David Lashway is co-leader of the firm’s global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice and a member of the firm’s global Executive Committee. David also serves as a member of the firm’s Chambers Band 1 (2021–2025) ranked Crisis Management and Strategic Response group, and the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Group, which is ranked among the top two law firms globally by the Global Investigations Review (2023–2024). David is widely recognized as a leading adviser for crisis management, cybersecurity, data security incidents, misinformation, trade secret theft, and related investigation and litigation matters. Advocacy on behalf of his clients has earned him numerous acknowledgements, including a Band 1 ranking in Chambers USA and Chambers Global for Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response and “Hall of Fame” recognition in Legal 500 United States for Cyber Law. The firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice is recognized by Chambers USA among “The Elite” for Nationwide Privacy & Data Security (2021–2025). The group is praised in Chambers as “an unrivaled firm for privacy work” (2022).
David Lashway
Co-Leader, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, Sidley Austin
Member
- US Cybersecurity Group

