About
Online fraud and data breach matters are urgent, cross-border, and buried in digital evidence. Traditional firms are slow at all three. EFBS Trace was set up to be fast at all three.
What we believe
01
In this field the difference between a good outcome and no outcome is usually measured in days, not in the quality of the eventual argument. We are structured to move immediately: notices out the same day, investigation running in parallel with the fee discussion rather than after it.
02
Reading a hundred thousand messages is not lawyering, but somebody has to do it and traditionally the client paid a lawyer’s rate for it. We put machines on that work and charge for the judgement instead. It is the main reason this practice is viable for cases that would otherwise be too small to run.
03
By a platform, a bank, or sometimes by another adviser. That shapes how we communicate: no jargon, no vague reassurance, and an early honest answer even when the honest answer is that we cannot help.
04
A qualified lawyer is professionally responsible for everything that leaves this firm. Using better tools raises what we can take on; it does not lower who answers for it.
The team
A small team by design. You will know the name of the person handling your case, and you will be able to reach them.
Founding Partner
TODO — e.g. Admitted in New York (2011)
TODO — two or three sentences. What they did before, what they actually spend their time on now, and one specific thing that tells a client this person understands their problem. Avoid 'passionate about client service'.
Partner, Data Protection
TODO — e.g. Admitted in England & Wales (2014), CIPP/E
TODO — see above. If they have handled notifiable breaches or regulator investigations, say roughly how many and of what kind, without identifying clients.
Head of Investigations
TODO — state clearly if this person is not a qualified lawyer
TODO — the person who runs the technical side: tracing, forensics liaison, and the AI-assisted analysis. Say what their background actually is.
The first conversation is with a lawyer, not an intake script, and it is free. If we are not right for your matter you will know inside twenty minutes.