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Paul has worked with a wide range of public sector, global financial and commercial institutions to manage the fraud, compliance and security risks that have evolved rapidly over the last 10 years.  He specializes in practical, innovative approaches to building and using technology to solve the real challenges faced by these organizations who are dealing with systematic attacks on their customers, data assets, and infrastructure. Paul specializes in digital crime and financial crime threats and is a frequent media and analyst commentator on digital criminality, security, technology and risk management. He advises financial institutions and government agencies around the world.

Carlos P. Kizzee is the Deputy Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Stakeholder Engagement and Cyber Infrastructure Resilience Division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber Security and Communications.  Mr. Kizzee has extensive experience in advising and conducting operational coordination, information sharing, and collaboration among government and private sector. In his position as Deputy Director, he oversees four branches of public-private cyber engagement encompassing Cyber Education and Outreach Awareness, Federal and State Government Engagement, Industry Cyber Engagement, and Critical Infrastructure Stakeholder Risk Assessments and Mitigations. 

Mr. Kizzee also serves as the Program Manager of a Joint Program Office implementing key operational information sharing and information sharing support program activities associated with Public-Private Threat Information Sharing, Enhanced Cyber Security Services for Critical Infrastructure, and Implementing Trusted and Secure Automation among public-private cyber data sharing.  A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Mr. Kizzee has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center, and a Master of Laws from the Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army at the University of Virginia’s School of Law. In addition to being a retired Marine Corps Judge Advocate, Mr. Kizzee is a career Federal civil servant with over ten years of Federal service.  

Kenneth Johnston, a shareholder of Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC, focuses his practice on class-action and general commercial litigation with an emphasis on financial services, insolvency and creditor rights. He routinely represents financial institutions in a variety of matters including data breach issues, general bank operations, insolvency, material defensive litigation, and credit risk management.  Kenneth was recently named as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas in Banking and Finance by D Magazine and has been ranked as one of the top banking attorneys in Texas by Super Lawyers magazine since 2006.

Maria Z. Vathis has a broad range of experience defending corporate clients in complex business litigation matters, insurance coverage, and class actions involving alleged violations of federal statutes, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.  Ms. Vathis has represented financial institutions, loan servicers, investment firms, law firms, brokers, attorneys and other professionals.  She handles matters nationwide in federal and state courts.  Her practice also includes monitoring litigation for international insurers, advising on risk management, evaluating existing insurance coverage, drafting insurance policy language and analyzing insurance coverage under professional liability, cyber and first-party property insurance policies.