Head of the Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Section

Lead a talented team of lawyers and legal professionals engaged in strategically navigating the complex and evolving legal and regulatory landscapes of privacy, cybersecurity, and eDiscovery.

Privacy: Oversee the US privacy legal team and serve as the primary legal expert across all business lines on US privacy issues. Provide privacy-related guidance on the Bank's management of Personal Information, vendor contracts and deviations, acquisitions, and cooperation with FinTech and new technology vendors. Advise on substantive areas of the law including GLBA, Reg P, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, and state breach notification laws, and closely coordinate with the US Privacy Office. Manage relationships with outside counsel.Cybersecurity: Lead efforts in enterprise cyber preparedness, development of cybersecurity procedures and protocols, implementation of regulatory changes, real-time incident response and regulator communications, ransomware risks, and other third-party cyber risk. Investigations: Handle non-routine regulatory inquiries and internal investigations often escalated from other internal legal teams presenting potentially significant economic, reputational, legal, or regulatory risk. Coordinate with external counsel. eDiscovery: Manage the US eDiscovery team and provide guidance on related strategic legal questions including document retention and security.

2018-2021: Deputy Chief Legal Advisor, Directorate of Operations, South and Central Asia Mission Center; Provided legal guidance to senior Agency leaders on CIA's clandestine overseas activities, including the collection of foreign intelligence, cyber operations, data handling and security, counterintelligence, and covert action authorized by the President.2015-2018: Assistant General Counsel, Litigation; Represented the CIA in state and federal courts throughout the country in civil and criminal matters where the Agency was a party and/or classified CIA information was involved. Coordinated with DOJ, the White House, the State and Treasury Departments, NSA, FBI, DOD, DHS, ODNI, U.S. Attorney’s offices, and local law enforcement agencies nationwide on matters ranging from civil appeals under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) to high-profile terrorism and leak prosecutions. Managed a specialized legal team assisting covert CIA officers in protecting their cover while involved in civil litigation. Lead CIA attorney in the prosecution and conviction of the Libyan militant leader responsible for the 2012 attack in Benghazi that resulted in the death of the U.S. Ambassador and other government personnel. Personally briefed the Director of the CIA throughout trial, prepared undercover CIA witnesses for their testimony, and assisted DOJ with extensive pre-trial litigation. Recipient of DOJ's Award for Public Service and CIA's Exceptional Performance Award for collaboration during trial.

White Collar Defense, Data Breach Response, Securities Litigation, Government Investigations, and General Commercial Litigation. Active pro bono practice representing Holocaust survivors seeking pension benefits from Germany, inmates on Virginia's death row, and homeless individuals in Boise, Idaho. (Summer Associate, 2009)

Assisted with the publication of the United States Reports. Reviewed paid and in forma pauperis petitions for certiorari to ensure proper and accurate captioning.

Taught middle school mathematics at M.S. 324 in the Washington Heights neighborhood of NYC as a member of the New York City Teaching Fellows.

NYC Teaching Fellows is one of the country’s largest and most selective alternative routes to teacher certification. The program aims to improve the quality of education in New York City public schools by attracting mid-career professionals, recent graduates, and retirees from all over the country and provides teacher training, coursework, and resources.