Ben MacLean

Ben MacLean advises emerging and established technology companies on a broad range of data privacy, consumer protection, and other Internet-related legal issues.

His practice spans both counseling and litigation, with experience representing clients on a variety of litigation matters, including Video Privacy Protection Act and California Invasion of Privacy Act claims, law enforcement requests for user data, and government investigations. In addition to litigation, Ben counsels clients on technology transactions and compliance with complex federal and state regulatory frameworks, including those governing children’s privacy, social media, automatic renewal contracts, and online gaming.

Ben previously served as a Fellow at ZwillGen. Prior to joining the firm, Ben interned at the Federal Trade Commission, supported in-house privacy teams at T-Mobile and Smartsheet, and aided technology and constitutional litigation at the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Ben received his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, where he served on the Washington Law Review and worked for the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic and Alliance for Disability Law and Justice.