Josh Kantrow litigates and provides advice on technology and privacy-related matters, is co-chair of Lewis Brisbois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) Practice, and co-hosts the firm's popular podcast, "The BIPA Radar." Josh also has appeared as a guest on hundreds of radio and television programs and podcasts, has been interviewed by leading industry publications, and has published articles on various legal topics and issues. Josh has been a speaker at approximately 100 seminars and webcasts, conducted across the United States, in Europe and in Israel.
Clients retain Josh in complex business and privacy litigation matters throughout the United States and appreciate his ability to generate great results. He also has deep experience litigating technology cases (including cases involving artificial intelligence, biometrics, cyber-security, data privacy, and software developers), class action matters, a wide range of cases involving professional services providers, complex insurance coverage cases, and appeals (in 2023 alone, Josh won all three appeals in which he was involved).
Josh’s experience managing claims enables him to view legal issues from the client’s perspective. Earlier in his career, Josh worked in London for a Berkshire Hathaway backed insurer, managing complex professional liability litigation, analyzing claims, counseling on contract wordings, and assessing risk. Josh also served for three years as outside counsel for a national manufacturer based in Chicago, managing claims, and providing transactional advice.
Josh spent a semester in law school at the Université Aix-Marseille in Aix-en-Provence, France, interned for a federal judge at the U.S. Claims Court in Washington, D.C., and practiced in New Orleans for four years prior to moving to Chicago.