Attorney

CalPrivacy

Attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection

Federal Trade Commission

President

Chapell & Associates

Alan has worked with dozens of premium adtech and martech companies as an outside counsel and privacy advisor. Alan began his career at a boutique direct marketing agency in Connecticut. In 1996, he founded the privacy program at Jupiter Research, an Internet research firm. After, Alan helped develop DoubleClick’s research product suite and founded Chapell & Associates in October of 2003.

General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer

Swoop

Ben focused his legal career in ad tech, advertising, privacy law and compliance, and complex data and technology licensing. Prior to joining Swoop, Ben served as Deputy General Counsel for Real Chemistry, and prior to that as Senior Counsel for Publicis Groupe Re:Sources, supporting companies under the Publicis Media division. Ben ensures that Swoop remains at the forefront of AI and digital audience engagement in a privacy enhancing and compliant way. Ben holds a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Director of Privacy Review Program

The NAI

Megan works closely with NAI members to evaluate practices, strengthen compliance, and advance responsible data use. She leads the Privacy Review Program, identifying priority areas for improvement, and ensure compliance with the NAI Self-Regulatory Framework. Megan brings a distinguished legal background in privacy and data protection to her role at the NAI, following her tenure as an attorney in the FTC’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. At the FTC, she led high-impact investigations into privacy and data security across digital platforms, including the advertising space.

Shareholder

ZwillGen, PLLC

Ken Dreifach sits on the NAI board on behalf of AdRoll, the retargeting and prospecting platform. Since 2000, Ken has served in a variety of high-profile roles in the digital advertising landscape: as a regulator, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, and currently as outside counsel to numerous NAI members and other web-based, mobile, and data services companies.

General Counsel

DeepIntent

Prior to joining DeepIntent, Rob represented the healthcare data and technology companies Komodo Health, Clarivate, and Decision Resources Group in various senior legal roles. Prior to moving in-house, Rob was a litigator for Choate Hall and Stewart and Mirick O’Connell, and clerked for the Honorable Franklin S. Van Antwerpen in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Rob brings expertise in data governance, privacy, and technology to DeepIntent. Rob has a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from Wake Forest University.

Principal Product Manager

Microsoft

Paul is leading teams focused on privacy and advertising technology. He drives innovation in privacy-preserving solutions, like the Ad Selection API, and ensures compliance with global privacy regulations. Known for his strategic leadership and execution, Dr. Farrow advances data-driven advertising while mitigating the impact of identity signal loss.

Vice President & General Counsel

The NAI

Tony is an experienced privacy lawyer specializing in digital advertising and media issues. Most recently, he served as Assistant General Counsel at the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), where he played a pivotal role in coordinating with stakeholders across the digital advertising industry to develop state law compliance frameworks and strategies.

President & CEO

The NAI

As President & CEO of the NAI, Leigh Freund leads the organization’s growth and helps set their agenda and strategic priorities. Leigh joined the NAI in 2015 after an 11-year career at AOL Inc., where she served as Vice President & Chief Counsel for Global Public Policy. Leigh is a passionate believer in firm self-regulation.

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

Alan is chair of the firm’s Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice. BTI Consulting Group has named Alan a Client Service All-Star, recognizing lawyers who stand above all others in delivering the absolute best in client service. He is tier-1 ranked by Chambers and has been recognized by leading industry groups and publications.

Alan is a thought leader in digital media, intellectual property, data privacy and protection, and consumer protection law, with over three decades of relevant experience to address the intersection of law and technology.

Partner

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

Daniel is Chair of the Data Strategy, Privacy & Security Group. The California Lawyers Association named him the 2025 “California Privacy Lawyer of the Year,” an annual award recognizing one lawyer’s outstanding contributions to California privacy law—making him only the third recipient and first private practitioner to receive it.

