Practice by city · November 2026
Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 27
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +19.0%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 40.7%
- Partner share of moves
- 21
- Firms that hired
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 27 lawyers joined a new firm in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles from November 2025 to October 2026, 4.6% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 21 to 25 (+19.0%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Technology, Data & Privacy | Los Angeles | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 40.7% | 33.2% | 27.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 18.5% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 40.7% | 51.2% | 57.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 18.5% | 14.8% | 13.8% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 14.8% | 19.4% | 17.0% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 65.4% | 58.4% | 47.0% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+19.0%) | rose (+32.6%) | rose (+21.0%) | rose (+9.0%) |
12 months to October 2026 unless the row says three years; a row switches to three years for every column when this page's 12-month value is not published. A dash is a value we do not publish. Flat means a change under 5% or inside the noise of the two counts.
Against the Technology, Data & Privacy practice as a whole, the widest gap is the associate share, which is lower here: 40.7% against 51.2%. Set against all moves in Los Angeles, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 65.4% here against 47.0%, above it. Year on year it held flat while the Technology, Data & Privacy practice as a whole rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 70 lawyers moved in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles, 26 of them partners (37.1%). They joined 46 different firms. 10.0% stepped up a level on the move and 14.8% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 64.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner40.7%
- Counsel18.5%
- Associate40.7%
At 40.7%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. A step up in title came with 18.5% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers64.4%
- 400-999 lawyers20.3%
- 150-399 lawyers8.5%
Lateral hires in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles were spread across 21 firms. Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 65.4% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
The practice accounts for 3.8% of all lateral moves in Los Angeles. Over the three years to October 2026, 65.7% of movers came from another firm in Los Angeles itself.
There were 29 open roles in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
For a firm planning a hire in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.
Deals in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles
Sartori & Partners data count 45 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 80.0% of them.
Time to partner in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles
24 lawyers were promoted to partner in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 10.0 years, with the middle half between 10.0 years and 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 91.3% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 23 promotions.
Specialities in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles
Over the three years to October 2026, Cybersecurity & Data Breach was involved in 35.7% of moves in Technology, Data & Privacy in Los Angeles, then Privacy & Data Protection with 30.0%.
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Edition November 2026. Window: November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Sartori & Partners, from public law-firm announcements, firm websites and professional profiles, checked monthly. Methodology. Spot an error? [email protected].
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