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Jonathan Karchmer

Associate Director, Forensics

Background

Oversees project delivery across the Forensics team, and the research, development, and automation that advances how examinations are run.

Jonathan serves as the Associate Director, Forensics, overseeing operational efficiency and project delivery within the Forensics team. His focus includes research, development, and automation of analysis tasks, reflecting his commitment to advancing forensic capabilities. With substantial experience in managing diverse projects, Jonathan specializes in computer forensic examinations, data breaches, network incidents, ESI collection, processing, hosting, and document review and production.

Jonathan has provided counsel with strategic advice in engagements involving intellectual property and trade secret theft, contractual disputes, electronic document production, FTC second requests, due diligence investigations, embezzlement, harassment, illegal surveillance, network attack/incident handling, and network security auditing. His expertise extends to offering sworn testimony in state and federal courts.

Educationally, Jonathan holds a BS in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona. He is certified as a GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), and GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH).

Jonathan’s guiding philosophy is encapsulated in Seneca’s quote, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity,” reflecting his belief in the power of preparation and seizing opportunities for success.

What is at stake

The earlier you understand the evidence, the better the decisions that follow.

The evidence is abundant. But volume is not access. Access is not understanding. And understanding is not an expert opinion.

Increasingly, evidence is buried across devices, applications, databases, cloud systems, transactions, and other complex sources. It must be found, preserved, made accessible, understood, and interpreted in the context of the matter. And when expert testimony is required, that understanding must support an independent, defensible opinion.

When important evidence surfaces late, assumptions may already have become strategy. When it is identified, tested, and understood early, your team can build its strategy around what can actually be shown. This isn’t just for trial. It is also for TROs, letters rogatory, discovery requests, subpoenas, depositions, summary judgment, mediation, and arbitration.

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iDS combines technical, analytical, and subject-matter expertise to help you move from evidence to understanding, and, when necessary, from understanding to opinion and testimony.

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