Brian Tanner is the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Crimes Coordinator (or“CHIP”) for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia. The Southern District includes 43 counties in southeast Georgia, including the cities of Savannah, Augusta, Brunswick, Waycross, and Dublin. As the district CHIP, based in Savannah,Brian is responsible for prosecuting cases involving computer crime and violations of federal trademark and copyright law, acting as district legal counsel on computer-related legal issues, and providing training and support tothe district’s other federal prosecutors on technology matters.He graduated from Georgia Tech in 2001 and the Emory University School of Law in 2004. Following law school,he worked for the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins LLP, an international law firm,litigating cases involving copyright,trademarkand securitieslaw for clients including AOL, Careerbuilder.com and Orbitz. In 2006, he joinedthe U.S. Attorney’s Office in Savannah as an Assistant United States Attorney. He currently prosecutes a wide variety of federaloffenses in addition to computer crimes, including embezzlement,identity theft, and insurance and electionfraud. |
