The Hacking Update

Brandon H. Graves is a member of Baker McKenzie’s Global Cybersecurity Practice. He focuses his practice on cybersecurity, internal investigations and litigation related to complex administrative, civil and criminal matters.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Graves clerked for Judge J.L. Edmondson of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Graves advises domestic and international clients on litigation-related matters before courts and administrative bodies, and in internal investigations, crisis management, government investigations, and e-discovery. He has also advised clients on complex, multi-jurisdiction lawsuits, assisted clients in government investigations, and counseled clients on mergers subject to international scrutiny.

Robert Sheldon is Director of Government Technology Strategy at CrowdStrike. In that capacity, he covers public sector and policy issues, as well as partnerships for the CrowdStrike Foundation. He is also an adjunct fellow with the Technology Policy Program at CSIS.

Previously, he was Policy Director for Emerging Threats at Business Executives for National Security, a membership-driven think tank. From 2013 to 2014, he was a Mike Mansfield Fellow in Tokyo, where he was detailed to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, Joint Staff (J-5), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and the National Diet. In those placements, he worked on a variety of Japanese cybersecurity policy issues and US-Japan cybersecurity cooperation.

Earlier, he was senior policy analyst for military and security affairs at the congressionally mandated U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, where he focused on China's cybersecurity, telecommunications, and technology policies.

Mr. Sheldon holds an M.A. in security policy studies from George Washington University and a B.S. in computer forensics from Champlain College.