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Ben advises clients on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of law and technology, including the legal implications of ephemeral messaging and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in complex civil litigation and corporate information management. He supports clients in all stages of discovery, including preparing protective orders and electronically stored information (ESI) protocols, drafting and arguing briefs and motions at the trial and appellate level, and assisting with depositions and court hearings.
In particular, Ben helps clients address privilege, data preservation, and other legal risks arising from the adoption of GenAI technologies. His work includes developing playbooks for negotiating GenAI provisions and data safeguards in protective orders and ESI protocols, drafting practical frameworks for governing potentially discoverable data associated with GenAI platforms, and translating emerging legal developments into practical guidance for clients—including through thought leadership on AI privilege, AI-generated evidence, and the ethical implications of GenAI in litigation.
Ben works with clients on a range of other information governance matters as well, including developing and advising on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and other policies related to the governance of text messages, emails, and mobile devices. Ben’s work also includes creating and delivering training on attorney-client privilege in the corporate context, developing preservation strategies and discovery “playbooks,” drafting legal hold policies, and enacting defensible document right-sizing.
Ben is a participating fellow in the Lawyers for Civil Justice Fellows Program, which provides a mentorship platform for rising defense bar leaders.
Prior to joining Redgrave, Ben worked as an attorney at Sopko, Nussbaum, Inabnit, and Kaczmarek. He also served as an extern to the Honorable Craig B. Shaffer of the United States District Court, District of Colorado. In law school, Ben served as an Articles Editor of the Notre Dame Law Review and authored “The Legality of Class Action Waivers in Employment Contracts,” 92 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1841 (2017). He was also the recipient of the 2018 William T. Kirby Award for Excellence in Legal Brief Writing.
Ben’s work experience includes:
- Drafting motions in support of GenAI provisions in protective orders in complex litigation for clients, including leading technology companies
- Advising a leading technology company on privilege waiver risks, defensibility, and validation implications arising from the use of AI-assisted document review tools
- Drafting legal memoranda and practical frameworks for governing potentially discoverable data associated with GenAI platforms for a large AI company
- Advising a global pharmaceutical company on privilege and legal risks surrounding the enterprise adoption of GenAI tools, including analyzing AI platform documentation and drafting risk matrices
- Developing playbooks and template protective order language for negotiating GenAI data safeguards across a portfolio of litigation matters for a multinational technology company
- Developing and delivering recurring privilege training on Attorney-Client Privilege and related GenAI implications for legal and business teams at a leading technology company
- Drafting briefs at both the appellate and supreme court level and assisting with oral argument before the Indiana Supreme Court in a dispute over corporate successor liability
- Drafting mandamus petitions to state supreme courts on behalf of a large finance and insurance company in relation to discovery disputes
- Negotiating and drafting the governing discovery orders, including ESI protocol, for a major pharmaceutical company in multi-district litigation
- Developing policies and procedures concerning data management for a large regional utility company, including Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies and other policies related to the governance of text messages, emails, and mobile devices
- Working with a multinational company with consumer-facing operations in over 100 countries to provide ongoing guidance on eDiscovery, information governance, and privacy issues, including international discovery issues
- Conducting training on legal hold policies and legal hold obligations for a large healthcare company
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., cum laude (2018)
- University of Notre Dame, B.A. (2014)
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- Illinois
Memberships
- Fellow, Lawyers for Civil Justice Fellows Program
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association