News that the State Bar of California will offer a privacy law specialization has been welcomed by practitioners in the space. They say that as the scale and complexity of data use grows, so does the need for lawyers who understand the patchwork of regulations governing privacy and the latest technological advancements.
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California is not the first state to offer a specialization, explained Sharon R. Klein, co-chair of Blank Rome LLP’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. In the U.S., that honor belongs to North Carolina, which offers a certification based on the International Association of Privacy Professionals Certified Information Privacy Profession/United States certification (and which Klein has held for decades).
Klein said that privacy law was “definitely” an area requiring specialist knowledge, given “privacy is an area filled with complex and often conflicting regulations and one which is constantly evolving.” Regarding demand for the specialization, she noted that there were “1,200 active members of the California Lawyers Association’s privacy section.”
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"In a Data-Obsessed World, Attorneys Welcome Privacy Law Specialization," by Jack Needham was published in the Los Angeles Times on June 22, 2025.
