the football team implicated in the Steubenville High School rape case;[10]

· Representing the hacker Matt DeHart in his plea deal;[11]

· Representing Grand Jury witnesses in the Guccifer 2.0 investigation.

· Representing Keith Gartenlaub on his FISA search warrant appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal as co-counsel alongside John D. Cline.[12][13]

Ekeland also counsels businesses and individuals under investigation by the United States Department of Justice, and those seeking counseling on cyber-security, and compliance with U.S. computer laws. Additionally, he advises businesses on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and virtual currencies.

From 2007-2011, prior to starting Tor Ekeland Law, PLLC, he was a complex commercial and securities litigator with the New York City office of Sidley Austin, LLP.

Education

In 2006, he graduated cum laude from Fordham University School of Law. At Fordham Law, he was Senior Articles Editor of volume 74 of the Fordham Law Review, President of the Fordham Law branch of the American Constitution Society, and a Brendan Moore Trial Advocate. Upon graduation he received the Fordham Law Award for Excellence in the Study of Constitutional Law. His BA is from the New School in New York City.

Court Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court;[14] New York State, as well as the Federal District Courts for the: Eastern District of New York; Southern District of New York; Northern District of New York; Southern District of Texas; and the Eastern District of Texas. He is also admitted to the Federal Appeals Courts for the: Second Circuit; Third Circuit; Fifth Circuit; and Ninth Circuit. Additionally, he has been admitted pro hac vice on various matters in the Federal District Courts for the: Eastern District of California; Eastern District of Kentucky; District of New Jersey; District of Massachusetts; District of Minnesota; Middle District of Tennessee; Northern District of Texas; and the Eastern District of Virginia.

Publications

"Hacker Madness," Issue 8, Limn[15]

"America Must End its Paranoid War on Hackers," Wired (Oct. 8, 2014)[16]

"Opinion: Americans Should Unite Around Stopping Mass Hacking Act," Christian Science Monitor (May 19, 2016)[17]

See also

  • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
  • weev

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://torekeland.com/|title=Tor Ekeland Law PLLC {{!}} Tor Ekeland Law, PLLC|website=Tor Ekeland Law, PLLC|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-31}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/11/andrew-auernheimers-weev-conviction-vacated-hacking|title=Andrew Auernheimer's conviction over computer fraud thrown out|last=McCarthy|first=Tom|date=2014-04-11|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-05-31}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/01/07/the-trolls-lawyer/|title="The Troll’s Lawyer"|last=Kerr|first=Orin|date=2015-01-07|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/view_video.php?pk_vid=0000011795|title=Watch recording for USA v. Matthew Keys, No. 16-10197|website=www.ca9.uscourts.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2018-05-31}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rabobank-libor-idUSKBN1A41G8?il=0|title=U.S. appeals court voids Libor convictions of ex-London traders|last=Stempel|first=Jonathan|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/02/hacker-claims-feds-hit-44-felonies-refused-fbi-spy/|title=Hacker Claims Feds Hit Him With 44 Felonies When He Refused to Be an FBI Spy|work=WIRED|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/03/22/computer-security-sleuthwho-mocked-fbi-agent-social-media-will-go-free|title=Computer security sleuth who mocked FBI agent on social media will go free|date=2018-03-22|work=Dallas News|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en}}
8. ^{{Citation|last=Naomi Colvin|title=BBC interview with Lauri Love's US lawyer Tor Ekeland|date=2016-09-27|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRo0H_ISM20|accessdate=2018-05-31}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-42946540|title=Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal|date=2018-02-05|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-GB}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2017/12/heres-the-first-guy-computer-hackers-call-when-theyre-in-trouble-with-the-fbi/|title=Here's the first guy hackers call when they're in trouble with the FBI|work=Mother Jones|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/03/20/is-matt-dehart-being-prosecuted-because-fbi-investigated-cia-for-the-anthrax-leak/|title=Is Matt DeHart Being Prosecuted Because FBI Investigated CIA for the Anthrax Leak? – emptywheel|website=www.emptywheel.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-31}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qvzj57/keith-gartenlaub-fisa-court-secrecy-threatens-to-subsume-our-open-court-system|title=FISA Court's Secrecy Threatens to Subsume Our Open Court System|date=2017-12-14|work=Motherboard|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-us}}
13. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/how-national-security-powers-are-underpinning-some-ordinary-criminal-cases/2016/04/05/1a7685f4-fa36-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html|title=How a federal spy case turned into a child pornography prosecution|last=Nakashima|first=Ellen|date=2016-04-05|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}
14. ^{{Cite news|url=https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2018/05/23/30-fordham-law-alumni-admitted-to-supreme-court-bar/|title=30 Fordham Law Alumni Admitted to Supreme Court Bar|date=2018-05-23|work=Fordham Law|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://limn.it/articles/hacker-madness/|title=Limn Hacker Madness|website=limn.it|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-31}}
16. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/10/us-government-vs-hackers/|title=America Must End Its Paranoid War on Hackers|work=WIRED|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}
17. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/Passcode-Voices/2016/0519/Opinion-Americans-should-unite-around-Stopping-Mass-Hacking-Act|title=Opinion: Americans should unite around Stopping Mass Hacking Act|date=2016-05-19|work=Christian Science Monitor|access-date=2018-05-31|issn=0882-7729}}

External links

  • [https://torekeland.com/ Official site]
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