Joe Burton is a partner in the San Francisco office of Duane Morris LLP, a national law firm with approximately 500 lawyers. Joe is the defense counsel for ElcomSoft Co., Ltd., Dmitry Sklyarov's Russian employer. Joe also represented Dmitry in his initial court appearances last summer in Las Vegas and San Jose. Joe practices in the area of complex civil, criminal and appellate litigation. His practice includes trade secret and patent litigation with an emphasis in cybercrime and cybersecurity matters. Joe was also former chief of the U.S. District Attorney's office in San Jose, where he initiated and supervised all federal prosecutions in the San Jose venue, reporting directly to the United States Attorney in San Francisco.