Technology, Data & Privacy: lateral market monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 588 lawyers joined a new firm in Technology, Data & Privacy from November 2025 to October 2026, 4.2% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled windows the count went from 448 to 594, up 32.6% year on year. That runs ahead of the wider market, which moved +9.0%.

Partners make up 33.2% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 135 to 195, up 44.4% year on year. A step up in title came with 14.8% of moves (market 12.9%).

245 firms hired at least one lateral in Technology, Data & Privacy in the window. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 19.5% of arrivals (12.9% market-wide), so hiring here is moderately concentrated. First on the hiring table is Morrison & Foerster, with arrivals in the 21-40 band.

By city, London comes first (12.2% of arrivals), then New York (11.2%). 18.4% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

5.4% of moves came as part of a group, against 1.5% market-wide. Over the last 6 months, 93 lawyers left for an in-house role: 30.3 for every 100 lateral moves, against 13.1 market-wide.

A firm recruiting in Technology, Data & Privacy is buying into a rising, partner-heavy flow, so the strongest candidates will hear from more than one firm.