Practice Areas · Technology, Data & Privacy · Privacy & Data Protection

Privacy & Data Protection Recruiters

We map 2,000+ privacy and data protection lawyers so our clients can move on the right person before the market does.

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Inside the Privacy & Data Protection market.

Our proprietary Titan Crawler AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.

2,000+
lawyers with privacy & data protection experience

Privacy and data protection law has moved from a compliance footnote to a board-level priority. Regulators across multiple jurisdictions now impose material obligations on organisations that collect, process or transfer personal data, and the lawyers who advise on those obligations are among the most sought-after specialists in the market.

We maintain a continuously updated map of 2,000+ lawyers with substantive privacy and data protection experience — spanning contentious enforcement defence, cross-border transfer frameworks, AI governance, health and financial data regimes, and in-house data protection officer roles. The depth of this mapping lets us move quickly and match precisely, rather than rely on whoever happens to be actively looking.

This is a specialism within our broader Technology, Data & Privacy practice, and we treat it as such. Candidates are assessed on the specific regulatory frameworks they advise under, the sectors they serve, and the type of work — advisory, transactional or contentious — that defines their practice.

Privacy & Data Protection recruitment — common questions

How deep is your coverage of the privacy and data protection talent market?

We track 2,000+ lawyers with privacy and data protection experience across private practice and in-house roles. Our mapping covers a range of seniority levels, regulatory specialisms — including GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA and AI governance frameworks — and sector concentrations such as financial services, healthcare and technology. That breadth means we can identify lateral hires, in-house counsels and DPO candidates with genuine specialism rather than general technology experience.

We need a privacy partner who understands both enforcement risk and commercial data deals — is that profile realistic to find?

Yes, and it is a profile we encounter regularly. The most senior privacy practitioners often hold both contentious and transactional experience, having advised on regulatory investigations while also structuring data licensing, vendor contracts and product-privacy programmes. Our database distinguishes that combined profile from lawyers whose work sits predominantly on one side, so we can shortlist for the exact blend your mandate requires.

As a candidate with a privacy and data protection practice, what should I expect from a search process with you?

We will first establish the specific shape of your practice — the regulatory regimes you advise under, the sectors you serve, and whether your work is primarily advisory, contentious or deal-support. From there we match you only to mandates where that profile is genuinely relevant. We do not circulate CVs without consent, and every conversation is treated as confidential.

Privacy & Data Protection

The right privacy & data protection hire begins with a quiet conversation.

Tell us the mandate — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm to run it. No obligation, complete discretion.