Assistant General Counsel

PulsePoint

Jessica advises on legal, regulatory, and operational matters, with a focus on the compliant use of health data, privacy frameworks, and ad-tech automation. Previously, she was Senior Legal Counsel at dentsu, one of the world’s largest advertising agencies, and a Partner at a boutique law firm where she served as outside general counsel to advertising agencies and tech startups. Her work spans intellectual property, commercial negotiation, software development, and data protection. Jessica is committed to advancing innovation in ad-tech while maintaining strong standards of transparency and responsible data stewardship.

Partner

Kelley Drye

Alysa’s position in the industry affords her a broad view of the marketplace and industry trends, which helps her clients thoughtfully build and update their privacy roadmaps, both for the current demands, and for what comes next—in the law, technology, and how businesses use and leverage data.

Passionate about technology and innovation, much of Alysa’s practice is focused in the digital and technology space. She is one of the nation’s leading adtech attorneys, active in the industry and well-versed in the unique legal challenges faced by advertisers, publishers, adtech, and data-focused companies.

Partner

Davis+Gilbert

Gary provides direction to clients engaging in new technologies. His deep knowledge of privacy and data security issues makes him a sought-after counselor to companies in the technology, e-commerce, financial services and employment sectors as well.

Much of Gary’s time is spent staying current in this fast-paced environment. Whether through his representation of key industry clients, his active involvement in trade associations or his recognized thought leadership, he is deeply immersed in the issues facing tech-forward companies. He co-leads a team focused on the CCPA, GDPR, and other enacted and pending state and federal legislation, as well as self-regulatory regimes.

Vice President, Public Policy

The NAI

David works closely with member companies and represents the industry to promote a strong and responsible adtech industry. David is a veteran of IT and public affairs, with extensive experience representing technology companies before the United States Congress, federal regulatory agencies, and state legislatures.

Deputy Associate Attorney General, Connecticut

Privacy Counsel

The NAI

Nick works with the NAI team in conducting the NAI’s annual privacy reviews of member companies, and assists onboarding of new members. Nick received his J.D. from the American University Law School and most recently worked as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Laura A. Cordero at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. While in law school, Nick interned with the Federal Communications Commission and served as a student attorney with the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic. Prior to law school, Nick spent over five years working in the AdTech industry.

Privacy Counsel

The NAI

Jason works with the NAI team in conducting the NAI’s annual privacy reviews of member companies, and assists onboarding of new members. He received his J.D. from Northeastern University. While in law school, ha interned at Ascend Learning and the Future of Privacy Forum, where he gained experience in key privacy and compliance issues. At FPF, he worked on projects analyzing legislative developments, privacy risks in emerging technologies and Global Privacy Control mechanism. His work at Ascend Learning included research and audits on marketing practices such as session replay technology and children’s advertising, supporting the development of compliant and ethical privacy practices.

Co-Director of Litigation Center

NetChoice

Paul oversees and manages operations across NetChoice’s lawsuits to defend free expression and free enterprise from government overreach. His expertise spans everything from First Amendment and constitutional law to Section 230 and privacy regulations.

Paul worked at the Supreme Court of Ohio for Justice Pat DeWine. He also worked as a Junior Fellow for the Ayn Rand Institute, where he wrote a host of articles about constitutional issues, including the Equal Rights Amendment and Covid-19 measures. While in law school, he wrote as a Student Contributor for Emeritus Professor Marianna Bettman’s Legally Speaking Ohio, which provided commentary on cases pending before the Supreme Court of Ohio. 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Federal Trade Commission

Kate has responsibility for the Divisions of Marketing Practices, Privacy and Identity Protection, Financial Practices, and several regional offices. She had previously held numerous roles at the Commission, including as a senior attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, as Counsel to the Director of BCP, and as an Attorney Advisor to Commissioner Noah Phillips. Kate also served two details to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation where she provided advice to Senators, staff, and stakeholders on a variety of consumer protection and privacy issues. Immediately prior to her current role, Kate spent two years as a partner at a law firm where she focused her practice on consumer protection and privacy issues.