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Kenya Parrish Dixon

Kenya Parrish Dixon

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101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, D.C., 20001
T 202.689.2809
M 561.596.9798
kenya.dixon@nelsonmullins.com
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Kenya is a tenured litigator who concentrates her practice on matters of cybersecurity, information governance, eDiscovery, crisis management, and general litigation. She was formerly the Director of White House Information Governance for the Executive Office of the President and Assistant Director of the Division of Litigation Technology and Analysis at the Federal Trade Commission.

Prior to...

Kenya is a tenured litigator who concentrates her practice on matters of cybersecurity, information governance, eDiscovery, crisis management, and general litigation. She was formerly the Director of White House Information Governance for the Executive Office of the President and Assistant Director of the Division of Litigation Technology and Analysis at the Federal Trade Commission.

Prior to serving in the federal government, Kenya was a firm litigator at Epstein Becker & Green and a healthcare and technology litigator at McDermott Will & Emery. Kenya’s litigation experience includes healthcare, government contracts/bid protests, oil spills, and incident response. She currently concentrates on the needs of Fortune 500 Companies, Publicly Traded Companies, and Technology Companies in Cybersecurity and Information Governance, Technology, Consumer Protection, and Litigation.

Kenya Parrish Dixon

serving in the federal government, Kenya was a firm litigator at Epstein Becker & Green and a healthcare and technology litigator at McDermott Will & Emery. Kenya’s litigation experience includes healthcare, government contracts/bid protests, oil spills, and incident response. She currently concentrates on the needs of Fortune 500 Companies, Publicly Traded Companies, and Technology Companies in Cybersecurity and Information Governance, Technology, Consumer Protection, and Litigation.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • General Counsel and Director, Information Governance, TechCentrics, Inc. (2019-2020)
  • General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Empire Technologies Risk Management Group (2020-2023)
  • Director of White House Information Governance, Executive Office of the President (2018-2019)
  • Assistant Director, Division of Litigation Technology and Analysis, Federal Trade Commission (2015-2018)

Speaking Engagements

  • Kenya has spoken at more than 100 conferences and panels on various subjects.
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • General Counsel and Director, Information Governance, TechCentrics, Inc. (2019-2020)
  • General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Empire Technologies Risk Management Group (2020-2023)
  • Director of White House Information Governance, Executive Office of the President (2018-2019)
  • Assistant Director, Division of Litigation Technology and Analysis, Federal Trade Commission (2015-2018)

Speaking Engagements

  • Kenya has spoken at more than 100 conferences and panels on various subjects.

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Recognitions

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  • Federal Trade Commission, Janet D. Steiger Award for revising the Bureau of Consumer Protection Civil Investigatory Demand (CID) (2017)
  • Federal Trade Commission, Janet D. Steiger Award for Agencywide Relativity Migration (2018)
  • U.S. Vice President’s Award for Special Projects (2019)
  • Relativity Innovation Awards, Stellar Women in eDiscovery Award (2020)

Professional Activities

  • Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists Global Advisory Board
  • Women, Influence Power & Law Advisory Board (2017- present)
  • Association of Corporate Counsel Data Steward Program Advisory Group (2019-2024)
  • Cybersecurity Law & Strategy Advisory Board (2020-2024)

Kenya is a tenured litigator who concentrates her practice on matters of cybersecurity, information governance, eDiscovery, crisis management, and general litigation. She was formerly the Director of White House Information Governance for the Executive Office of the President and Assistant Director of the Division of Litigation Technology and Analysis at the Federal Trade Commission.

Prior to... serving in the federal government, Kenya was a firm litigator at Epstein Becker & Green and a healthcare and technology litigator at McDermott Will & Emery. Kenya’s litigation experience includes healthcare, government contracts/bid protests, oil spills, and incident response. She currently concentrates on the needs of Fortune 500 Companies, Publicly Traded Companies, and Technology Companies in Cybersecurity and Information Governance, Technology, Consumer Protection, and Litigation.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience 

  • General Counsel and Director, Information Governance, TechCentrics, Inc. (2019-2020)
  • General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Empire Technologies Risk Management Group (2020-2023)
  • Director of White House Information Governance, Executive Office of the President (2018-2019)
  • Assistant Director, Division of Litigation Technology and Analysis, Federal Trade Commission (2015-2018)

Speaking Engagements

  • Kenya has spoken at more than 100 conferences and panels on various subjects.

Education

  • College of William and Mary School of Law, JD (1996)
  • Norfolk State University, BA, summa cum laude (1993)

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals

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The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Federal Trade Commission, Janet D. Steiger Award for revising the Bureau of Consumer Protection Civil Investigatory Demand (CID) (2017)
  • Federal Trade Commission, Janet D. Steiger Award for Agencywide Relativity Migration (2018)
  • U.S. Vice President’s Award for Special Projects (2019)
  • Relativity Innovation Awards, Stellar Women in eDiscovery Award (2020)
  • Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists Global Advisory Board
  • Women, Influence Power & Law Advisory Board (2017- present)
  • Association of Corporate Counsel Data Steward Program Advisory Group (2019-2024)
  • Cybersecurity Law & Strategy Advisory Board (2020-2024)