A consummate business attorney, Ben excels at explaining sophisticated concepts to his clients, crafting innovative solutions to difficult problems, and successfully closing complex transactions. Ben is passionate about his clients’ operations and objectives, routinely providing practical advice and resolving issues in an efficient manner. Clients describe Ben as detailed, disciplined, and easy to work with.
Ben has successfully closed numerous transactions, ranging from routine commercial agreements to strategic enterprise-level transactions. Ben started his career at an Am Law 100 firm before moving to an in-house role with a client that was the US division of a French-based multinational corporation specializing in luxury goods. Ben was also one of the founding members of a small, technology start-up company, so he understands not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. Over the last decade, Ben has served as outside counsel to a Fortune 100 company’s Technology Group and has been actively involved in the negotiation of hundreds of technology transactions and related professional service agreements with collective spend over $1B.
In addition to his JD, Ben earned an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, and is licensed to practice in Indiana (pending admission in Oregon).