Our Attorneys

Ben Barnow

Ben Barnow is nationally recognized for his experience in leading some of the nation’s largest consumer class actions. He has successfully led the prosecution of a number of large-scale class actions relating to consumer protection issues, consumer data security breaches, and antitrust violations. His representation is both on the trial court and appellate level.

Mr. Barnow has been appointed to and served in leadership positions in class cases located in state and federal courts throughout the country, including many MDL proceedings. The following link includes a representative list of Mr. Barnow’s cases (pending and successfully resolved). Case Results.

In October 2014, Law360 recognized Mr. Barnow as a titan of the plaintiff’s bar. See Sindhu Sundar, Law360, Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar: Ben Barnow (Oct. 8, 2014), available at http://www.law360.com/articles/585655/titan-of-the-plaintiffs-bar-ben-barnow.

During his over forty-year legal career, Mr. Barnow has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in many types of litigation.

Mr. Barnow received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.

Speaking Engagements

HarrisMartin’s Data Breach Litigation Conference: The Coming of Age Agenda (San Diego, CA, March 25, 2015), topic: “Creative Approaches to Settling Data Breach Cases.”

Bridgeport Continuing Education’s 2014 National Consumer Class Action Conference (Chicago, IL, Jun. 12-13, 2014); topic: “Privacy/TCPA Class Actions: State of the Law, Claims and Defenses, What Does the Future Hold?”

HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Target Data Security Breach Litigation (San Diego, CA, Mar. 26, 2014); topic: “Settlement of a Data Breach Case.”

NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum (Marina del Rey, CA, Oct. 11–12, 2012).

25th Annual Producer Conference (Stowe, VT, Sept. 10–12, 2012); topic: “Cyber 2.0—The Evolution of Cyber in the Boardroom.”

NetDiligence 2012 Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum (Philadelphia, PA, June 4–5, 2012); topic: “State of the Cyber Nation—Cases, Theories, and Damages.”

Tulane University Law School’s symposium on The Problem of Multidistrict Litigation (February 15–16, 2008); topic: “The Practicalities of Multidistrict Litigation.”

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Anthony L. Parkhill

Anthony L. Parkhill is an associate at Barnow and Associates, P.C. His practice focuses on complex class action matters, with an emphasis on consumer protection, false advertising, and data security breach litigation.

Mr. Parkhill received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 2014, where his studies included privacy, consumer protection, and competition law.  Prior to joining the firm, his areas of practice included commercial litigation, defense of tort claims against municipalities and utilities, and administrative review litigation. Mr. Parkhill received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from DePaul University in 2010.

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Riley W. Prince

Riley W. Prince is an associate at Barnow and Associates, P.C. He joined Barnow and Associates, P.C. as a clerk with the firm while attending law school and became an associate after graduation. His practice focuses on complex consumer class actions.

Mr. Prince received his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2021, with a certificate in Labor and Employment Law. He received his Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and Spanish from the University of Michigan in 2017.