William Luk is a software expert and technical executive with more than 20 years of experience in computer and network security. William has developed or led product teams to develop enterprise class firewall, intrusion detection systems, database security, and data security / privacy solutions at Symantec and several startups.
William currently serves as a consultant in Quandary Peak’s Due Diligence team to support technology investments, mergers & acquisitions, and software related litigations. William is skilled in security analysis, software architecture, and code review and assessment.
Summary of Qualifications
Served as due diligence technical expert for private equity firm in technology investment and acquisition of private companies in Security, SaaS, Enterprise Content Management (ECM) space.
Served as technical advisor and software expert for various startups with solutions in security and compliance & risk assessments.
Led product development teams at CA Technologies to deliver the market leading data modeling solution (Erwin), and application performance monitoring solutions for Fortune 100 companies.
Led product teams to deliver enterprise class intrusion detection / prevention, honeypot systems, and database security solutions at Symantec.
Led engineering team to develop tier-1 carrier class virtualized firewall solutions for MCI, AT&T, NTT, and Korea Telecom.
Developed application-level firewall solutions to support HTTP, FTP, Mail, and video conferencing.
Served as Chief Security Architect at Union Bank of California (subsidiary of Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi) to oversee the bank’s security parameters, wire / merchant transfer security. Advised Union Bank business units on security / vulnerabilities of new banking products.
Polaris PowerLED Technologies, LLC. v. Samsung Electronics America
Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas, Marshal Division
Case #: 2:22-CV-353-JRG
Nature of Suit: Patent
Counsel: Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonkovich LLP
Security First Innovations, LLC vs Google LLC
Jurisdiction: US District Court Eastern District of Virginia Alexandria Division
Case #: 2-23-cv-00097-EWH-RJK
Nature of Suit: Patent
Counsel: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Donna Wood, et al. v. Mike Bloomberg 2020, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court Southern District of New York
Case #: 20-cv-02489-LTS-GWG
Nature of Suit: Class Action, Political
Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP
Nantworks, LLC, and Nant Holdings IP, LLC v. Niantic, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court Northern District of California
Case #: 3:20-cv-06262
Nature of Suit: Patent
Counsel: Sullivan Blackburn Pratt LLP
K+S Potash Canada General Partnership v.
Veolia Water Technologies Inc.
Jurisdiction: Court Of Queen’s Bench For Saskatchewan
Case #: QB No. 817 (filed 2018)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP
Technology: Plant Design Management Systems (PDMS), Clash Detection, Database synchronization
Role: Software Architecture and Product Reviewer
Wildseed Mobile v. Google / YouTube
Jurisdiction: US District Court Western District of Texas Waco Division
Counsel: Kramer Day Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Taasera Licensing, LLC v. Trend Micro, Check Point Software, Palo Alto Networks
Jurisdiction: US District Court Eastern District of Texas Marshall Division
Counsel: Fabricant LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
GoTV Streaming LLC v. Netflix
Jurisdiction: US District Court Central District of California Western Division
Counsel: Alavi & Anaipakos, PLLC
Nature of Suit: Patent
Sunstone v. F5
Jurisdiction: US District Court Northern District of California Oakland Division Counsel: King & Spalding
LLP Nature of Suit: Patent
Carrolls v. Neels
Jurisdiction: Superior Court Maricopa County, Arizona
Counsel: Guidant Law Firm, Tempe Arizona
Nature of Suit: Misrepresentation & Non-disclosure
Broadband iTV v. Comcast, NBC Universal, Charter, Spectrum, Altice, Cablevision
Jurisdiction: US International Trade Commission, Washington DC
Counsel: Kramer Day Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Via Transportation v. RideCo Inc
Jurisdiction: Western District of Texas
Counsel: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cryptocurrency Pre-Litigation Investigation
Jurisdiction: Federal (DoJ)
Counsel: Todd & Weld LLP
Nature of Suit: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Smart-Contracts
ReactX v. Google
Jurisdiction: Central District of Los Angeles
Counsel: Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
Express Mobile, Inc. v. Microsoft, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for Western District of Texas
Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Centripetal v. Palo Alto Networks
Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Virginia
Counsel: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Technical Due Diligence
Doosan Bobcat North America
Context: TDD of Agriculture Robotics
Technology: AI/ML, Robotics, IoT
Project Manager, Health IT and LitigationNashville
Anna Mathias is a certified Project Manager with a focus in organizing, supporting, and contributing to work products related to Electronic Health Record (EHR) software quality, regulatory, and patient safety assessments. She is a strong leader and team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Dr. Eric Koskinen has expertise ranging from operating systems, networks, and servers to high-level concepts such as software architecture and compilers. Currently, he is an endowed Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute, and holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.
Andrew Holm-Hansen has worked in Health IT for 15 years, and led several development teams during his career. As an Enterprise Architect, he distilled complex information that cut across legal, staffing, and technology boundaries, to provide decision-makers with actionable information.
LitigationLitigationConsulting Expert
Health ITFocus AreaSoftware Architecture & Engineering
Shahzad Ahmad has a deep background in healthcare IT as a technical project manager and product owner. His 8+ years of experience includes implementation of EHR systems across the nation’s top healthcare institutions, owning the SDLC of medical devices, as well as bioengineering research of early detection technologies for debilitating diseases.
Isaac Pflaum has more than a decade of experience as a scientist, attorney, and consultant to Fortune 100 tech companies and government agencies. He serves as an expert witness in software-related litigation such as patent infringement and breach-of-contract matters.
LitigationLitigationTestifying and Consulting Expert
Health ITFocus AreaGovernment Contracts & Health Exchanges
Cassie Oates has a decade of experience working with software experts in large and small-scale software failure litigation. Experienced in arbitration, bench trials, and jury trials; Ms. Oates offers expertise in document review, fact witness interviews, change management, and testing best practices.
