Dean is a technology transactions and privacy partner in the Dallas Texas office of Ashurst Perkins Coie, a global firm with more than 3,500 client-facing practitioners across 52 offices worldwide. Ashurst Perkins Coie is known for distinct strengths in technology, energy, and financial services — three sectors at the forefront of economic transformation. Dean has more than a decade of software industry experience prior to becoming an attorney, beginning with AI work and expert systems creation for EDS Research and Development. Dean co-founded the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics practice in 2016, and is a well-known speaker on AI, both in the US and internationally. Dean has been recognised as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA for 24 years. Today Dean advises both providers and purchasers of AI solutions. He helps clients integrate AI into their operations, providing advice on acquisition, data use, regulatory compliance, and governance of AI solutions.

Dean is a technology transactions and privacy partner in the Dallas Texas office of Ashurst Perkins Coie, a global firm with more than 3,500 client-facing practitioners across 52 offices worldwide. Ashurst Perkins Coie is known for distinct strengths in technology, energy, and financial services — three sectors at the forefront of economic transformation. Dean has more than a decade of software industry experience prior to becoming an attorney, beginning with AI work and expert systems creation for EDS Research and Development. Dean co-founded the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics practice...

Publications

Artificial Intelligence Law Guide

Co-author of the Editors’ Introduction chapter in the Artificial Intelligence Law Guide , published 16 July 2026 , alongside John Buyers .