Cyber / Data / Privacy Litigation Associate Attorney (4th–6th Year)

About the Role

Our client's nationally recognized Cyber/Data/Privacy (CDP) practice group is seeking a mid-level litigation associate (4th–6th year) to join its expanding privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory investigations team.

This role is ideal for an attorney with sophisticated experience handling privacy and data security litigation, regulatory enforcement investigations, and consumer protection matters. Associates in this practice represent leading technology companies and global organizations in high-profile investigations, class actions, and cybersecurity-related disputes.

The group includes more than 30 attorneys across the US, UK, Europe, and Asia and continues to expand its award-winning litigation and investigations platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent clients in:

  • Data privacy and cybersecurity litigation

  • Regulatory enforcement investigations

  • Consumer protection matters

  • Data breach and privacy class actions

• Advise clients in matters involving:

  • FTC investigations

  • State Attorney General investigations

  • Consumer privacy claims

  • Allegedly unfair or deceptive trade practices

• Handle litigation involving:

  • Stored Communications Act claims

  • Wiretapping/privacy claims

  • Data breach class actions

  • Consumer privacy and security disputes

• Draft and review:

  • Motions

  • Regulatory responses

  • Briefs

  • Investigative memoranda

  • Litigation strategy materials

• Lead significant projects and interact directly with sophisticated clients

• Collaborate with cross-functional legal and technical teams on complex privacy and cybersecurity matters

Required Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in:

  • Privacy litigation

  • Cybersecurity litigation

  • Regulatory investigations

  • Consumer protection litigation

• Strong experience with:

  • FTC matters

  • State AG investigations

  • Data privacy/security class actions

  • Consumer protection statutes and enforcement

• Excellent analytical, drafting, and written advocacy skills

• Ability to independently manage sophisticated litigation and investigations workstreams

• Strong client-facing communication skills

• General technology fluency and understanding of data/privacy issues

• Strong academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Sophisticated litigator with strong privacy/cybersecurity subject matter exposure

• Comfortable handling high-profile investigations and fast-moving litigation matters

• Strong strategic thinker with excellent writing ability

• Able to work directly with technology-focused and highly regulated clients

• Collaborative and comfortable working cross-functionally in complex matters

Preferred Background

Best-fit candidates likely come from:

• Am Law 100 privacy/cybersecurity litigation practices

• Chambers-ranked cyber/privacy groups

• White collar or investigations groups with privacy focus

Strong target firms may include:

• Cooley

• WilmerHale

• Wilson Sonsini

• Latham

• Gibson Dunn

• Covington

• Morrison Foerster

• Goodwin

• Hogan Lovells

• Orrick