Zeroday Law

What Zeroday Law does

ZeroDay Law is a Washington, D.C.-headquartered boutique law firm founded in 2019 by Tara Swaminatha, a former U.S. Department of Justice Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section prosecutor and ex-AmLaw 100 partner at Cooley, DLA Piper, and Squire Patton Boggs. The firm delivers specialized legal and advisory services at the intersection of cybersecurity law, data privacy, AI governance, and incident response, with a stated focus on helping enterprise clients manage the legal-technical-operational collisions that arise during high-stakes cyber events. Core service lines include incident response planning and management, the proprietary Cyber_SHIFT® tabletop exercise methodology, AI governance and policy development, end-to-end breach notification services, privacy and cybersecurity risk assessments, board and executive cyber risk oversight training, and consulting for in-house counsel, CISO, and operational teams.

The firm serves enterprise and government clients across healthcare (including a U.S. health insurance organization and a $100B medical equipment manufacturer), financial services (top-10 U.S. bank, $40B financial institution, $300B association of 20 lenders subject to specialized federal regulator oversight), technology (an S&P 500 technology company and an online dating service that experienced one of the largest breaches worldwide), manufacturing, energy (a worldwide energy company hit by a major ransomware attack resulting in total operational shutdown), transportation, restaurant franchise, and government (USAID). Engagements reference some of the largest data breaches in U.S. history, including an 80-million-individual incident and a >50M-record potential HIPAA breach.

ZeroDay Law operates as a founder-led professional services practice. Its core team of 1-10 (founder/principal attorney, SVP Tech & Ops, CSO, associate attorney, project assistant) is augmented by part-time and contract attorneys recruited as independent consultants. The firm operates remotely across multiple U.S. locations and serves international clients, including work with multiple national governments. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, built on thought leadership (a podcast, blog, LinkedIn presence), conference speaking (Georgetown Law, ABA, IAPP, Incident Response Forum, Corporate Boards USA, National Security Institute), peer referrals, and a 24/7 incident response hotline. Revenue is generated through project-based, custom-quoted professional services engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has no external funding rounds, no parent company, and no institutional investors.

Name

Zeroday Law

Legal name

ZeroDay Law LLC

Website

https://zerodaylaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ZeroDay Law is a Washington, D.C.-based boutique law firm founded in 2019 that provides cybersecurity, data privacy, AI governance, and incident response legal services to enterprise and government clients across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, technology, and energy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity legal services
• Incident response planning
• Privacy law advisory
• AI governance consulting
• Data breach notification

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Consulting and Advisory Services: ZeroDay Law generates revenue through billable legal consulting and advisory services focused on cybersecurity law, privacy law, AI governance, and incident response. Services include incident response planning, tabletop exercises, risk assessments, compliance program development, breach notification services, and board training. Engagements are project-based and customized to client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ZeroDay Law provides specialized legal and advisory services focused on cybersecurity law, privacy law, AI governance, and incident response planning for enterprise clients. Engagements include incident response planning, tabletop exercises via the proprietary Cyber_SHIFT® methodology, AI governance policy development, cybersecurity and privacy risk assessments, breach notification management, and board and executive cybersecurity training. The firm bills on a project-based, custom engagement model tailored to each client's regulatory, operational, and incident response needs.

Product overview

ZeroDay Law is a privacy and cybersecurity law firm that offers a suite of legal and consulting services rather than a software product. The core offerings center on incident response planning (including IR plan development, tabletop exercises via Cyber_SHIFT, and breach notification services), AI governance and legal services, cybersecurity planning for industry partners, and professional development/training for boards and corporate officers. Additional services include privacy and cybersecurity risk assessments and compliance program development. The firm serves clients across multiple industries including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, technology, energy, and transportation. ZeroDay Law also produces the Decoding Cyber Law Podcast as a thought leadership content offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cyber_SHIFT®: ZeroDay Law's registered trademark for on-site tabletop exercise services.
• Cybertise®

Products and services

• Incident Response Planning Strategic incident response planning services that help organizations prepare for cybersecurity incidents before they occur, including developing procedures, responsibilities, and processes to minimize recovery time, costs, and brand damage. Targeted at Legal Departments, IT/IS, IR Teams, Compliance, and Internal Investigations.
• AI Governance and Legal Services
• Tabletop Exercises (Cyber_SHIFT®)
• Cybersecurity Planning for Industry Partners
• Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Professional Development
• Board of Directors and Corporate Officers Consulting
• Cybersecurity and Privacy Risk Assessment and Compliance Programs
• Cybersecurity Services for Manufacturing
• End-to-End Breach Notification Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Handled incident response for one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history involving 80 million individuals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Debevoise & Plimpton LLP: Premier AmLaw firm with a respected cybersecurity & data privacy practice led by figures like Luke Dembosky (cited alongside ZeroDay's founder); competes for high-end incident response and cyber governance mandates.
• Cooley LLP: ZeroDay's founder's former firm and a global AmLaw 100 leader with a sizable data privacy & cybersecurity practice; competes head-to-head for enterprise cyber, privacy, and AI governance engagements with broader cross-selling leverage.
• DLA Piper: Global AmLaw firm and another former employer of ZeroDay's founder; large privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity practice with multinational incident response capacity that competes for global enterprise work.
• Squire Patton Boggs: Another former employer of Tara Swaminatha; broad global firm with a data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI practice that competes directly with ZeroDay for enterprise cyber advisory work.
• Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP: HuntonAK operates a leading privacy and cybersecurity practice with deep incident response capabilities; much larger and broader than ZeroDay but competes for the same board-level cyber advisory and IR work for enterprise clients.
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: Premier technology-focused law firm with a strong privacy and data security practice that serves S&P 500 technology and life sciences clients, often the in-house counsel counterpart to ZeroDay's enterprise cyber advisory work.
• Mayer Brown LLP: Global law firm with a substantial cybersecurity & data privacy practice including regulatory litigation and incident response; a frequent competitor for enterprise breach and privacy matters of the kind ZeroDay handles.
• Crowell & Moring LLP: DC-headquartered AmLaw firm with a privacy and cybersecurity practice covering incident response, regulatory counseling, and litigation; competes with ZeroDay in the Washington, D.C. enterprise market.

Direct peers

• Mullen Coughlin LLC: Mullen Coughlin is a boutique cybersecurity and data privacy law firm specializing in incident response and breach notification, making it the closest direct peer to ZeroDay Law in niche focus, delivery model, and target clients.
• Hintze Law PLLC: DC-based boutique law firm with a dedicated privacy, cybersecurity, and AI practice serving enterprise and tech clients; structurally and strategically similar to ZeroDay as a focused boutique alternative to AmLaw firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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