Jeff Rabkin assists businesses around the world with government and internal investigations, regulatory proceedings, and private disputes. He also advises in-house counsel, corporate executives, and independent directors on issues relating to the intersection of law and technology, including generative AI (artificial intelligence), cybersecurity resilience and response, as well as digital commerce.
Jeff joined Jones Day in 2015 from the Office of the California Attorney General, where he was a member of Kamala D. Harris' leadership team. In that role, he was responsible for oversight of the California DOJ's cybercrime and privacy enforcement units and the development of new technology for law enforcement throughout California. Before joining the California DOJ, Jeff was a vice president at a cybersecurity consulting firm. He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for eight years in New York and San Francisco, where he represented the United States in hundreds of federal criminal matters, led numerous high-profile, sensitive investigations and prosecutions involving corporate fraud, public corruption, and other types of white collar crime. He also was a Deputy City Attorney for San Francisco. Jeff has tried more than 25 cases to verdict in federal and state courts.
Jeff is a founding member of Jones Day's Jewish Cultural Affinity Group. He also co-manages the Firm's DVRO (domestic violence restraining order) Trial Program, which represents on a pro bono basis survivors of domestic violence who seek long-term restraining orders against their abusers.
Esperienze
- April 11, 2019
The Board's Role in Cyber Risk Oversight: Jones Day 2019 Directors’ Summit - March 1, 2019
Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Developments in China, the EU and the US Cross-border Alignment and Compliance, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology - February 27, 2019
The Future of Cybersecurity and Data Protection, SFIG Vegas 2019 - November 6, 2018
Cybersecurity & Open Source Software IP issues, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology - October 17, 2018
Jones Day Data Breach Class Actions--an interactive webex covering the rise in data breaches and resulting litigation, what you can do to prepare, and what to do if a breach occurs - October 4, 2018
What to Do When . . . California's New Data Privacy Rules Come Into Effect, Jones Day CLE - April 16, 2018
Stanford Law's 2018 Cybersecurity Symposium: International Cybersecurity - March 15, 2018
Hastings Business Law Journal Annual Symposium: Risky Business - Consumer Data & The Law - January 26, 2017
Cyber Risk 2017: Best Practices for Data Breach Preparedness, Response, and Insurance Coverage - January 24, 2017
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: 2016 Year-End Review and What Lies Ahead in 2017 - December 6, 2016
Cybersecurity, Litigation Risk, and Insurance Coverage - September 21, 2016
Cybersecurity and Insurance in the Age of Digital Vulnerability: What In-House Counsel Need To Know - September 8, 2016
What to Do When . . .You Get Hacked: How to Prepare for, Respond to, and Survive a Cyberattack - April 7, 2016
Advising Healthcare and Life Sciences Companies on Cybersecurity and Insurance - January 28, 2016
Cybersecurity in 2016: Breach Preparedness, Response, and Insurance - January 20, 2016
Bar Association of San Francisco, Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Section: Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things
- Columbia University (J.D. 1996); Harvard University (B.A. cum laude 1991)
- California, U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California and District of Arizona, United States Supreme Court, and U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits
- Special Assistant Attorney General for Law and Technology, Office of the Attorney General, California Department of Justice (2013-2015); Assistant United States Attorney, Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California (2004-2011); Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney's Office (2000-2004)
Chair, Cybersecurity Committee, Cybersecurity and Privacy Section, Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) (2015-2019)
Appointed by Judge Shira Scheindlin in 2004 as Special Master in class action lawsuits relating to technology IPOs
Santa Clara University High Technology Law Journal Award for Excellence in Public Policy
Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Law Clerk to Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1996-1997)