Jacob Alhadeff is an Associate at Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP. His practices include Consumer Protection Class actions, False Claims/Whistleblower Law, Shareholder Rights/Corporate Governance, Antitrust, Global Competition, Environmental Law, Privacy, Intellectual Property, and Securities/Financial Fraud.
Jacob graduated from the University of Washington School of Law with honors. During law school Jacob was on Washington’s Journal of Law, Technology, and Art, he was co- president of the Cyber Law Association of Washington, and published Limits of Algorithmic Fair Use. For his research on copyright, Jacob received the 2023 WSBA IP scholarship and presented at the WIP Intellectual Property Colloquium at Suffolk University. Jacob was on Moot Court Honor Board and mediated various disputes through Washington’s Mediation Clinic.
Outside of the office, Jacob enjoys spending time with his friends and family, soccer, biking, and the outdoors. Jacob has summitted four of Washington’s five Volcanos and prioritizes spending time in the Cascade and Olympic Mountain ranges. Before law school, Jacob spent several years working for marginalized youth and now volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound.
Representative Matters
7 Years during and after my undergrad working with marginalized youth. 6-months working as an Associate Attorney for Betts Patterson & Mines.
CPM Investigating ConnectOnCall Data Breach
CPM Investigating PayPal's Honey Browser Extension for Possibly Stealing Referral Fees
CPM Investigating NZXT’s Computer Rental Practices for Possible Consumer Fraud
CPM Investigating Allstate’s Allegedly Illegal Driver Behavior Database
CPM Investigating Meta Smart Glasses Sharing User Video With Third Parties
CPM Investigating Major Discord Data Breach Affecting A Large Number of Discord Users and Children
CPM is Investigating a Massive Data Breach at AssuranceAmerica
CPM Investigates Copyright Infringement By Salesforce in Training its Artificial Intelligence Models
CPM Investigating Stellantis, Owner of Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator, for a Defect Affecting Fire Hazards to Thousands of Car Owners
CPM Investigates Copyright Infringement By Meta in Training its Artificial Intelligence Models
CPM Investigating Massive Data Breach at Hot Topic and Torrid
CPM Is Investigating Kroger Grocery Stores for False Sale Tag Prices
PayPal Honey Affiliate Commission Theft Litigation
RetailMeNot Affiliate Commission Theft Litigation
Rakuten Affiliate Commission Theft Litigation
NZXT Computer Rental Fraud Litigation
CPM Investigating Oracle Data Breach
Apple AI False Advertising Litigation
CPM Investigates Episource Healthcare Data Breach
CPM Investigating Grok
CPM Investigating Allianz Life Data Breach
Honors & Recognitions
Graduated with Honors from UW Law.
Publications
2024
Limits of Algorithmic Fair Use
Civic
Volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound.