Benjamin Stein

Partner, CHicago office

C:(630) 880-6812

Has advised on 100+ sweepstakes, contests, and giveaways – routinely provides guidance on promotion structure, counsels on compliance with laws and platform guidelines, drafts rules, and reviews promotion-related ads

Counsels extensively on loyalty programs (including large-scale, high-profile programs with nuanced participation complexities), subscription programs/auto-renewal issues, influencer marketing, gift-card programs, and advertising agreements (traditional placement and AdTech)

Well-versed in children’s advertising and privacy issues

Strong knowledge of biometric privacy laws

Ranked by Chambers and Partners as an Up & Coming attorney in the Media and Entertainment field

FUN FACT!

As the doting father of a grade-schooler, Ben’s current hobbies include running a mass-production manufacturing facility for peanut butter sandwiches and being subject to regular Socratic method-style grilling on the more intricate plot details of various Disney titles.

About Benjamin

Ben Stein joined InfoLawGroup in April 2013. For over a dozen years, Ben has routinely counseled clients – from major household names to upstart innovators – on advertising, promotions, privacy, and intellectual-property matters. Ben helps clients balance compliance requirements and legal obstacles against business goals. A team player by nature, Ben partners with both in-house counsel and directly with business team stakeholders in order to minimize risk while achieving the desired business outcome. He also negotiates a broad swath of advertising and technology related contracts, striving always to secure maximal protection while prioritizing efficiency for his clients.

Ben regularly advises clients on: operating sweepstakes and contests, complex loyalty programs, subscription programs, influencer marketing campaigns, gift-card programs, referral programs, advertising clearance and licensing issues, right of publicity, trademark, and copyright matters, compliance with social-media platform and app-store requirements, website terms and policies, privacy compliance related to state biometrics laws, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, and mobile marketing, and the negotiation of all manner of advertising and technology-related agreements.

He is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) and is a certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP). Ben began his practice in the intellectual-property group of Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP – since merged into Locke Lorde LLP.

“I am mindful of how much you gave to us and am deeply appreciative of all of that. I hope that the program launch is a success, but regardless I know that your work made it successful for us.”

— Happy Client

Representative Experience

Frequently counsels clients on issues related to promotional campaigns – including drafting sweepstakes and contest rules, advising on compliance with applicable laws and platform guidelines, and helping businesses address practical, operational issues in administering non-traditional promotions.
Substantial experience advising on subscription programs and compliance with federal and state auto-renewal laws applicable to same, as well as payment-card company requirements.
Advises on a variety of advertising issues, including those related to influencer marketing, affiliate programs, and retail sale pricing.
Counsels clients on development of complex loyalty programs, including drafting of governing terms, advising on program-related advertising issues, and helping address program changes.
Substantial experience advising on issues related to children’s privacy, as well as on TCPA compliance and other privacy issues related to marketing campaigns.
Counsels on compliance with state biometrics laws.
Advises on the operation of gift-card and similar stored-value programs and related compliance issues.
Counsels clients on right of publicity, trademark, and copyright concerns.
Counsels on issues affecting online behavioral advertising and negotiates AdTech contracts for services associated with the same.
Drafts and negotiates agreements in a wide variety of transactions, including consumer-facing and vendor/supplier agreements related to e-commerce and content- and technology-licensing agreements.
Counsels on issues related to the development of client websites and apps, including drafting governing terms and policies and advising on compliance with app-store requirements.