About Bethany

Bethany’s practice centers on defending companies facing artificial intelligence (AI), wiretapping, data scraping, biometrics, data breach and cybersecurity disputes, whether presented as consumer class actions, mass arbitrations or complex commercial (business-to-business) disputes. She has successfully litigated for prominent companies, including OpenAI, Coinbase, Zoom, Meta, Oculus, eBay, Niantic, Turo, Snap, Verra Mobility and King.com.

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Experience

  • Cooley Secures Appellate Victory for Important ‘Sharing Economy’ Platform

    • Cooley Secures Appellate Victory for Important ‘Sharing Economy’ Platform

    July 2, 2022

    Cooley secured a significant victory for Turo, an online, peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace that connects car owners with users seeking cars, providing an important legal precedent for other online platforms and “sharing economy” companies. The Cooley team was led by partner Matthew D. Brown, who argued the appeal, along with partners Benjamin Kleine and Bethany Lobo. Ashley Kemper Corkery was the lead associate on the appeal phase of the case, and partner Michael Rhodes and former partner, US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, provided invaluable insights.

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    Related contacts

    Matthew D. Brown
    Partner, San Francisco
    Bethany Lobo
    Of Counsel, San Francisco
    Ashley Kemper Corkery
    Special Counsel, Palo Alto

    Related Practices & Industries

    Commercial Litigation
    Cyber/Data/Privacy
    Gig Economy

  • eBay Data Breach Class Action Successfully Dismissed

    • eBay Data Breach Class Action Successfully Dismissed

    May 1, 2015

    Obtained a victory for eCommerce leader eBay in defeating a high-profile data breach class action filed against the company. We successfully eliminated all claims when the court granted our motion to dismiss.

    Related contacts

    Matthew D. Brown
    Partner, San Francisco
    Bethany Lobo
    Of Counsel, San Francisco
    Laura M. Elliott
    Special Counsel, Chicago

    Related Practices & Industries

    Cyber/Data/Privacy

Admissions and credentials

  • California
  • District of Columbia
  • New York

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