Practice by city · November 2026
Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 33
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 0.0%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 24.2%
- Partner share of moves
- 27
- Firms that hired
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 33 lateral moves in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco, 5.6% of the practice's moves. On settled 12-month windows the count showed no clear change: 33 against 33 (0.0%). The market as a whole moved +9.0%, so this flow lagged it.
| Measure | Here | Technology, Data & Privacy | San Francisco | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 24.2% | 33.2% | 24.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 15.2% | 13.4% | 15.0% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 57.6% | 51.2% | 58.9% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 15.2% | 14.8% | 14.1% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 9.6% | 19.4% | 16.7% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 73.3% | 58.4% | 57.7% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (0.0%) | rose (+32.6%) | rose (+30.1%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Set against the Technology, Data & Privacy practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 73.3% here against 58.4%, above it. Set against all moves in San Francisco, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 73.3% here against 57.7%, 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, 94 lawyers moved in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco, 30 of them partners (31.9%). They joined 55 different firms. 13.8% stepped up a level on the move and 9.6% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 82.1% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner24.2%
- Counsel15.2%
- Associate57.6%
Partners account for 24.2% of movers, near the market's 27.7%. A step up in title came with 15.2% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers82.1%
- 400-999 lawyers10.7%
27 firms hired at least one lateral in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco in the window. Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 73.3% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
The practice accounts for 7.3% of all lateral moves in San Francisco. Over the three years to October 2026, 79.8% of movers came from another firm in San Francisco itself.
There were 49 open roles in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
With volume in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.
Deals in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco
Sartori & Partners data count 23 dated deals in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco in the 12 months to October 2026 and 49 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 40.8% of them.
By client industry, Technology & Software comes first with 49.0%.
Jones Day ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones Day | 6-10 |
| 2 | O'Melveny & Myers | 3-5 |
| 3 | Sidley Austin | 3-5 |
| 4 | Latham & Watkins | 3-5 |
| 5 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 6 | Goodwin Procter | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco
26 lawyers were promoted to partner in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 10.5 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 12.8 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 72.7% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 22 promotions.
Specialities in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco
Over the three years to October 2026, Artificial Intelligence was involved in 27.7% of moves in Technology, Data & Privacy in San Francisco, then Privacy & Data Protection with 23.4%.
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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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