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Kate M. Growley

C&M International Director
C&M International Director
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    Overview

    Kate M. Growley (CIPP/US, CIPP/G) is a director with Crowell Global Advisors (CGA) and based in Hong Kong. Kate helps her clients understand and shape the policy environment for some of the most complex data issues facing multinational companies, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, privacy, and digital infrastructure. Kate has worked with clients across every major sector, with particular experience in technology, health care, manufacturing, and aerospace and defense. Kate is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) in both the U.S. private and government sectors by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). She is also a Registered Practitioner with the U.S. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Cyber Accreditation Body (AB). Kate regularly collaborates with multi-stakeholder teams, including in-house policy, technical, and compliance resources, to craft practical and impactful strategies.

     

    Prior to joining CGA, Kate was a partner with CGA’s parent law firm, Crowell & Moring LLP, and based in Washington, D.C. There, she helped develop and lead the law firm’s nationally recognized Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. She maintained a robust legal practice focused on private sector critical infrastructure, particularly the U.S. government contracting community. As a lawyer, she was internationally recognized by Chambers and named a “Rising Star” by both Law360 and the American Bar Association (ABA). Kate previously served as co-chair of the ABA’s Public Contract Law Section’s Cybersecurity, Privacy & Emerging Technology Committee, as well as the ABA’s Science & Technology Section’s Homeland Security Committee. She was also inducted as a lifetime fellow in the American Bar Foundation.

    Career & Education

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      • Florida State University, B.S., summa cum laude, International Relations
      • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
      • Florida State University, B.S., summa cum laude, International Relations
      • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.

    Kate's Insights

    Client Alert | 12 min read | 11.22.24

    Early Insights and Projections on Digital Policy in a Second Trump Administration

    While it is unclear at this stage what exactly a second Trump administration means for U.S. digital, technology, and trade policy, one thing that is clear is that it will involve major changes, especially as it relates to the potential for high, broad tariffs. Media reports and commentary and recent personnel appointments give some early clues on what else a second Trump administration may do. It is an open question as to which Biden administration policies a second Trump administration keeps, revises, or scraps (like Biden administration executive orders on artificial intelligence) and which policies and strategies from the first Trump administration it revives or revises. It is also unclear the extent to which a second Trump administration will consider the interests of allies and close trading partners and whether the Trump administration will pursue its own vision for global technology governance at the G7 and other fora.  ...

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    Insights

    Client Alert | 12 min read | 11.22.24

    Early Insights and Projections on Digital Policy in a Second Trump Administration

    Webinar | 07.25.24

    The Evolving AI Legal and Policy Landscape: Mid-2024 Update

    Speaking Engagement | 07.25.24

    "The Evolving AI Legal and Policy Landscape: Mid-2024 Update," Crowell & Moring Webinar, 2024.

    Client Alert | 7 min read | 07.18.24

    Council of Europe's First Legally Binding International Treaty on AI to Be Signed in September
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    Kate's Insights

    Client Alert | 12 min read | 11.22.24

    Early Insights and Projections on Digital Policy in a Second Trump Administration

    While it is unclear at this stage what exactly a second Trump administration means for U.S. digital, technology, and trade policy, one thing that is clear is that it will involve major changes, especially as it relates to the potential for high, broad tariffs. Media reports and commentary and recent personnel appointments give some early clues on what else a second Trump administration may do. It is an open question as to which Biden administration policies a second Trump administration keeps, revises, or scraps (like Biden administration executive orders on artificial intelligence) and which policies and strategies from the first Trump administration it revives or revises. It is also unclear the extent to which a second Trump administration will consider the interests of allies and close trading partners and whether the Trump administration will pursue its own vision for global technology governance at the G7 and other fora.  ...

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