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.
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.
Part of our technology, data & privacy practice.
Privacy & Data Protection sits within Technology, Data & Privacy. Explore the related specialisms we recruit across.
← All technology, data & privacy recruitment
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence recruiters 2,000+ lawyersCybersecurity
Cybersecurity recruiters 1,000+ lawyersBlockchain & Crypto
Blockchain & Crypto recruiters 1,000+ lawyersData Security
Data Security recruiters 1,000+ lawyersTechnology Transactions
Technology Transactions recruiters 500+ lawyersTelecommunications
Telecommunications recruiters 250+ lawyersSoftware
Software recruiters 100+ lawyersInternet & Digital
Internet & Digital recruitersThe searches we run in Privacy & Data Protection.
Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn morePrivacy & 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.