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Mr. Kopelev is a principal in LECG's Costa Mesa office. Prior to coming to LECG, he was a director and regional practice leader with a Big 4 accounting firm. Mr. Kopelev has an extensive base of experience in the forensic examination of digital evidence and in the investigation of high technology security issues, such as technology fraud, theft of services, and network intrusions. He has been interviewed on CNN, National Public Radio, and by the Los Angeles Times as an industry expert in computer forensics and in the tracing of email communications. Prior to transitioning to the private sector, Mr. Kopelev was a sergeant with the Bedford County, Virginia, Sheriff's Department, where he developed and supervised "Operation Blue Ridge Thunder," a multi-agency internet crimes taskforce. Through his work on the task force, Mr. Kopelev became a recognized expert in the development and implementation of innovative high-tech investigation and enforcement strategies, and was heralded as "a pioneer cyber-cop" by the Washington Times. | 