Defamation, Privacy & Publicity

LSKS regularly defends its clients against allegations of:

• defamation, libel and slander;
• invasion of privacy;
• product disparagement;
• misappropriation of name, likeness or right of publicity; and
• other causes of action asserting reputational or emotional damage caused by publication, broadcast or content distribution.

Such cases arise out of a wide variety of speech-related activities, including press reports; blogs and other Internet publications; advertisements; movies, music and other entertainment content; books and periodicals; public statements by influential individuals and institutions; and talk shows and other unscripted programming.

The firm has been called upon to represent virtually every major media company and, as a result, has litigated many of the leading cases. We are involved in all stages of such cases – from prepublication and prebroadcast review to trial court litigation to appellate review in state and federal courts – and our expertise in defending against such claims extends to every corner of the United States.