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Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft AI powers billions of intelligent experiences every day through Microsoft products and services. Our advancements in AI align with our company mission to help every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Learn more about Microsoft’s support for journalism here.
Jenner & Block’s award-winning Content, Media, and Entertainment Practice is immersed in the media and entertainment industries and understands the complex issues innovative companies face. We guide clients in navigating and litigating disputes, evaluating emerging technologies and platforms, on legislation and regulation, and in strategic transactions.
Diamond Sponsor
MIC Ltd./Mutual Insurance Company (MIC) has served the media industry for over 60 years. Formed in 1963 by the newspaper industry, MIC provides extensive professional media liability coverage for print, broadcast, film and digital content producers. Our reputation is built on reliable claims service, long-term client commitment, and solid financial strength. We are proud to continue our longstanding support of the MLRC, a partner whose mission reflects our own.
Platinum Sponsors
Greenberg Traurig’s international Media & Entertainment Litigation Practice helps clients resolve litigation and problems arising in the media, entertainment, and sports industries. Our lawyers play central roles in some of the most sophisticated and cutting-edge cases in the courts today. Benchmark Litigation named us Entertainment Law Firm of the Year in 2023 and 2025, and Law360 named us a Media & Entertainment Practice Group of the Year in 2022
Shullman Fugate is a Florida based media firm with more than six decades of combined experience expertly representing clients with Content, Intellectual Property, and Commercial Litigation matters. With offices in Tampa, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville and Miami, we have you covered statewide.
Venable: As a law firm of more than 900 professionals, Venable LLP delivers legal services globally in every area of regulatory compliance, government affairs, corporate and business transactions, intellectual property, and complex litigation. But no matter the practice, we are united by our passion for the work, all meant to empower you, our client, to be the best version of yourself in any circumstance. Because it’s not about us; it’s about you – your priorities, your goals, your long list of what-ifs that keep you up at night. That’s just our to-do list. That’s what keeps us focused – your success.
Gold Sponsors
Arnold & Porter combines sophisticated litigation, regulatory, and transactional capabilities to resolve clients’ most complex issues. With over 1,000 lawyers in 16 offices worldwide, we offer deep industry experience and an integrated approach across more than 40 practice areas. For decades, our esteemed Media & Entertainment practice has been a trusted partner to content creators and media companies—guiding them from concept to production, safeguarding their creative works, and helping them navigate complex legal and regulatory landscapes. We are widely recognized for our success in high-stakes litigation, including First Amendment, copyright, and trademark disputes, where we deliver innovative strategies and precedent-setting results.
Mandell Menkes has established one of Chicago’s premiere practices dedicated to counseling and representing media companies in content-related matters. Our attorneys have defended local and national newspapers, book publishers, radio and television stations, on-air talent and Internet based publishers in claims based on defamation, invasion of privacy, right of publicity, infliction of emotional distress and negligent employment claims. We have also litigated First Amendment claims of access to court proceedings on behalf of nationally recognized print media companies, prosecuted Freedom of Information Act requests and provided pre-publication review and guidance related to newsgathering issues to our media clients.
WilmerHale is a leader in the representation of media and entertainment companies. We have helped our clients address many of the most complex legal, regulatory and business issues to arise in recent years, litigation over online intermediary liability, First Amendment controversies, privacy regulation, high-profile cyber breaches, FCC broadcast indecency charges, and competition challenges.
Silver Sponsors
AXIS Insurance is a global leader in Media Liability coverage, providing protection from exposures such as defamation, invasion of privacy or publicity, copyright and trademark infringement, and errors & omissions. Coverage is also available for Cyber exposures, Technology Services for others, and Miscellaneous Professional Services for others. AXIS has a dedicated team of underwriters and attorneys that focus on the areas of First Amendment, intellectual property and errors & omissions, that delivers customized insurance solutions and superior claims service.
Ballard Spahr‘s Media and Entertainment Group serves the needs of creators and providers of virtually every type of content in every kind of media. We provide counseling and litigation services related to defamation, privacy, access, subpoenas, newsgathering torts, censorship, advertising, pre-publication/pre-broadcast review, copyrights and trademarks, misappropriation, television rights, and emerging technologies.
Baron Harris Healey delivers high quality legal service and value, providing practical solutions that allow our clients to focus their time and resources on what they do best. We create long-term relationships with our clients and deliver creative, efficient problem solving. Our client base includes newspapers, television and radio broadcasters, magazines, book publishers, journalists, musicians, filmmakers, public officials, advertising agencies, hospitality establishments, digital commerce leaders, and others on whom we all rely for important contributions to our culture and economy.
