First Amendment Litigation | USA

First Amendment Litigation encompasses defamation and access disputes on behalf of news organisation, journalists and other publishers.

Rankings overview for Departments

Departments (6) Lawyers (36)

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Ballard Spahr LLP 5 Years Ranked Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 6 Years Ranked

Band 2

Jackson Walker LLP 4 Years Ranked Williams & Connolly LLP 4 Years Ranked

Band 3

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 2 Years Ranked Haynes and Boone, LLP 2 Years Ranked

Senior Statespeople

David A Schulz Ballard Spahr LLP22 Years Ranked David J Bodney Ballard Spahr LLP12 Years Ranked Floyd Abrams Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP22 Years Ranked Kevin T. Baine Williams & Connolly LLP22 Years Ranked Peter C Canfield Jones Day14 Years Ranked Victor A Kovner Davis Wright Tremaine LLP22 Years Ranked Thomas S Leatherbury Thomas S. Leatherbury Law, PLLC

Star Individuals

Elizabeth A McNamara Davis Wright Tremaine LLP21 Years Ranked Kelli L Sager Davis Wright Tremaine LLP22 Years Ranked

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Charles Babcock Jackson Walker LLP19 Years Ranked Charles D Tobin Ballard Spahr LLP21 Years Ranked Jay Ward Brown Ballard Spahr LLP16 Years Ranked Laura R Handman Davis Wright Tremaine LLP22 Years Ranked Theodore J Boutrous Jr Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP21 Years Ranked Thomas G. Hentoff Williams & Connolly LLP18 Years Ranked

Band 2

Bruce Johnson Davis Wright Tremaine LLP18 Years Ranked Joel Kurtzberg Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP11 Years Ranked Katherine M Bolger Davis Wright Tremaine LLP16 Years Ranked Laura Prather Haynes and Boone, LLP8 Years Ranked Nathan E Siegel Davis Wright Tremaine LLP20 Years Ranked Rachel Strom Davis Wright Tremaine LLP10 Years Ranked Steven D Zansberg Law Office of Steven D. Zansberg, LLC

Band 3

Jean-Paul Jassy Jassy Vick Carolan LLP7 Years Ranked Jonathan M Albano Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP18 Years Ranked Leita Walker Ballard Spahr LLP3 Years Ranked Robert Balin Davis Wright Tremaine LLP13 Years Ranked Thomas R Burke Davis Wright Tremaine LLP22 Years Ranked

Band 4

Jeffrey Robbins Saul Ewing LLP9 Years Ranked Michael Grygiel Greenberg Traurig, LLP2 Years Ranked Natalie Spears Dentons18 Years Ranked Paul Watler Jackson Walker LLP3 Years Ranked Rachel E Matteo-Boehm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP17 Years Ranked Robert Bertsche Klaris Law PLLC2 Years Ranked Eli Segal LeVan Stapleton Segal Cochran LLC Mark I. Bailen BailenLaw

Associates to watch

Maxwell Mishkin Ballard Spahr LLP3 Years Ranked

All Departments profiles

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Ballard Spahr LLP First Amendment Litigation 2024 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked

Ballard Spahr LLP houses a top-flight First Amendment practice which is viewed as a first port of call to defend high-stakes defamation claims. It is also noted for its skillful handling of privacy and access issues across the media and entertainment industry. The group acts for an enviable client base consisting of leading news organizations as well as individual reporters.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP First Amendment Litigation 2024 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP fields an impressive team of First Amendment litigators, providing first-rate representation to clients in the media and entertainment industry. It attracts acclaim for its expert handling of complex defamation disputes, and is also frequently entrusted to handle right of publicity and access-to-information claims. The group draws upon a deep, bicoastal bench of expert practitioners to offer a comprehensive litigation practice as well as regularly assisting clients with prepublication review.

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Jackson Walker LLP First Amendment Litigation 2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

Jackson Walker LLP has a respected Texas-based litigation practice with a wealth of experience handling First Amendment claims. The firm is renowned for advising major media and entertainment companies on the defense of defamation claims at the trial and appellate stages.

Williams & Connolly LLP First Amendment Litigation 2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

Williams & Connolly LLP houses a well-established practice group with extensive experience in the area of First Amendment litigation. The team regularly acts on behalf of national news outlets and individual journalists in complex defamation, privacy and access claims.

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP First Amendment Litigation 2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked

Cahill Gordon & Reindel represented X in an action at a federal court in California regarding freedom of speech and the responsibility of social media companies to respond to hate speech, extremism and harassment on their platforms.

Haynes and Boone, LLP First Amendment Litigation 2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked

"They have great lawyers who care about getting a great result. I feel very comfortable with leaving things in their hands, knowing they are working to resolve the matters we take to them for the best value."

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