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Cassidy Kim focuses her practice on government contracts and procurement matters. Cassidy also advises clients on complex cybersecurity and privacy compliance issues, often involving dual use technologies and applications. She has worked with clients operating in an array of industries to navigate these sectors of the law, including providers of critical government infrastructure solutions, aviation and aerospace systems, enterprise cloud services, and autonomous defense systems.

Cassidy advises clients on bid protests and claims involving state and federal level government procurements, including before the Government Accountability Office, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the California Department of General Services. She also provides industry-specific counsel on obligations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, NIST special publications, CCPA/CPRA, and related privacy and cybersecurity frameworks.

Cassidy works closely with clients to provide strategic guidance on their supply chain risk management postures, B2B negotiations on federal contracting obligations, data rights assertions and IP markings, diligence on buy-side and sell-side transactions, agency disclosure obligations, and internal compliance procedures. She has also represented clients on complex litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Prior to Greenberg Traurig, Cassidy worked as counsel at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, where she managed negotiations and provided strategic advice on San Francisco Fed and other Federal Reserve System contracts and procurement efforts across core business groups.

Capabilities

Experience

  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Privacy Certifications
    • U.S. Private-Sector (CIPP/US), 2020
  • Represented major aviation and defense contractor in a successful post-award bid protest of an Air Force award valued at over $1 Billion.
  • Represented major moving and logistics company before the Court of Federal Claims in protest of a major military transportation procurement.
  • Counseled prime contractor on compliance with NIST SP 800-171 controls and supply chain flow-downs.
  • Represented major cloud service provider in multibillion-dollar bid protest litigation at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.°
  • Represented mobility technology and engineering company in a contracting dispute involving a California public works project.°
  • Represented major food retail company in responding to a regulatory enforcement action based on privacy claims.°
  • Counseled energy R&D company on ongoing privacy and cybersecurity compliance obligations.°

°The above representations were handled by Ms. Kim prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

  • Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 2021-2023
  • Legal Extern, Executive Division, Technology & Privacy, U.S. Office of the Attorney General, California Department of Justice (DOJ), 2016-2017

Recognition & Leadership

  • Member, Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC), 2023-Present
  • Member, Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), 2017-Present
  • Volunteer, The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, 2024-Present

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly Hastings)
  • B.A., Legal Studies, High Honors, University of California at Berkeley
  • B.A., Media Studies, University of California at Berkeley
Admissions
  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Related Capabilities

Government Contracts Government Contractor Cybersecurity Government Contracts Bid Protest Litigation Defense, Aviation & Space Data Privacy & Cybersecurity