Professional Biography
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Amanda J. Beane Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.3965

    F +1.206.359.9000

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3965

    ABeane@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Amanda provides skilled counsel on consumer protection matters ranging from marketing and advertising law to ADA disputes, allowing corporate clients to achieve their legal and business goals.

Amanda Beane counsels and defends clients on matters related to consumer protection and unfair competition, including marketing and advertising law, privacy law, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She also represents clients in contract, trade secret, noncompetition agreement, breach of contract, partnership dispute, and other commercial matters.

Amanda has experience with high-impact class-action defense cases, as well as cases before the National Advertising Division, state and federal courts, the Washington Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She defends businesses against claims under state consumer protection acts; false advertising laws; unfair competition laws; and federal and state privacy laws, such as the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Lanham Act. She counsels clients on advertising, marketing, and regulatory compliance issues, such as advertising claims and substantiation, subscription and autorenewal laws, sustainability claims, made-in-USA claims, endorsements and influencers, and consumer-facing terms and conditions.

Amanda’s ADA practice is focused on Title III public accommodations claims, such as those related to digital access for consumers who are blind and visually impaired, accommodations for deaf and hard-of-hearing consumers, and issues involving physical access in spaces such as parking lots and hotels.

An author and contributor to articles on consumer protection, advertising law, and the ADA, Amanda has given presentations regarding price advertising, class actions, and website accessibility, among other topics. She is co-founder of and contributor to the firm’s Consumer Protection Review blog.

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Consumer Protection Review

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Professional Leadership

  • Legal Voice, Director/Board of Directors, 2018-2022
  • ACLU of Washington, Legal Committee, 2018
  • Washington State CASA, Board Member, 2012-2013

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • California
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2002, Associate Notes and Comment Editor, Washington Law Review
  • Kalamazoo College, B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1996