Antonio Rega is a Managing Director with Teneo’s Financial Advisory business, based in New York. In this role, Antonio focuses on expanding tech-related services (digital forensics, incident response, analytics, emerging tech and eDiscovery) in the Americas and internationally.
Antonio has over 20 years of experience advising global corporations and law firms on digital forensics, blockchain and digital assets, information security, data privacy, emerging technology and discovery. He leads complex investigations involving proactive and reactive analysis of electronically stored information (ESI) across cloud, local and mobile environments, and provides end-to-end advisory support through compliance reviews, regulatory responses and litigation matters.
He has provided written and oral expert testimony in matters involving digital forensic analysis, discovery methodology and allegations of IP or trade secret misappropriation. His casework includes cryptocurrency investigations such as SIM-swap hacks and digital asset tracing, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Account Takeover (ATO) incidents, as well as information security, data privacy, metadata forensics and document authenticity assessments.
Antonio obtained certifications as a Certified Fraud Examiner and as an EnCase Certified Examiner. He is also a Certified Cryptocurrency Auditor for the Blockchain Council, a TRM Labs Certified Investigator and a Computer Certified Examiner. He has also been recognized by Lexology as an expert in digital forensics every year from 2020 to the present. Antonio received his Bachelors in Forensics from John Jay College.
Selected Project Experience:
- Cryptocurrency Exchange Expert Witness: Served as expert witness for a U.S. crypto exchange following a SIM-swap attack involving $3M in stolen assets. Analyzed exchange logs, traced digital assets, assessed SIM-swap methods and valued cryptocurrency holdings at multiple points in time.
- Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Bankruptcy & Fraud Investigation: Supported a court-appointed monitor in a crypto hedge fund fraud case. Conducted data recovery, accounting system analysis, wallet tracing and Dark Web fund tracking, contributing findings and reports to regulatory agencies.
- Cryptocurrency Receivership Investigation: Assisted a law firm receiver for a crypto hedge fund by analyzing systems, cloud storage and devices for wallets, mining software and fraud indicators. Produced recurring reports for SEC submissions.
- Alleged ECPA & SCA Violations: Testifying expert in litigation over alleged Electronic Communications Privacy and Stored Communications Act breaches. Conducted forensic review of evidence handling and produced expert rebuttal reports supporting the defense.
- Money Laundering & FCPA Investigation, international Asian bank: Led forensic review into alleged money laundering and FCPA violations at an Asian bank. Oversaw data analytics, document review, and eDiscovery operations compliant with local data privacy restrictions.
- Account Takeover (ATO) Expert Advisory: Testifying expert for financial institutions in account takeover and fund theft cases. Reviewed claims, system logs and controls, and provided neutral expert analysis on security and standard-of-care practices.
- Federal Source Code Trade Secrets Dispute: Performed forensic analysis of source code and metadata in a trade secrets dispute. Conducted developer interviews and repository reviews; findings and testimony informed federal litigation proceedings.
- Business Email Compromise (BEC) Expert Testimony: Testifying expert in BEC litigation involving unauthorized ACH transfers. Provided forensic analysis, expert reports and opinions on information security standards and reasonable care practices.
- Off-Channel Communications (OCC) Compliance Review: Independent Compliance Consultant for a global broker-dealer. Assessed monitoring of off-channel messaging, reviewed Global Relay systems and developed workflows and reports for regulatory compliance.
- Breach Response Compliance Assessment: Led breach response assessment for a financial services firm. Evaluated policies, containment processes and vulnerabilities, delivering findings and remediation recommendations to strengthen data protection and incident readiness.
- Pixel/Tracking Tech Litigation, VPPA and Related CCPA Claims, Various Entities: Served as advisor and analyst for privacy class actions involving website HTML and code, cookies and tracking pixels and alleged transfers of PII and/or PHI to third parties. Conducted defensible preservation of website pages, pixel source code and dashboard settings and provided rebuttal reporting and expert services on behalf of law firms and clients.