You found the right partner for privacy, compliance, and general counsel.

Whether you’re a startup building your privacy program from the ground up or a global enterprise navigating complex regulatory exposure, The Carlson Firm meets you where you are, backed by the full weight of licensed legal counsel behind every recommendation.

We’ve provided legal and privacy counsel to some of the world’s largest consultancies, including PwC and KPMG, and worked directly with global organizations such as Target, Best Buy, Medtronic, AbbVie, Veritas, and 3M. That experience spans highly regulated industries, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and retail, and we bring it to companies of every size, from early-stage startups to Fortune 50 enterprises.

Privacy. Compliance. General counsel. Contracts. One firm, one standard of accountability.

Beyond privacy program design, we serve as outside general counsel for growing companies, and we review, negotiate, and draft the contracts that carry real legal weight: vendor agreements, data processing agreements, MSAs, and the fine print that determines who’s liable when something goes wrong.

Many businesses overpay for non-legal privacy consulting, only to discover, when regulatory scrutiny or litigation actually arrives, that a consultant’s opinion offers no legal protection and no privilege. Privacy compliance is a legal matter. It deserves a licensed privacy attorney, not a checklist.

Why choose The Carlson Firm

• Licensed privacy attorneys, not consultants — true legal representation, not generic advice.
• Legally enforceable privacy programs — contracts and policies that hold up under regulatory scrutiny.
• Attorney-client privilege and liability protection — confidentiality and risk mitigation only a lawyer can provide.
• Flexible subscription-based support — scalable legal services with no long-term commitment.
• Two decades of trusted experience — 20 years advising Fortune 50 companies and organizations of every size on privacy and compliance.
• AI-enabled efficiency — modern AI tools help us work faster and deliver more thorough counsel at a lower cost than traditional firms.

Flexible plans

How We Work With You

The Carlson Firm structures engagements three ways: fixed-fee projects with a defined scope and deliverable, ongoing general counsel retainers for continuous legal coverage, and bespoke matter engagements for complex or high-stakes work. There’s no one-size-fits-all here. The subscription plans below represent our most common ongoing counsel arrangements — but we’ll build the right structure for your situation.

No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime. Bespoke and on-demand engagements available for PIAs, DPIAs, deal and contract negotiations, contract reviews, data flow mapping, audit liaison services, and privacy training.

AI Governance Services: Enterprise AI use policy development, AI vendor and procurement risk assessments, AI Act and state-law compliance reviews, AI-enabled product counseling, and employee AI acceptable use frameworks.

We offer fixed bid, project based and monthly ongoing general counsel services, some example packages below: