Sarah Downey

Sarah Downey is a Privacy Counsel at Latham and Watkins LLP based in the San Francisco Bay Area, advising technology firms on global privacy strategy. Prior to joining the firm in 2024, she served as Senior Privacy Counsel at Square and Privacy Counsel at Cruise, guiding data protection for entities with a combined valuation exceeding $10 billion. She began her career as an associate at Cooley LLP after earning a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College. Over her decade-long career, she has authored a book on startup privacy law, published artificial intelligence research in the Harvard Business Review, and built an audience of 15,000 followers. Downey currently focuses on helping fintech, autonomous vehicle, and AI startups navigate complex regulatory frameworks like the GDPR and CCPA.