Alysa Austin

Alysa Austin is a Privacy & Cybersecurity Senior Associate at Alston & Bird, where responsibilities include advising clients on privacy and cybersecurity compliance, breach investigations, and vendor contracts since October 2019. Austin serves as the Vice Chair of the Science and Technology Law Section's Homeland Security Committee for the American Bar Association and previously worked as an Associate at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. Early experience includes serving as Special Counsel to Chief Judge Robert E. Morin at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, focusing on data privacy matters, and as a Judicial Law Clerk, drafting legal documents for high-profile cases. Academic credentials include a Master of Laws in Cyber and National Security Law from Georgetown University Law Center and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.