Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP
Ben brings his intellectual curiosity, diverse experience, and technical acumen to solve a variety of challenging legal and business issues. Ben’s practice is focused in the area of intellectual property where he has represented a diverse group of clients—from solo inventors to Fortune 500 industry leaders.
He advises clients on a variety of litigation and licensing/contract matters involving patent, trade secret, contract, and copyright law. These matters encompass a wide range of technologies and services including speech codecs, wireless communications, natural language processing, graphical user interfaces, search engine optimization, and online analytics and marketing.
Ben also has extensive experience representing clients in the licensing and litigation of standard essential patents (SEPs) related to a wide variety of technologies and standards setting organizations including IEEE and ETSI. He has advised clients on every aspect of SEPs from portfolio management, sale/acquisition, licensing, and litigation through trial.
In addition to his intellectual property practice, Ben is dedicated to using his skills to help those who would not otherwise be able to access legal services through pro bono representation in immigration, criminal expungement, and criminal appeals matters.
Prior to entering private practice, Ben gained experience in a number of federal agencies through his work for the defense contractor BAE Systems, where he applied his background in computer science to support federal biometric identification programs and information technology management.
