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James Snell

James Snell

Global 2026

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About

Provided by Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Global

Practice Areas

Privacy & Security

Class-Action Defense

Patent Litigation

Trade Secrets

Business Litigation

Litigation

Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising

Privacy Class Action Defense

Privacy Counseling and Compliance

Privacy Litigation

ECPA Counseling & Litigation

Data Security Counseling and Breach Response

Biometric Law

Mass Arbitration

Ad Tech Law

Advertising, Marketing & Promotions

Apparel & Footwear

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Communications

Digital Media & Entertainment, Gaming & Sports

Educational Institutions & Services

Healthcare

Interactive Entertainment

Medical Device

Retail & Consumer Products

Semiconductor

Autonomous & Uncrewed Vehicle Systems (AUVS)

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Career

Jim Snell’s extensive experience includes guiding high-growth startups and industry leaders, such as the Rocket Mortgage family of companies, Facebook, Toyota, Microsoft, and Levi Strauss, in matters involving internet, privacy, and security issues. These include state and federal wiretap laws, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the Stored Communications Act (SCA), and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA); the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and related state laws; the Telephone Consumer Protection (TCPA) and related state laws; artificial intelligence and machine learning matters; web scraping matters; the Communications Decency Act (CDA); the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and related laws; and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

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Chambers Global Guide

Privacy & Data Security: Litigation - USA

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
James Snell has a well-rounded privacy practice. He has expertise in COPPA and CCPA-related matters and is often sought out by clients to represent them in emerging areas such as session replay litigation.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • James is a consummate expert, is super knowledgeable and goes out of his way to understand business.

    Privacy & Data Security: LitigationChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney (196)

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