K&L Gates Ranked Among World's Top 25 Law Firms in Lexology 100: Data 2026

Global law firm K&L Gates has been ranked among the world’s 25 leading data law firms in the Lexology 100: Data 2026. Formerly known as the Global Data Review’s GDR 100, the list assesses not only law firms’ privacy and data protection capabilities but also their work on other data law, including AI regulation and disputes, frameworks regulating online content moderation and harms, B2B disputes about data acquisition and breach responsibility, and the use of IP and confidentiality laws to protect proprietary data.

In a profile on the firm, Lexology editors write that K&L Gates' Data Protection, Privacy, and Security group "advises across the full lifecycle of data work – advisory and compliance, complex technology and commercial transactions, incident response, investigations and litigation. Its industry expertise spans AI, digital health, financial services and more.”

Partners leading the practice and identified in the profile include Melbourne partner Cameron Abbott and Seattle partners Whitney McCollum and Jake Bernstein.

Editors note the team is present in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia and describe the practice’s leaders as having “an unusual geographic spread, reflecting the nature of the work it undertakes.”

K&L Gates’ Data Protection, Privacy, and Security practice boasts more than 50 lawyers and professionals with experience in various technologies and methodologies. From assessing risk to incident response, breach, and crisis counseling globally, the team is qualified to handle most data privacy and security compliance issues. The practice also assists with cross-border mergers and acquisitions and specialized services focused on emerging areas such as biometric data compliance and defense.

The full K&L Gates profile can be read at Lexology 100: Data 2026 (subscription required).