Jacob Osborn

Practice Areas

Jacob R. Osborn is a partner in the firm’s Global Trade, Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Digital Currency & Blockchain Technology practices. He also serves as the Co-Chair of Goodwin’s Global Trade practice. Jacob is an expert in computer software and encryption, and his legal practice largely focuses on advising clients with respect to regulatory matters, including encryption law and regulations.

Jacob is also an export lawyer and specialist, playing a prominent role in the firm’s Global Trade practice. He has advised hundreds of clients regarding regulatory compliance with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), economic sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), particularly with respect to electronics, telecommunications, software, and encryption items.

Jacob also provides counsel in dozens of matters involving computers, software, encryption, cybersecurity, and data privacy and breach investigations. As an early user of blockchain technologies and an encryption regulations attorney, he is able to bridge the gap between the law and technology, providing clients with valuable legal guidance in areas of technical complexity. Throughout his legal career Jacob has litigated more than a dozen technology cases throughout the United States, including domain name disputes, matters involving intellectual property rights (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets), and other litigation involving computer-related federal statutes (e.g., the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act).

Personal

J.D., 2009, American University Washington College of Law (cum laude); M.S., 2009, Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; B.S., 2006, Computer Science, Xavier University; B.S., 2006, Mathematics, Xavier University.