Internet and Web Expert Witness
We provide internet expert witness and website expert witness testimony for litigation involving web applications, APIs, e-commerce platforms, and internet protocols. Web technology disputes frequently center on API behavior, SaaS contractual obligations, code provenance, or data handling practices. We analyze repositories, API flows, deployment configurations, and server logs to provide defensible opinions on infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and breach of contract claims.
Common Disputes We Handle
Web Application Patent Disputes Infringement and invalidity analysis for patents covering front-end frameworks, server-side architectures, API designs, and browser-based functionality. Source code review, claim chart preparation, and expert reports for district court and PTAB proceedings.
SaaS and API Contract Disputes Analysis of SaaS platform functionality, API behavior, service-level compliance, and data handling practices for breach of contract and warranty claims.
Web Platform Trade Secrets Evaluation of proprietary web architectures, algorithms, deployment configurations, and source code lineage to assess misappropriation or independent development.
E-Commerce and Data Privacy Technical analysis of e-commerce systems, payment processing, user data collection practices, and compliance with privacy standards for class actions and regulatory matters.
Internet Infrastructure and Protocols Expert testimony on DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, content delivery, web server configurations, and network-level disputes. We analyze protocol behavior, server logs, and network architecture to support claims involving infrastructure performance, routing, and service delivery.
Representative Engagements
- Payment Facilitator Trade Secret Misappropriation Retained to analyze source code repositories and development artifacts in a trade secret misappropriation matter involving a payment facilitator’s proprietary software.
- Distributed Inventory and Payment System, Breach of Contract Evaluated the software development processes and deliverables for a nationwide web-based inventory management and payment processing system serving a mobile tool distribution fleet.
- Cash Advance App, Breach of Contract Retained to assess the quality of code authored by a former employee of a fintech cash advance application.
Our Experts
Internet Expert Witness
Background
This expert holds a Ph.D. with specializations in information systems and information science, earned from a major public university where they currently serve as a professor. Their academic foundation provides deep grounding in both the theoretical and applied dimensions of information technology and systems design. They have advised numerous public and private organizations across sectors including banking, insurance, defense, health care, education, and telecommunications, giving them broad exposure to how technology is deployed and governed in diverse operational environments. Their work is informed by over a decade of involvement in leading studies on IT trends and practices. They have extensive experience as an expert witness, including multiple testimonies on internet technology, IT management practices, and high-tech issues such as privacy, security, and software quality.
Expertise
- HTML/CSS, JavaScript, HTTP/HTTPS
- REST APIs, DNS, web application security (OWASP, TLS/SSL, OAuth)
- Python, PHP, NodeJS, Ruby
- SPM, SDLC, SQA, COOP/DR
- Data privacy (PII, GDPR, CCPA), cybersecurity (firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption), InfoSec policy
- ITAM, CDNs, load balancing, microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Web Expert Witness
Background
This expert holds a PhD and MS in Computer and Information Science from a prominent research university, with specializations in distributed computing. They have held executive positions at Fortune 500 technology firms specializing in networking, as well as at leading Silicon Valley startups focused on broadband Internet services, wireless technologies, and multimedia delivery. Experience spans large corporate environments and entrepreneurial ventures, including managing research labs and overseeing product development for Internet-over-cable. They have served as an expert witness in legal matters related to Internet technologies, providing support on intellectual property disputes, technology due diligence, and industry standards for broadband and multimedia services.
Expertise
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTTP, HTTPS, XML, AJAX, JSON, Node.js
- CDN, OTT streaming, MPEG, H.264, H.265, RTMP, HLS, DASH, live webcasting, IPTV architectures
- Java, Angular, Django, Flask, React, REST
- SQL, Mongo DB, MySQL, BigTable, PostgreSQL
- AWS/Azure/GCP, NoSQL, Redis/Memcached, Webkit
E-Commerce Expert Witness
Background
This expert holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from a top-tier U.S. university known for its technological innovation, with an academic focus on advanced Internet computing and software engineering. They have held leadership and advisory roles at technology firms spanning startups and established companies in the software and e-commerce sectors, and have served as a researcher and lecturer at a prominent California university. They hold patents and have numerous publications documenting contributions to scalable web architectures and high-performance distributed systems. As an expert witness, they have extensive experience in patent infringement litigation related to Internet and web technologies and e-commerce, including expert reports, claim construction, depositions, and trial testimony addressing patent validity, infringement, and invalidity.
Expertise
- E-commerce platforms, shopping carts, payment gateways, PCI-DSS, online catalog systems (EDI, XML/JSON schemas, OData)
- HTTP/HTTPS, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, DOM, AJAX, WebSockets, DNS, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, OAuth 2.0, CORS
- SOA, REST, SOAP, GraphQL, microservices, API gateways
- CDNs, caching, reverse proxy, message queues, MapReduce
- Email security (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, S/MIME, TLS), anti-spam
Internet Security Expert Witness
Background
This expert holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from a top university and has served as a lecturer and teaching fellow instructing in security and sensitive information management. They have founded multiple technology ventures, including a consulting firm specializing in internet technologies, an internet infrastructure service, and a technology consulting and software development firm, and have held director and general manager roles at technology companies. They hold patents in user authentication systems and automated online content retrieval, monitoring, and storage, and have authored academic papers on digital identity, privacy-preserving data sharing, and distributed systems, along with published articles on web overload and search engine manipulation. They have substantial expert witness experience with trial testimony across state courts, federal district courts, and arbitrations, frequently in disputes involving internet technologies, web security, digital marketing, online content, and search engine practices.
Expertise
- Web security (TLS/SSL, WAF, XSS, CSRF, SQL injection, OWASP Top 10, CSP, HSTS), fake account detection (behavioral analysis, CAPTCHA, device fingerprinting, bot detection, anomaly detection, ML-based classification)
- Digital identity (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM), federated identity (SSO, IdP/SP, LDAP, Active Directory)
- Authentication (MFA, FIDO2, WebAuthn, TOTP, biometrics, PKI, X.509)
- SEO, PageRank, indexing, SERP manipulation, cloaking, black-hat SEO detection
- Internet infrastructure (DNS, BGP, TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, CDNs, AWS, Azure, GCP)
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- 8am – 6pm PT
- 11am – 9pm ET
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