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Cameron Stracher Attorneys
 
Education
Harvard University (J.D. 1987)
Winner of the Ames Moot Court Competition
University of Iowa (M.F.A. 1991)
Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983)

Memberships & Affiliations
New York Law School, Adjunct Professor of "Reality, Celebrity, the News Media and the Law"

Selected Publications
Reading, Writing & Citing: In Praise of Law Reviews, 52 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 349 (2007)
Eyes Tied Shut: Litigating for Access Under CIPA in the Government’s “War on Terror,48 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 173 (2003)
Double Billing: A Young Lawyer’s Tale of Greed, Sex, Lies, and the Pursuit of a Swivel Chair (Morrow 1998)
 
Cameron Stracher
Cameron has represented media clients in a variety of litigation and non-litigation matters for nearly twenty years. As a litigator, Cameron has successfully defended newspapers, broadcasters, websites, and publishers from libel, invasion of privacy, copyright, trademark, and other claims arising from their content and newsgathering. As a pre-publication and transactional lawyer, he provides risk and business counseling to both large and small entertainment clients.

Cameron has taught media law at New York Law School, and writes frequently on both legal and non-legal subjects. He is the author of two novels and two works of non-fiction, and his journalism has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.

Cameron was previously in-house counsel at CBS, and currently holds the titles of General Counsel at Hybrid Films, producer of the hit series Dog the Bounty Hunter, and Deputy General Counsel at American Media, publisher of Star, National Enquirer, and OK! magazines.

Notable Representations

Plasmanet v. Gruner & Jahr, 809 N.Y.S.2d 483 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2004). Cameron successfully defended a magazine publisher against libel claims brought by a company accused of “spam” marketing.

Duane Reade v. Clark, 784 N.Y.S.2d 920 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2004). Cameron successfully defended a local newspaper against libel claims, winning an anti-SLAPP motion in the first case applying New York’s anti-SLAPP statute to media entities.

Finelli v. Tepfer, 2009 WL 1424688 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2009). Cameron successfully defended Cablevision against libel claims arising from a news report about plaintiff’s arrest for assault and animal cruelty.

Sly Magazine, LLC v. Weider Publications, LLC, 346 F. App’x 721 (2d Cir. 2009). Cameron successfully argued on behalf of the defendant, publisher of a lifestyle magazine named after Sylvester Stallone called “Sly,”  against trademark and unfair competition claims by the publisher of an online women’s shoe and fashion magazine also called “Sly.”  The Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendant.

  Cameron Stracher
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cstracher@lskslaw.com
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