Internet Expert Witnesses in California

Internet, Cybersecurity - E-commerce, Ecommerce, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, PPC, Pay Per Click, Web Development, Online Advertising, Internet Marketing, Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Digital Forensics, Internet Security, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Advertising, Patent, Trademark, Reputation Management, Defamation,

Jonathan Hochman serves as consulting and testifying expert for cases related to Internet marketing, e-commerce, website development, digital forensics, search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, mobile advertising, and digital advertising. Since 2007 he has provided expert witness services to plaintiffs and defendants alike for disputes involving trademarks, patents, trade secrets, copyrights, contracts, defamation and online reputation, unfair competition, conspiracy and fraud. Hochman has testified at eight trials and twenty-three depositions. He has served as a consulting expert in more than fifty cases. His clients are located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel and Romania. A Yale University graduate with two degrees in computer science, Hochman has worked as a sales, marketing and technology consultant for 30 years. After managing several prior businesses, he founded Hochman Consultants in 2004. Then in 2008 Hochman became cha...

Internet, Software Engineering - Metadata, Open Source, Web, Mobile, Social Media, Cloud Computing, Databases, e-Commerce, Smartphones, iPhone, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails

As a programmer, CTO, and inventor, Jason Frankovitz has been in the trenches of technology for more than 25 years. He has worked as a software developer, engineering manager, and system architect in a wide variety of industries including social media, e-commerce, digital entertainment, and mobile computing. He has launched multiple Internet startups using cutting-edge technologies like cloud-based server scaling, machine learning (AI), and personalized ad targeting. Jason's first startup, itList.com, was the first online bookmark site on the Web and created significant prior art used in multiple patent cases; he also holds a patent for technologies developed by his second startup, Seethroo. For several years Jason taught at San Francisco State University, and was a mentor for software development interns from ENSEEIHT, a major engineering school in France. He is employed by Quandary Peak Research in Los Angeles. Jason’s background in social media and user-generated content has all...

Intellectual Property, Internet - Computers, Information Technology, Databases, Electronic Commerce, Software, Distributed Systems, Plaintiff, Defense.

Researcher and Lecturer, University of California, Santa Cruz, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford University, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, Lecturer and Systems Programmer, Brooklyn College. Chief Technical Advisor and Board Member, Persistence Software (went public in 1999), Founder, COO, and CFO, Mergent Systems (acquired by CommerceOne in 2000).

Telecommunications, Internet - Network Communications, telecommunications, TCP/IP Internet Protocols, Web, Network security, Firewalls, Media Streaming, Voice Over IP (VoIP), Instant Messaging, Chat, SMS, 802.11, Mobile Wireless, Patent, Routing/Switching, Data Communications, computer communications, Computer networks, broadbad

Dr. Lavian is an expert in telecommunications, network communications, and internet technologies, with over 35 years of experience in the industry. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, where he specialized in networking and communications. Throughout his career, Dr. Lavian has co-authored numerous scientific publications, journal articles, and peer-reviewed papers, solidifying his reputation as a leading researcher in the field. In addition to his expertise, Dr. Lavian has also held academic positions at UC Berkeley, including serving as an industry fellow and lecturer in the Industrial Engineering and Operation Research (IEOR) Department and the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET). At UC Berkeley, Dr. Lavian has been involved with the university's start-up accelerator, SkyDeck, serving as the principal investigator for the RF signal start-up company, CRadar.Ai, and as the CTO for smartphone wireless telecommunica...

Software Engineering, Internet - Computer Science, Software Development, Mobile Software, Android, Java, Internet, Web, Distributed Systems, Software Architecture, Operating System, Database, Cloud Computing, Software Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Embedded Systems

Highlights - Professor of Software Engineering, University of California, Irvine - 20+ years of experience in academia and industry - 50+ prior engagements in software-related litigation matters - 40+ prior testimonies in trials and depositions - Renowned author of 120+ peer-reviewed publications Formal Education - PhD, Computer Science, University of Southern California, 2007 - MS, Computer Science, University of Southern California, 2004 - BS, Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, 2000 Academic Experience Sam Malek is a Software Engineering Professor in the Informatics Department within the School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. His research is in the field of software engineering, and to date his focus has spanned the areas of software design and architecture, distributed and embedded systems, smartphone and mobile computing, internet and web technologies, and software dependability and security. Re...

Internet, Computers - Social Media Expert Witness (organic and ads) as well as expert witness in Facebook Advertising, YouTube Advertising, Google Ads (AdWords), and SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Jason McDonald is an internet pioneer, having started his first company (eg3.com) in 1994. This hands-on experience compelled him to master SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and Google Ads (formerly called Google AdWords). Nowadays, he works as a 'social media expert witness,' helping attorneys identify the facts and establish the truth in complex litigation concerning organic efforts and advertising on key social media platforms such as Facebook Ads, YouTube ads, Instagram ads, and other ad platforms like TikTok, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Beyond working as an expert witness in social media, Jason has also helped attorneys as a fact-first SEO expert witness in Search Engine Optimization. SEO, of course, is the art and science of how to get a company, product, or service to the top of Google. Finally, working as a Google Ads expert witness, Jason has helped judges, juries, and attorneys understand the factual complexities of how advertising works on Google including the Google Search Net...

Internet, Technology - Search Engines, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Internet Investigations, Website Analytics, Internet Forensics, Digital Data Discoverability, Open Source Data, Internet and Digital Marketing, Web Forensics, Website Development, Ecommerce, Google Analytics, Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

References available upon request. Parties to litigation matters have included: U.S. Government, Uber Technologies Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Dyson Technologies, Inc., IHG Hotels & Resorts, and others. Jessie Stricchiola began studying search algorithms and digital information discoverability in 1997, and was first employed as a full-time search engine optimization (SEO) specialist in 1998. She is the founder of Alchemist Media, Inc., a digital marketing consultancy launched in 2002 that provides various internet and search engine marketing consulting services including SEO, web analytics, andn digital marketing strategies. She is co-author of The Art of SEO (O’Reilly Media, 1st Ed. 2009, 2nd Ed. 2012, 3rd Ed, 2015), a treatise on the practice of SEO that has been used as required or recommended reading in courses at Georgetown University, USC, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, the University of Wisconsin, Syracuse University, the University of Mumbai, the City Uni...