Chuck Rothman, BASc, P.Eng

Title: Director of E-Litigation Services
Office: Toronto
Direct Line: 1 866 233 5577
E-mail: crothman@HAForensics.com
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Areas of Practice: Electronic Evidence Consulting, Computer Forensics
Education/Certification: University of Toronto, BASc, P.Eng.

Upon completing his engineering degree in 1984, Mr. Rothman immediately plunged into the rapidly emerging world of computers where he has remained for over 20 years as a Forensic Engineer on high tech equipment, systems and software. His strong ties to this discipline inevitably led him to computer forensics in 1997, the newest frontier in the digital revolution.

As a pioneer in computer forensics, Mr. Rothman gained valuable U.S. experience, working at FTI Consulting Inc., a Fortune 500 consultancy as manager of the computer forensics and electronic discovery practice. Upon his return to Canada, Mr. Rothman assumed the role of Director of e-Litigation Services for H&A Computer Forensics Inc.

His list of engagements includes Enron, K-Mart, First Plus Financial, Merck and the tobacco industry. He is a recognized expert in Computer Forensics and Electronic Discovery, who has presented expert testimony in many cases, and was most recently appointed as the Digital Evidence Inspector for the Air Canada and WestJet litigation by the Superior Court of Ontario.

Presentations/Articles:

On topics ranging from Y2K to workplace investigations, Mr. Rothman has presented to numerous organizations. These include:

CBA New Brunswick, Lawyering in the 21st Century: Keynote speaker on Electronic Discovery, February 2007
Co-author for the chapter on electronic discovery in the Ultimate Corporate Counsel Guide, a CCH Wolter Kluwer publication and their top legal subscription, December 2006
CCCA CLE-Toronto-Delegate Speaker, "e-Discovery For Corporate Counsel", September 2006
CCCA Annual Spring Conference-Ottawa- Expert Panelist for, “The Paper Chase: E-Discovery”, 2006
PDA Forensics (Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP, 2005)
E-Discovery (Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, 2004)
‘Investigations involving Computers’ (ASIS Canada Annual Convention 2004)
‘Getting your E-House in Order’ (Fall Conference/2004 for the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association)
‘Advanced Computer Forensic Methodologies’ (2001, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association)
‘Y2K Effects on Computers and the Insurance Industry’ (1999, Toronto Marine Loss Group)

Professional Associations/Affiliations:

High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
Canadian Society of Professional Engineers
Professional Engineers Ontario
Canadian Association of Litigation Support Professionals (CALSP)