Program Details
2026-09-28 12:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-28 12:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTThis session examines how defense counsel can deploy dark web forensic evidence to challenge Article III standing in data breach class actions, focusing on the traceability requirement as the primary pressure point. Attorneys will learn how to use historical dark web scans, expert forensic testimony, and prior-exposure evidence to break the causal chain between a defendant’s breach and a plaintiff’s alleged harm. Attendees leave with a litigation playbook—from immediate post-breach forensic engagement through class certification opposition—grounded in the latest circuit authority.
Tyler R. BrideganScott J. HymanMatt Barrett 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm ESTThis session examines the plaintiff-side challenge of establishing Article III traceability when a data breach plaintiff’s PII has been exposed in multiple prior incidents. Attorneys will learn the five-element pleading framework drawn from recent circuit and district court decisions, including Santos-Pagán v. Bayamón Medical Center (1st Cir. 2026) and Holmes v. Elephant Insurance Co. (4th Cir. 2025), and will understand how defendants deploy dark web forensic evidence to defeat standing. Attendees will leave with actionable pleading strategies, an understanding of the emerging circuit split on intangible-harm concreteness, and practical guidance on when to engage dark web intelligence experts.
Tyler R. BrideganScott J. HymanMatt BarrettTyler Bridegan is a Partner in the privacy and cybersecurity practice at the international law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, and the former Director of Privacy and Technology Enforcement for the Texas Attorney General’s Office. He provides clients with support through the full life cycle of issues related to technology, from compliance challenges to vigorously defending against government investigations and litigation.
Scott J. Hyman is a Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP in Irvine, California, where he has spent more than three decades representing financial institutions, national banks, automobile finance companies, and loan servicers. He counsels and defends clients on privacy and cybersecurity, licensing and regulatory matters, and individual and class actions under state and federal Truth-in-Lending laws, UDAP laws, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. He is the lead author of “Using the Dark Web to Defend Data Breach Class Actions,” published in The Conference on Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report.
Matt Barrett is Chief Operating Officer of Cyber Engineering Services, Incorporated (CyberESI, www.cyberesi.com) – an industry leading managed cybersecurity services and cybersecurity consulting company. Mr. Barrett oversees all facets of operation, including service oversight, client communications, employee well-being, and corporate operations.
For nearly fourteen years, CyberESI has focused on cybersecurity and cyber supply chain challenges of the telecommunications industry. CyberESI offers grant opportunities and supports clients with part-time Chief Information Security Officer support, vulnerability assessments & penetration testing, and managed detection & response.
Tyler Bridegan is a Partner in the privacy and cybersecurity practice at the international law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, and the former Director of Privacy and Technology Enforcement for the Texas Attorney General’s Office. He provides clients with support through the full life cycle of issues related to technology, from compliance challenges to vigorously defending against government investigations and litigation.
Scott J. Hyman is a Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP in Irvine, California, where he has spent more than three decades representing financial institutions, national banks, automobile finance companies, and loan servicers. He counsels and defends clients on privacy and cybersecurity, licensing and regulatory matters, and individual and class actions under state and federal Truth-in-Lending laws, UDAP laws, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. He is the lead author of “Using the Dark Web to Defend Data Breach Class Actions,” published in The Conference on Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report.
Matt Barrett is Chief Operating Officer of Cyber Engineering Services, Incorporated (CyberESI, www.cyberesi.com) – an industry leading managed cybersecurity services and cybersecurity consulting company. Mr. Barrett oversees all facets of operation, including service oversight, client communications, employee well-being, and corporate operations.
For nearly fourteen years, CyberESI has focused on cybersecurity and cyber supply chain challenges of the telecommunications industry. CyberESI offers grant opportunities and supports clients with part-time Chief Information Security Officer support, vulnerability assessments & penetration testing, and managed detection & response.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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