Crowe & Dunlevy recently announced that Jody R. Westby will serve as independent consulting counsel for the firm, bringing a wide-range of cyber expertise to Crowe & Dunlevy’s clients.

A former Oklahoman, Westby is based in Washington D.C. and provides consulting and legal services to public and private sector clients around the world in the areas of privacy, security, cybercrime, e-discovery and outsourcing risk management. Her services include privacy and security assessments, security breach management, forensic investigations,outsourcing risk reviews, security/privacy policies and procedures, global compliance reviews and establishment of governance programs for privacy and security.

Westby and her forensic experts have worked with some of the world’s largest corporations in managing breaches, investigating cyber security incidents, and providing forensic support to litigation teams. Westby’s work on the governance responsibilities of boards and senior executives for the privacy and security of their organizations’ systems and data was recently showcased by Carnegie Mellon CyLab. In addition, she has helped multinational corporations develop enterprise approaches to e-discovery that enable them to efficiently respond to discovery requests, develop litigation strategies, and deflect attempts by opposing parties to obtain access to their systems.

Prior to forming Global Cyber Risk, Westby served as senior managing director for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), specializing in outsourcing and cyber security/privacy issues. Her previous experience also includes launching In-Q-Tel, a venture capital and IT solutions company founded and funded by the CIA, serving as director of domestic policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and practicing law with the New York firms of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Shearman & Sterling.