Contact
Send a brief.
The cleanest first step is a written brief. Tell me what you have, what you need, and what good looks like.
Response policy
in writing, alwaysImmediate
Every brief is read the moment it arrives. Triage is not queued. No automated reply, no support ticket, no chat bot.
Urgent: ASAP
Active brick events, evidence-preservation windows, ongoing harm. I reach back within hours, sometimes minutes. Mark the subject line URGENT.
Standard: 48h
Scoping, planning, procurement, routine consultation. You get a full human reply within 48 hours, even if the answer is no.
Primary
standard intakeDirect address for engagements, scoping conversations, and general inquiries. Hosted on obsidianwatchgroup.com infrastructure.
Secure
end-to-end encryptedProtonMail address for sensitive intake. End-to-end encrypted between ProtonMail accounts. Supports inbound PGP from any client. Use this channel for whistleblower contact, victim intake, source protection, embargoed disclosure, or any material that needs to leave your machine encrypted.
PGP public key
ed25519 · expires 2027-05-19Public key for encrypted intake to either address above and for verifying signatures on artifacts published by this practice. Bound to investigations@obsidianwatchgroup.com. Verify the fingerprint below against the key you import before encrypting anything sensitive.
Fingerprint
9267 A71E 3F0A 4EED 2F97 3F9B A3E2 52F2 4635 CC6C
What to include in a brief.
- 01What you have. The device, the system, the documents, the situation. Specific enough that I can tell whether it is in scope.
- 02What you need. A report. A finding. A second opinion. An expert witness statement. A bench reproduction. State the artifact you need at the end.
- 03What good looks like. The standard the work has to meet. Litigation. Regulator. Public reporting. Internal procurement. Each changes the methodology.
- 04Timeline and budget. Honest numbers. I am one person. If the timeline is impossible I will say so.
- 05Whether counsel is engaged. Engagements through counsel run under privilege. Engagements direct do not. Both are fine.
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