Thea McCullough counsels national and multinational companies across industries as a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Litigation, and Public Policy practice groups.

Thea advises clients on a broad range of privacy issues, such as privacy policies and data practices, responses to regulatory inquiries, and compliance obligations under federal and state privacy regulations, including biometric privacy laws. She also represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission in privacy enforcement actions and in consumer protection litigation.

Thea draws on her past experience across all branches of government to inform her practice and to advise clients on public policy matters. Most recently, Thea served as a clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Prior to beginning her legal career, Thea served as the communications director for the White House National Space Council, where she spearheaded messaging campaigns for Presidential Space Policy Directives and the administration's civil, commercial, and defense space policy initiatives, and previously as the communications director for the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, where she managed the communications team and developed messaging strategies for policy and legislation covering several issue areas, including cybersecurity, advanced technologies, space, energy, environment, and oversight. She also served as a national spokesperson for President Trump's 2020 campaign.

Thea is admitted to the DC Bar under DC App. R. 46-A (Emergency Examination Waiver); Practice Supervised by DC Bar members.