Natalia Krapiva

Natalia works to prevent and mitigate legal risks to the Digital Security Helpline and its beneficiaries. She also leads Access Now's accountability efforts, including through conducting spyware investigation and strategically engaging courts and legal processes to uphold digital rights. Natalia is licensed by the state bar of New York (USA). Prior to Access Now, Natalia worked as a prosecutor at Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. Before that, Natalia also worked at the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center’s Investigations Lab, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Queens County District Attorney’s Office, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the Mobilization for Justice, the New York State Attorney General’s Office, and the New York State Department of Labor. Natalia holds a BA in Political Science from Columbia University, and a JD from the UC Berkeley School of Law. She also leads the Digital Rights Litigators Network. Natalia speaks English and Russian.