Privacy, incident response and data governance counsel for firms building out their cyber and privacy benches.
Privacy benches are being built quietly, often before a headcount is signed off. We know which firms are in build mode now, which is the difference between a shortlist of three and a shortlist of thirty.
A young market that is hiring fast. Firms are building privacy benches from scratch, and the strongest candidates are rarely on the market for long.
Led by Nick Sankarsingh, Director
What we cover06 Specialisms
Across Am Law 100 firms, mid-sized and regional platforms, specialist boutiques and, selectively, in-house legal teams.
Associates moving from compliance advisory into live incident and governance work.
Senior associates joining practices with real breach volume, not a stated capability.
Recent moveGlobal privacy practice · Boston, MA
In-house privacy leads returning to practice, and counsel building multi-state offerings.
Recent moveTop-50 Am Law firm · San Francisco, CA
Partners anchoring new privacy benches with client relationships already in hand.
Small privacy and cyber teams joining a firm that is in build mode.
Most of our placements never reach an advert. If nothing here fits, register your interest and we will come to you.
A privacy associate wanted to move from compliance advisory into live breach response, which meant finding a practice with genuine incident volume rather than a stated capability.
On the response rota within a month of joining.
An in-house privacy lead wanted to return to private practice, a move most firms treat with suspicion at senior level. We positioned the in-house years as the asset they were.
Hired at counsel, advising the clients she used to sit alongside.
A specialist in the California regimes wanted a national platform as other states brought in their own rules.
Now leads the firm's multi-state privacy offering.
Shown at company level and anonymised. Full references on request.All Placements
Director · Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Nick leads our Data Privacy & Cybersecurity practice, working with attorneys from associate through to partner level across the US.
His focus spans privacy counseling and regulatory compliance, cybersecurity incident response, data breach litigation, technology transactions and emerging areas such as AI governance. He works closely with a select number of candidates at a time, taking the time to understand their experience, career ambitions and motivations. With many opportunities arising through strategic or opportunistic hiring rather than advertised vacancies, his approach is discreet, considered and tailored to each individual.
