Phil Lowry Email & Phone Number

Issaquah, Wa, Us

Gaithersburg, Md, Us

The NIST Privacy Framework is best used when translated into specific tasks for workers, and those tasks are defined in turn by knowledge and skills. NIST established the Privacy Workforce Working Group to create those Tasks, Knowledge and Skills. I am a team lead within the Governance Function, focusing on Policies, Processes and Procedures.

Portsmouth, Nh, Us

Assist with the drafting and execution of questions forming the Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) examination.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Embraces the information security legal challenges surrounding the operation and growth of an international fintech. Gives real-time legal advice surrounding NIST Cyber Security Framework and Privacy Framework implementation. Advises on the security challenges surrounding privacy by design. Actively engaged with security requirements imposed by various national and international regulatory regimes, including privacy laws, industry standards, and security frameworks.Uses existing and emerging technology in contract management systems to scale Remitly's rapidly growing contract management needs. Focuses on the use of playbooks, dedicated procurement personnel as process experts, and security and privacy controls to manage vendor screening third party risk management generally. Implements contract management systems to filter and refine reporting requirements to comply with regulatory requirements and produce contract turnaround metrics to management. Supervises a corporate counsel and directs a team of three contracted professionals in contract review and implementation and tailoring of the contract management system.

Member of advisory board for nonprofit corporation promulgating institution-based privacy certification.

Helena, Montana, Us

• Recognized as the National Guard's preeminent expert on privacy by design, cyberwarfare and cyber law, leading a multistate team to evangelize cyber security and protect against threats on critical state infrastructure by developing tools such as a Cyber Innovation team, cultivating partnerships, and training 40-50 lawyers per roadshow, delivering legal excellence across operational, administrative, and criminal matters• Liaised between the Guard, private industry, and the University of Montana to cultivate a team and design comprehensive cybersecurity training, resulting in operationalizing a cyber fusion center• Drafted a national manual for cyber operations in collaboration with the US Cyber Command's Legal team and provided legal direction to the Adjutant General on Guard operations, the law of armed conflict, support of domestic authority, real estate, IP and licensing, contracting, fiscal law, and environmental law, ensuring seamless execution of operations.

Provide cartographical and GPS navigation guidance to a nationally-recognized company that conducts ultramarathon trail running races up to 240 miles in distance in various locales in the western United States. Subject matter expert in the use of a variety of stand-alone and web-based cartographic systems using georeferenced data (both organic and imported), based on use and study of relevant systems over the span of 30 years and 80,000 miles of trail running.

D.C., Us

• Offer high-level pro bono legal support for a veteran-founded nonprofit, accelerating processes for evacuation from Afghanistan• Maintained compliant operations and secured critical data privacy of a database with a roster of 30K+, mitigating organizational risks

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

• Appointed as the Principal Privacy, Security, and Contracts Counsel, establishing the enterprise's 1st contract management policy and maintaining compliance with GDPR, CCPA, state-specific, and GLBA regulations, influencing 200K+ customers and leads, security audits, payment processing, and SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS end-user license agreements in a highly-regulated environment• Sustained alignment between policies and evolving legislation, drafted business continuity and disaster plans, and designed a privacy program with integrated processes across the Legal and Compliance teams by consistently collaborating with Senior Leadership• Established as a leader in aligning terms with privacy and security compliance requirements and providing legal approval for contractual agreements, reviewing 670+ contracts in 18 months, including agreements with Salesforce and Microsoft• Utilized GDPR practices to extend the company footprint while maintaining compliance with data and financial regulations, enabling expansion into the UK market• Headed legal compliance and marketing initiatives of the new, industry-1st product, ExtraCredit for credit.com, offering competitive pricing to drive revenue• Overhauled the contract management system by bidding on a cloud-based vendor, working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, defining the requirements, and tailoring the tool to align with business needs, streamlining the contract review process with a Conga automated platform, technical controls, and auditable logs within 18 months• Gained a legal presence within the newly established security and privacy sector by aligning policies with CCPA and CPRA regulations in partnership with the business teams, cultivating privacy primacy and becoming an integral and cross-functional member of the CISO's team• Initiated the conversion from outside counsel to an in-house legal team for contract review functions, garnering a cost savings of $100K+

Draper, Ut, Us

• Performed as a Cyberwarfare Legal Adviser, Command Judge Advocate, General Counsel for Operation Cyber Shield (4x), and to provide legal direction on fiscal and acquisition reviews, administrative law, military justice matters, operational issues, injury claim investigations, personnel discipline/separation, and administrative action and prosecution for soldiers• Built the COVID-19 Legal Task Force to formulate institutional solutions related to liability, insurance, privilege, and indemnity emergency reform, efficiently resolving pandemic-related challenges• Co-developed a joint National Guard Cyber Law course to educate National Guard lawyers on cybersecurity best practices for delivering legal direction and engaging with executives of multistate utilities and industries, earning accreditation for the program

Draper, Ut, Us

• Appointed as Principal Civilian Legal Adviser to the Adjutant General to address 12+ legal issues concerning litigation, transactions, cyber law, fiscal law, contracts and acquisitions, labor and employment, real estate, water law, and administrative oversight• Worked directly with the Attorney General's Office to devise a legal framework and establish the Utah Cyber Emergency Response Plan from scratch for implementation with the Department of Public Safety, significantly strengthening cyber response capabilities

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

• Represented clients with particular needs as a high-level, A/V-rated litigator, executing cases involving $100M+ in claims pertaining to complex commercial and regulatory litigation, government civil prosecution defense, data rights transactions and compliance, water law litigation, HIPAA compliance, appellate advocacy, and cases of grave national security import• Spearheaded defense of a $200M FTC civil prosecution against an internet vendor selling access programs on obtaining federal grants by managing all the technical expert witnesses and assessing general user interfaces to determine the security of information and accurate representation of the product

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

• Structured complex federal government contracts as an SME to consult on acquisition planning, contract award, administration and termination, IP, fiscal law, and conflicts of interest, influencing deals upwards of $1B• Integral in negotiating and executing a $1B Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) contract while maintaining compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other regulations• Positioned as a temporary Ethics Counsel to provide fiscal and ethics advice to Top Air Force Officials at the Pentagon, resulting in earning the Air Force Award for Civilian Achievement for Excellence

Trial attorney representing governmental entities, corporations and individuals in contract, tort, employment, and administrative matters. Drafted complex estate plans, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Supervised over a dozen appellate briefings and appearances in Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Supreme Court and the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, on issues ranging from due process challenges and federal abstention to the scope of Rule 12 and proper tort jury instructions.Multiple bench and jury trials. Responsible for planning, coordinating, resourcing, and controlling complex trial preparation activities. Extensive experience with complex tort matters, including medical malpractice and product liability, and with water law and municipal liability, including administrative practice, employment (wrongful termination and EEOC), planning-development, and constitutional issues related to property rights.Negotiated out-of-court resolution for $30 million reclamation project by working with local congressman rather than directly filing suit. Trained associates in a variety of litigation-related tasks. Managed personnel, infrastructure, and finances of law firm with 30 employees.

Drafted judicial opinions, conducted legal research on matters pending before the Court.