Scott Warren leads a team that specializes in cybersecurity, data privacy and digital data disclosures in Japan and Asia. He advises on digital compliance, eDiscovery and corporate data privacy for global and local corporations. He also has significant experience in compliance, intellectual property, litigation, dispute resolution and government regulatory and internal investigations. He has provided advice to global multinational corporations in the hi-tech, software, retail, healthcare, pharmaceutical, automotive, banking, trading, telecommunications and professional services industry.
Scott started his career as a civil litigator in California and is experienced in all phases of disputes resolution, from pleadings through conducting jury trials. He moved to Japan in 1993 and wrote the “Japan Employers Handbook” for CCH, a large international publishing company. While general counsel at Sega Corporation, he handled various intellectual property issues, including licensing and anti-counterfeiting on infringers on every continent except Antarctica. He also oversaw their anti-competition and internal investigation issues.
As senior attorney for Microsoft, Scott was responsible for the Xbox launch in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. He was the head of anti-piracy for Xbox worldwide, and the head of anti-piracy for all Microsoft products in North Asia. He also served as the head of internet safety, working with law enforcement and governments to better protect the public from cyber threats. In this capacity, he became involved with The Society for the Policing of Cyberspace, a non-profit organization, where he serves on the executive board.
He was the managing director of Kroll in Japan and regional managing director of Kroll Ontrack in Asia, providing clients with investigative, computer forensics and e-Discovery services. Later, he opened Epiq Systems in Japan and built the team and services in order to provide eDiscovery solutions to global organizations.
Having served as in-house counsel for more than 13 years and having built two successful legal services companies in Asia, Scott brings a unique understanding, expertise and global perspective to his clients.
Scott is also a Certified International Counter-Cyber Crime Professional.
Scott Warren
Partner - Squire Patton Boggs, Tokyo, Japan.
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Secretary, POLCYB Executive Board, Cyber Issues across Asia: A Private Sector View.