This program has been approved for Ohio CLE credit only.

Summary:

Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is now embedded in modern litigation — whether lawyers realize it or not. From routine background investigations to witness due diligence and evidentiary authentication, attorney use of publicly available online information continues to raise new legal, ethical, and strategic questions. This one-hour CLE will break down how OSINT is being used in Ohio litigation, the case law that governs its admissibility, and the constitutional limits that shape criminal and civil practice. Attendees will learn how to distinguish lawful collection from risky conduct, oversee investigators and vendors, and manage the practical challenges that arise when screenshots, social media, geofence data, or other digital artifacts become part of a case. 

Understanding OSINT is no longer optional — courts expect competence, clients assume it, and missteps can jeopardize evidence, create suppression issues, or expose attorneys to ethical and supervisory problems. This program gives Ohio lawyers the legal framework and practical tools they need to use OSINT safely and effectively in litigation. 

 

Presenter:

Shafi Saiduddin, Esq., CEO, Legalis Intelligence Advisor 
Shafi Saiduddin  is CEO of Legalis Intelligence Advisors is a high-end boutique of highly skilled advisors and strategists providing comprehensive intelligence and litigation consulting from a 360-degree perspective. Formerly operating as Pineland Investigations LLC.
  
With over 30 years of national security experience from the Intelligence Community to Army Special Operations Forces, Shafi Saiduddin retired from the Army and started his own intelligence and litigation consulting firm, Legalis Intelligence Advisors.

With an active law degree of his own, Shafi understands what is required in high-stakes business deals and legal matters and focuses on the facts so lawyers can focus on the law.?The company serves as an extension of your legal team by analyzing the problem from a 360-degree view—your clients’, your opponents’, and the third side—and provide intelligence analysis and reports that inform your trial strategy.