Davis Wright Tremaine’s Media and Entertainment group is the team of choice for many of the nation’s top media, entertainment, news, technology, and content companies. The firm counsels on acquisition, development, production, pre-broadcast and pre-publication review, claims response, rights, advertising, promotions, pre-distribution, intellectual property, intermediary liability, and other issues for both emerging and traditional news and entertainment clients.
Dentons Media and Entertainment lawyers know your business. Like our creative and bold clients, we relish a challenge and embrace change. We are part of the world’s largest global law firm – a firm committed to challenging the status quo and delivering value in new and innovative ways. We help clients across the globe navigate all types of matters arising from the production, licensing and distribution of news and entertainment content.
Fox Rothschild has grown to a 1,000-lawyer national law firm with 30 offices by focusing on client service and responsiveness, and by attracting bright and creative lawyers who know how to deliver. We give our clients the focus and service of a boutique – with the reach and resources of a national firm. Our Media & Defamation Team represents and advises media insureds, motion picture and television studios, production companies, broadcasters, Internet websites and podcasters, video game companies, music companies, news publishers, and other media and entertainment entities in a variety of complex matters, including breach of contract, copyright, trademark, right of publicity, First Amendment, accounting, and defamation claims.
Haynes Boone is an American Lawyer top 100 law firm, with more than 700 lawyers in 19 offices around the world, providing services for more than 40 major legal practices. We are among the largest firms based in the United States. Our growth has been driven by our client service strengths, especially our problem-solving acumen and our ability to collaborate with clients. We have a client-first philosophy, defining success as providing exceptional value to our clients and making real, tangible, and often remarkable contributions to their businesses. We are dedicated to continuing the heritage of excellence in the legal profession. We will stay focused on the long-term success of our clients, and we remain bound by our teamwork culture.
Hinckley Allen is a full-service business law firm with more than 170 attorneys across offices in seven states, representing regional, national, and global clients in their most critical legal matters. Since 1906, the firm has played a vital role in shaping the landscape of law, business, and community engagement. Its First Amendment practice advises media organizations, businesses, and individuals on matters involving speech, press, defamation, and government access. The firm also offers a Sports & Entertainment practice that supports athletes, entertainers, leagues, and media companies with intellectual property, investments, contracts, dispute resolution, and other representation needs. Learn more at hinckleyallen.com.
Jackson Walker‘s media law group is one of the most prominent in the country and includes some of the most experienced media law attorneys in the nation. Our attorneys represent major clients in the television, radio, newspaper, and publishing sectors and can handle matters from minor issues to precedent-setting cases.
Phelps has represented new media organizations, entertainment companies, advertising agencies and others on First Amendment issues for decades. Our news media clients include television stations, television networks, newspapers, magazines, online companies and book publishers. We litigate defamation actions, invasion of privacy and other news gathering torts, the right of publicity or misappropriation of likeness claims, negligent publication claims and other publication causes of action, such as infliction of emotional distress, interference with contractual relations, and breach of contract. We routinely assert the reporter’s privilege when objecting to or moving to quash subpoenas served upon media clients, and handle litigation involving media access issues, such as open meetings, public records, closed courtrooms, gag orders, prior restraints and sealed court records. Our lawyers also regularly advise media clients regarding pre-publication and pre-broadcast review.
Thomas & LoCicero has a powerful history of safeguarding free speech and a free press. Every day, the firm helps journalists, networks, filmmakers, social media leaders, and other speakers navigate the challenges of defamation and privacy laws from newsgathering to pre-publication review to litigation defense. The firm also empowers business’ marketing and branding efforts from clearing trademarks to licensing intellectual property to litigating copyright and trademark claims. TLo also litigates commercial disputes for sophisticated clients. With offices in Central and South Florida, the firm has deep roots throughout the state of Florida.
QBE North America is a global insurance leader helping customers solve unique risks. Part of QBE Insurance Group Limited, QBE North America reported Gross Written Premiums of $7.3 billion in 2024. QBE operates out of 26 countries around the globe, with a presence in every key insurance market.
Vedder Price is a thriving full service law firm with a proud tradition of maintaining long-term relationships with our clients, many of whom have been with us since our founding in 1952. With over 400 lawyers and professionals, we serve clients of all sizes and in virtually all industries from our offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore, Dallas and Miami.
Williams & Connolly is recognized as one of the world’s premier litigation firms. Over the last five decades, major newspapers, news magazines, book publishers, broadcast companies, motion picture studios, and individual journalists and artists have trusted us with their most important matters.