Prior to joining Venable, Gary worked at top-ranked global investigative firms, first as an associate director and counsel at a firm where he led a variety of internal and external investigations, performed threat-monitoring activities, and advised clients. He then served as a senior analyst at another firm, doing OSINT research for high-net-worth individuals, law firms, and investment funds.
Before beginning his career in investigations and OSINT research, Gary completed fellowships focused on Internet privacy and national security matters. As a privacy and content moderation fellow at the Internet Education Foundation, he organized a bipartisan conference for over 200 tech policy professionals on content moderation. During his fellowship with Third Way’s national security program, Gary worked with a former high-ranking Pentagon official to co-author a paper about, and brief Senate staffers on, Russian cybercrime issues. He also co-authored an analysis of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reform for the prominent national security publication Lawfare. During law school, he received a Google Policy Fellowship to perform research on Internet governance issues at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
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Experience
Government Experience
- U.S. Army Reserve
- 1st lieutenant
- Judge advocate, trial counsel
Representative Matters
- Helmed financial analysis for an internal investigation of multi-million-dollar cost overruns at a major metropolitan utility
- Performed asset tracing and know-your-customer due diligence for a multi-billion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange
- Conducted threat analysis and monitoring for a renowned East Coast performing arts venue and a major New England healthcare provider
Credentials
Education
- J.D. cum laude University of Georgia School of Law 2016
- B.A. International Relations Brigham Young University 2012
- Concentration: Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
Languages
- Arabic
- Spanish
Recognition
- Judge Advocate General’s School, Award for Best Class Performance in National Security Law, 2024
- Judge Advocate General’s School, Award for Best Class Performance in Contract and Fiscal Law, 2024
- 224th JAG Officer Basic Course, Significant Academic Achievement, 2024
- Boy Scouts of America, Seneca District Outstanding Unit Scouter Award, 2018