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Aleada Consulting review

Advisory firm

A US privacy consultancy founded by three partners with IAPP privacy certifications. It builds privacy programmes and runs privacy impact assessments, cookie audits and privacy-by-design reviews.

Relevant if you are a US tech or finance company appointing a first privacy adviser

Price Not published
Indemnity cover Not published
How it uses AI Not published
Facts last checked

Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages.

Aleada Consulting scores

Six scores, each 1 to 5. The evidence for each is further down.

Help when things go wrong 2/5
Qualifications of the people who do the work 4/5
What it publishes about fees 3/5
Knowledge of your sector 3/5
Independence from what it sells 3/5
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 2/5

What Aleada Consulting offers, and what it publishes

Aleada Consulting's team page names three partners and their credentials. Elena Elkina holds CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM and CIPT, and law degrees from Berkeley Law. Alya Franklin holds CIPP/US, CIPT, CDPSE, CISA, CRISC and PMP. Kenesa Ahmad holds CIPP/US and law degrees. The general counsel of Labelbox and the compliance and privacy officer of Ripple give named testimonials.

Aleada Consulting publishes how it charges, not how much: a flat fee per project or a monthly retainer. It does not publish a rate card, hourly rate or cost range. It does not publish liability insurance, or say how it uses AI with client data. It lists no AI-governance service.

Aleada Consulting's partners include auditor Schellman, law firm Orrick and software makers OneTrust and Vault JS. OpenCorporates, using California state filings, tags the company 'inactive terminated'. California's own register blocked our check. That may reflect a lapsed filing or a tax suspension rather than closure. We could not tell which, so ask the firm for proof of good standing.

Strengths

  • Three named, credentialed partners (Elena Elkina JD/LLM CIPP/US/E/CIPM/CIPT; Alya Franklin CIPP/US, CIPT, CDPSE, CISA, CRISC, PMP; Kenesa Ahmad JD/LLM CIPP/US) with decades of combined privacy and compliance background
  • Public, named client testimonials from Labelbox and Ripple senior legal/compliance officers evidencing a real, operating DPO/privacy practice rather than a marketing shell
  • Fee approach (flat fee per project or monthly retainer) is disclosed openly on the public FAQ page rather than gated behind a sales call
  • Partner network is diversified across an auditor (Schellman), a law firm (Orrick), a design firm (Good Research) and software vendors (OneTrust, Vault JS) rather than funnelled through one software product

Things to check

  • The firm's California LLC (entity 201700410064) is tagged 'inactive'/'terminated' in OpenCorporates' aggregated register data, and current good-standing status could not be independently confirmed because CA SOS's own bizfileonline search blocked automated access on every attempt made.
  • No professional liability or errors-and-omissions insurance disclosure appears anywhere on the firm's public website.
  • The website makes no disclosure about the firm's own use of AI tools or how client data is handled within any AI-assisted workflow.

Common questions

Does Aleada publish its fees?

It publishes its approach, not its prices. Its FAQ page says it offers either a flat fee per project or a monthly retainer. There is no rate card, hourly rate or cost range.

Is Aleada Consulting a registered company?

Yes, in California, but its current status is unclear. OpenCorporates tags the company 'inactive terminated', and we could not read California's own register. Ask the firm for proof of good standing.

What credentials does Aleada's team hold?

All three partners hold IAPP privacy certifications, and two hold law degrees. These are personal credentials. The firm claims no accreditation of its own.

Does Aleada offer AI-governance work?

No such service appears on its website. We found no EU AI Act, ISO 42001 or NIST AI RMF offering.

Evidence for each Aleada Consulting score

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Notes behind each thing to check

  • The firm's California LLC (entity 201700410064) is tagged 'inactive'/'terminated' in OpenCorporates' aggregated register data, and current good-standing status could not be independently confirmed because CA SOS's own bizfileonline search blocked automated access on every attempt made. (OpenCorporates company record class attribute reads 'company_search_result inactive terminated' for ALEADA CONSULTING LLC, CA entity 201700410064)
  • No professional liability or errors-and-omissions insurance disclosure appears anywhere on the firm's public website. (Absence confirmed by direct review of aleada.co about-us, faq, team and services pages)
  • The website makes no disclosure about the firm's own use of AI tools or how client data is handled within any AI-assisted workflow. (No AI-use or data-handling statement found on aleada.co about-us or faq pages during review)
Six criteria, each scored 1 to 5, with the evidence for each.
CriterionScoreEvidence
Help when things go wrong 2/5 No public case study, regulatory filing or news item describes Aleada leading an actual breach response or enforcement-defence engagement; only general client testimonials exist.
Qualifications of the people who do the work 4/5 All three named partners hold recognised IAPP privacy certifications (CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CDPSE), and two hold JD/LLM law degrees from accredited institutions.
What it publishes about fees 3/5 Pricing approach (flat project fee or monthly retainer) is stated publicly on the FAQ page, but no rate card, hourly rate or cost range is published anywhere.
Knowledge of your sector 3/5 Site claims technology, financial, healthcare and government sector experience, backed by named clients Labelbox and Ripple, but with limited published depth or case detail.
Independence from what it sells 3/5 Aleada partners with a law firm, an audit firm and two software vendors simultaneously, spreading commercial reliance rather than funnelling clients to one product.
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 2/5 No professional liability insurance, warranty, guarantee or remediation commitment language appears on any reviewed page of the firm's public website.

Sources for Aleada Consulting

  • Aleada Consulting LLC is registered in California under this entity number (CA SOS / OpenCorporates entity no. 201700410064, registered address 1000 Rolling Woods Way, Concord, CA 94521) (opencorporates.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • OpenCorporates' aggregated record tags this LLC's status as inactive (status class shown: 'inactive terminated') (opencorporates.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Aleada was founded by three named partners (Founded 2016 by Alya Franklin, Elena Elkina and Kenesa Ahmad) (aleada.co, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Co-founder Elena Elkina holds named privacy credentials and legal degrees (JD, LL.M. (Berkeley Law), CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT) (aleada.co, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Aleada publicly discloses its pricing approach ("Sometimes we offer a flat fee per project, and sometimes we offer a monthly retainer") (aleada.co, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Named clients give public testimonials evidencing an active privacy practice (Nathana Sharma (General Counsel, Labelbox) and Ravi Inthiran (Compliance & Privacy Officer, Ripple)) (aleada.co, checked 20 September 2026)

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