Cassandra Carley, Ph.D. Associate

Cassi Carley returns to Perkins Coie after working as a privacy, data, and security fellow for 2019 and 2020. Cassi attended New York University School of Law where she was a Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network fellow, Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law staff editor, OUTLaw member, and Cyber Scholar. She also co-founded Rights over Tech (R/T), an organization for NYU Law students interested in open conversations about the impact of technology on human and civil rights, and served as president. While at NYU, Cassi also externed with the Bureau of Internet and Technology (BIT) of the New York Attorney General's Office, as well as with the NYU Technology Law & Policy Clinic.

Before entering law school, Cassi earned her Ph.D. in computer science from Duke University. Her thesis focused on computer vision and machine learning. Cassi also earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University, where she was a member of Duke’s NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse team and Baldwin Scholar.