He was found guilty by a California Jury last October.
Justice Department had requested a five year sentence, while Keys requested trial.
Ultimately we just hope Matthew is OK, Leiderman said.
Prosecutors contended that Keys urged on the hackers after supplying a password.
The alleged events in the indictment occurred before Keys joined Thomson Reuters as an editor for Reuters.com in 2012.
A month after Keys was charged, he said Reuters dismissed him.
A Thomson Reuters representative had declined to comment on the case.
