Advise emerging growth companies, venture-backed technology companies, unicorns, public technology companies, venture capital investors, and strategic acquirers on practical, business-focused privacy, cybersecurity, AI governance, and product counseling across the corporate lifecycle.
Counsel clients on U.S. and international privacy and data protection laws, including state privacy statutes and global frameworks, along with AI governance, responsible AI deployment, data use practices, training data considerations, and emerging regulatory obligations.
Draft, review, and negotiate privacy and data security provisions in commercial, technology, SaaS, licensing, cloud services, strategic partnership, and vendor agreements.
Support venture-backed and high-growth companies from formation through exit, including privacy compliance program development and product launches.
Conduct privacy and cybersecurity diligence for venture financings, mergers, acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions.
Advise on incident response preparedness, regulatory investigations, breach notification obligations, and security governance frameworks, and develop privacy notices, policies, data processing agreements, consent mechanisms, and internal governance documentation.
Partner with product, engineering, security, and executive leadership teams to integrate privacy-by-design and AI governance principles into business operations, and collaborate with lawyers across the firm's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital, Technology Transactions, and M&A practices.
Requires deep familiarity with California privacy laws, consumer privacy regulation, data security requirements, and emerging AI regulations.
Desired experience includes product counseling for AI, SaaS, cloud, marketplace, or platform companies, as well as cross-border data transfer and international compliance counseling.
The role operates under a hybrid work model, involving regular in-office presence with some flexibility for work-from-home.

DLA Piper

Data Protection, Privacy and Security Of Counsel

8-15 PQE · October 14, 2026 (Today)

DLA Piper

8-15 PQE · October 14, 2026 (Today)

Salary

$200,000 - $500,000

Employment type

Full-time

Practice area

Data Privacy · Cybersecurity · Technology Transactions

Location

Silicon Valley

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Overview

Advise emerging growth companies, venture-backed technology companies, unicorns, public technology companies, venture capital investors, and strategic acquirers on practical, business-focused privacy, cybersecurity, AI governance, and product counseling across the corporate lifecycle.
Counsel clients on U.S. and international privacy and data protection laws, including state privacy statutes and global frameworks, along with AI governance, responsible AI deployment, data use practices, training data considerations, and emerging regulatory obligations.
Draft, review, and negotiate privacy and data security provisions in commercial, technology, SaaS, licensing, cloud services, strategic partnership, and vendor agreements.
Support venture-backed and high-growth companies from formation through exit, including privacy compliance program development and product launches.
Conduct privacy and cybersecurity diligence for venture financings, mergers, acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions.
Advise on incident response preparedness, regulatory investigations, breach notification obligations, and security governance frameworks, and develop privacy notices, policies, data processing agreements, consent mechanisms, and internal governance documentation.
Partner with product, engineering, security, and executive leadership teams to integrate privacy-by-design and AI governance principles into business operations, and collaborate with lawyers across the firm's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital, Technology Transactions, and M&A practices.
Requires deep familiarity with California privacy laws, consumer privacy regulation, data security requirements, and emerging AI regulations.
Desired experience includes product counseling for AI, SaaS, cloud, marketplace, or platform companies, as well as cross-border data transfer and international compliance counseling.
The role operates under a hybrid work model, involving regular in-office presence with some flexibility for work-from-home.

Trusted recruiters

Top recruiter for this opening
Priya Gulati
Pacific Legal Search
Priya Gulati
Pacific Legal Search
Nadia B. Saleem joined DLA’s Los Angeles office in the Restructuring group.
Priya was a dream to work with when I was looking to transition firms. She was incredibly responsive, keeping me updated on applications without my having to follow up; she was attentive in ensuring that any firms I submitted to would be a good fit for me; and she took time to help me prepare for all of my interviews to ensure that I was set up for success. In the end, she was able to help me find a position in a new geographic location in less time than I expected, despite a weak market for my practice area. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a new position.

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Last updated: October 14, 2026

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