Moriah Daugherty

Moriah Daugherty advises clients on a broad range of cybersecurity and national security matters, with a particular focus on risk management and governance, regulatory compliance, incident response and crisis management, and internal and government investigations.

Moriah specializes in counseling clients on a variety of issues related to cybersecurity risk management and governance, including evaluating security controls, practices, and policies and preparing for cybersecurity incidents and data breaches, including the potential for related investigations, regulatory inquiries, and litigation. She regularly counsels clients on responding to a broad range of cybersecurity incidents, including breaches of personal data and incidents involving extortion and ransomware, targeting and theft of intellectual property by advanced persistent threats, and state-sponsored theft of sensitive U.S. government information.

Drawing on her government experience, Moriah leads cyber-related internal investigations and investigations conducted in response to government inquiries, whistleblower complaints, and threats of litigation, including matters involving allegations of noncompliance with U.S. government cybersecurity regulations and fraud under the False Claims Act.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Moriah spent eight years working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Department of Justice.