Alexis Ward

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Alexis Ward represents clients in a variety of matters at the intersection of government contracts and cybersecurity utilizing her experience in analytics and data architecture to counsel clients with a practical, real-world lens. As a member of Crowell & Moring’s Privacy and Cybersecurity and Government Contracts groups, Alexis has assisted clients in matters including False Claims Act investigations; developing corporate policies, procedures and governance; and in diverse matters involving cybersecurity and data privacy compliance, risk assessment and mitigation, and incident response.

During law school, Alexis founded USC Gould’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Society and was on the board of OUTLaw. Alexis also worked as a teaching assistant for the graduate programs’ Information Privacy Law course. Her paper "The Oldest Trick in the Facebook: Would the General Data Protection Regulation Have Stopped the Cambridge Analytica Scandal?" was published by the Trinity College Law Review.

Career & Education

    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 2022
    • University of Miami, B.S.B.A., general honors, 2014
    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, 2022
    • University of Miami, B.S.B.A., general honors, 2014
    • California
    • California

Alexis's Insights

Client Alert | 16 min read | 07.25.25

White House AI Action Plan Seeks to Establish “Dominance,” Boost Innovation, and Scrutinize Regulations

On July 23, 2025, the White House released Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan (“the Plan”) the Trump Administration’s most significant policy statement on artificial intelligence to date....

Alexis's Insights

Client Alert | 16 min read | 07.25.25

White House AI Action Plan Seeks to Establish “Dominance,” Boost Innovation, and Scrutinize Regulations

On July 23, 2025, the White House released Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan (“the Plan”) the Trump Administration’s most significant policy statement on artificial intelligence to date....