Cristy Phillips
Cristy Phillips is Special Counsel in the Economic Justice Division of the Office of the New York Attorney General. She has spent her legal career working in government and regulated industries, primarily technology-enabled financial services. She currently is drafting regulations to implement the New York SAFE for Kids Act and Child Data Protection Act.
Previously, Cristy served as the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Check Technologies, a Series C fintech company that provides API-based payroll software and services. Prior to working at Check, Cristy was the Deputy General Counsel and Head of Litigation at One Zero Capital, a fintech incubator.
Cristy also spent nine years in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where she served as the Deputy Chief of the Civil Frauds Unit. Prior to joining the USAO, Cristy worked at Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Philadelphia and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard M. Berman in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Cristy holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. with Highest Honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Cristy also spent nine years in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where she served as the Deputy Chief of the Civil Frauds Unit. Prior to joining the USAO, Cristy worked at Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Philadelphia and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard M. Berman in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Cristy holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. with Highest Honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.