Simon Placks
Senior Managing Director | J.S. Held LLC
London, UNITED KINGDOM
EMEA Lead for Digital Investigations & Discovery | Expert in Global Digital Investigations | Global Expert in eDiscovery
Biography
Simon is a Senior Managing Director and EMEA lead for the Digital Investigations & Discovery service line within J.S. Held’s Global Investigations Practice. His team uses technology to help organizations protect themselves from the harm caused by misconduct and economic crime. This includes reactive services to help them respond to crises and proactive services to manage risk.
Simon has enjoyed a career of over 20 years working with law firms, investigation teams, and compliance professionals to tackle the challenges and opportunities presented by digital technologies. He has led projects in the private and public sectors, across many different industries to address the most high-impact and critical challenges. He has extensive experience in leading large, complex international engagements, having led projects in over 25 jurisdictions.
Simon’s expertise includes the application of techniques in Digital Forensics, eDiscovery, investigative data analytics, cyber advisory, and digital transformation. His successes have included such diverse matters as the diesel emissions scandal, automotive cartel investigations, ransomware, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and complex litigation. Simon has presented written expert witness testimony for the courts in England and Wales, Ireland, and the United States. He has testified on a range of criminal and civil matters relating to the analysis of computer evidence, including allegations of intellectual property theft, cybercrime, software piracy, and contraband. He has also led a variety of transformation projects to help clients reimagine their legal and compliance functions by incorporating technology.
Industry Expertise (2)
Telecommunications
Computer/Network Security
Areas of Expertise (11)
Digital Transformation
Cyber Risk Advisory
Financial Crime Technology
Contract Lifecycle Management & Analytics
Surveillance
eDiscovery
Digital Forensics
Software License Audits
Investigative Data Analytics
Cyber Incident Response
Change Management
Media Appearances (1)
Q&A: Dr Simon Placks, Ernst & Young
ITPro online
2013-12-16
We speak to the head of the forensics team - and Leader Board member - about his role helping to catch the bad guys.
Articles (1)
Interpersonal deceit and lie-detection using computer-mediated communication
Durham University Doctoral Thesis2003 This thesis examines the use of computer-mediated communication for lie-detection and interpersonal deceit. The literature within the fields of lie-detection and mediated communication are reviewed and it is proposed that there is a lack of knowledge surrounding how people use CMC to deceive one another. Qualitative research was carried out in order to address this shortcoming, exploring the self-reported experiences of chat room users who have been exposed to online deceit.
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Languages (1)
- English
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