Practice by city · November 2026
Technology, Data & Privacy in New York: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 66
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +83.3%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 30.3%
- Partner share of moves
- 51
- Firms that hired
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 66 lateral moves in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York from November 2025 to October 2026, 11.2% of the practice's moves. Year on year, on windows that end a month early, the count grew 83.3% (36 to 66). That runs ahead of the wider market, which moved +9.0%.
| Measure | Here | Technology, Data & Privacy | New York | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 30.3% | 33.2% | 28.3% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 18.2% | 13.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 50.0% | 51.2% | 58.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 16.7% | 14.8% | 11.6% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 9.3% | 18.4% | 10.9% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 57.8% | 58.4% | 62.6% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | rose (+83.3%) | rose (+32.6%) | rose (+11.9%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 share who changed city, which is lower here: 9.3% against 18.4%. Against all moves in New York, the widest gap is the associate share, which is lower here: 50.0% against 58.4%. Year on year it moved with the Technology, Data & Privacy practice as a whole: both rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 150 lawyers moved in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York, 55 of them partners (36.7%). They joined 96 different firms. 16.7% stepped up a level on the move and 13.1% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 71.8% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner30.3%
- Counsel18.2%
- Associate50.0%
The level mix sits close to the market: partners are 30.3% of arrivals, against 27.7% market-wide. 16.7% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers57.8%
- 400-999 lawyers15.6%
- 150-399 lawyers14.1%
- under 150 lawyers12.5%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 96 firms hired at least one lateral in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York in the window. Ten firms account for 28.2% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: moderately concentrated. Morrison & Foerster ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers71.8%
- 400-999 lawyers14.5%
- 150-399 lawyers8.1%
- under 150 lawyers5.6%
The practice accounts for 3.2% of all lateral moves in New York. Over the three years to October 2026, 70.7% of movers came from another firm in New York itself. 9.3% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.
There were 60 open roles in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
For a firm hiring in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York, a rising market means candidates have options: move quickly once a shortlist exists.
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrison & Foerster | 6-10 |
| 2 | Latham & Watkins | 6-10 |
| 3 | Fenwick & West | 3-5 |
| 4 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 5 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 3-5 |
| 6 | Cooley | 3-5 |
| 7 | Clark Hill | 3-5 |
| 8 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 3-5 |
| 9 | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 3-5 |
| 10 | Wiggin & Dana | 3-5 |
Deals in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York
Sartori & Partners data count 35 dated deals in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York in the 12 months to October 2026 and 73 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 45.2% of them.
By client industry, Technology & Software comes first with 45.2%.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 6-10 |
| 2 | Sidley Austin | 3-5 |
| 3 | King & Spalding | 3-5 |
| 4 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 3-5 |
| 5 | Cahill Gordon & Reindel | 3-5 |
| 6 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 3-5 |
| 7 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York
50 lawyers were promoted to partner in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 11.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 14.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 66.7% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 45 promotions.
Specialities in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York
Over the three years to October 2026, Cybersecurity & Data Breach was involved in 34.0% of moves in Technology, Data & Privacy in New York, then Privacy & Data Protection with 30.7%.
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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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