Kate M. GrowleyCIPP/G/US, AIGP, CMMC RP

Kate has extensive experience working with members of the U.S. government contracting community, especially those within the Defense Industrial Base. She has partnered with contractors from every major sector, including technology, manufacturing, health care, and professional services. Kate is an IAPP AI Governance Professional (AIGP) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional for both the U.S. private and government sectors (CIPP/G and CIPP/US). She is also a Registered Practitioner with the U.S. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Cyber Accreditation Body (AB) and an adjunct professor on cybersecurity and AI with the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School.

Having lived in Greater China for several years, Kate also brings an uncommon understanding of digital and national security requirements from across the Asia Pacific region. She has notable experience with the regulatory environments of Australia, Singapore, Japan, and Greater China—including the growing regulation of sensitive data flows between the United States and China.

Kate is a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, as well as a Senior Director in the firm’s consultancy Crowell Global Advisors, to which she was seconded for several years. She is a founding member of the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Group and part of the firm’s AI Steering Committee. She has been internationally recognized by Chambers and named a “Rising Star” by both Law360 and the American Bar Association (ABA). She has held numerous leadership positions in the ABA’s Public Contract Law and Science & Technology Sections and has been inducted as a lifetime fellow in the American Bar Foundation.