Jon Praed

Current

• Founding Partner at Internet Law Group
• Political consultant (Self-employed)

Past

• Attorney at Latham & Watkins
• Chief Counsel at U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Gov't Reform
• Attorney at Latham & Watkins

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Education

• Yale Law School
• Northwestern University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Jon

Connections

333 connections

Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• ILG website
• Phish research website

Jon Praed’s Summary

Over the past decade, Jon has been at the forefront of the Internet community’s legal battle against online fraud. Using technical investigative tools and legal techniques developed in-house, Jon has tracked, identified and sued hundreds of online fraudsters on behalf of corporate victims. Along the way, he has recovered millions of dollars for his clients and has helped shape the law governing online fraud. His litigation victories include: Verizon Online v. Ralsky, 203 F. Supp. 2d 601 (E.D. Va. 2002); Aitken v. CWA, 496 F. Supp. 2d 653 (E.D. Va. 2007); and America Online v. CEN, Cause #99-1186A (E.D. Va., March 22, 2001 slip opinion) (applying tort theory of negligent hiring and retention to hold an adult-content website responsible for the illegal advertising practices of its affiliate advertisers).

In addition to his private practice, Jon has substantial government service in all three branches of government, having served as Chief Counsel to a U.S. House subcommittee, as a law clerk for then-U.S. District Court Judge John D. Tinder (now elevated to 7th Circuit) and Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, and as a Governor's Fellow to Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr.

Jon received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1989, and his B.A. in political science from Northwestern University in 1986, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

Jon is admitted to the bars of Washington, D.C., Virginia, Indiana and California (inactive).

Jon Praed’s Specialties:

ILG is a boutique law firm and web intelligence firm specializing in complex Internet disputes, Internet security and cybercrime.

Jon Praed’s Experience

• Founding Partner

  Internet Law Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  January 2000 — Present (10 years )

  ILG is a boutique law firm, specializing in complex Internet disputes, Internet security and cybercrime

• Political consultant

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Political Organization industry)

  October 1994 — Present (15 years 3 months)

  Provide strategic advice to political candidates

• Attorney

  Latham & Watkins

  (Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  April 1996 — January 2000 (3 years 10 months)

• Chief Counsel

  U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Gov't Reform

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Legislative Office industry)

  January 1995 — March 1996 (1 year 3 months)

  Chief Counsel to U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform & Oversight, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, in 104th Congress, under chairmanship of Hon. David M. McIntosh (R-Ind. 2nd). Managed House oversight with respect to 26 Executive branch agencies and departments.

• Attorney

  Latham & Watkins

  (Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  September 1991 — December 1994 (3 years 4 months)

Jon Praed’s Education

• Yale Law School

  JD , Law , 1986 — 1989

• Northwestern University

  BA , Political Science , 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Beta Kappa

Additional Information

Jon Praed’s Websites:

• ILG website
• Phish research website

Jon Praed’s Groups:

IT-ISAC, InfraGard, Yale community

•    CSORoundtable
•    CAUCE - North American Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email
•    Information Security Community
•    Yale Law School Alumni
•    High Technology Crime Investigation Association
•    LinkedICANN
•    International Trademark Association (INTA)
•    Zorch
•    Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds
•    Professional Liability Underwriting Society
•    InLinked Cyber Crimes Group
•    Information Technology & Intellectual Property Law Group
•    Executive Perils / Professional Lines Insurance Group
•    Investigative Databases
•    Digital Forensics Training
•    Fraud Prevention Network
•    Web Managers Roundtable
•    Managing Operational Risk
•    CYBER SECURITY Forum Initiative - CSFI
•    Cyber Commercial Insurance
•    National Information Exchange Model
•    Friends of LinkedIn
•    Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit
•    U.S. DOJ's Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Advisory Committee (GAC)