Law360 Profiles Sidley as a 2025 “Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice Group of the Year”

Sidley was named a 2025 “Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice Group of the Year” by Law360, recognizing the team’s market-leading position in handling high-stakes national security, cybersecurity, privacy, and quantum computing matters at the intersection of rapidly evolving technology and law.

Sidley’s team distinguishes itself through its depth of intricate technical knowledge, including lawyers with backgrounds in intelligence agencies, the White House, senior roles in government agencies, cybersecurity operations, and the federal courts, who translate complex technical issues into practical guidance for executives, boards, law makers, and civil society. Alumni from the team have served in some of the most senior roles in national security law and academia.

In speaking of the team’s strength, practice co-leader David Lashway said, “One of the distinguishing characteristics of our team is that deep technical expertise when evaluating these risks and then coming up with their defensive strategies in order to successfully defend the clients in these types of matters.”

Sidley’s practice has consistently earned acknowledgement from numerous industry publications, including recognition as a “Global Elite” firm in the Lexology Data 100 2026, “Hall of Fame” recognition in the Legal 500 for Cyber Law, recognition by Chambers among “The Elite” for Nationwide Privacy and Data Security, a Chambers Band 1 ranking in Crisis and Risk Management, and ranking among the top three law firms globally by the Global Investigations Review. The team is praised in Chambers as “an unrivaled firm for privacy work.” As the areas of cybersecurity, data privacy, and national security are evolving rapidly and evermore complex, the experience, depth, and breadth of the Sidley team’s global capabilities are unmatched.

Read the Law360 profile here.