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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

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Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation - New York

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP enjoys an outstanding reputation in the First Amendment space, with a long history of appearances in era-defining free speech battles. It offers excellent strengths in libel and defamation cases, and has been notably active in First Amendment challenges to regulations limiting commercial speech. Its clients include major news organizations, media companies and publishers. The firm leverages the strengths of its appellate law practice to offer experience before a range of state and federal courts of appeal.
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Work Highlights

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  • Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP represented The New York Times and two of its reporters, Maggie Astor and Tiffany Hsu, against a defamation action pending in New York Supreme Court.

Notable Practitioners

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  • Floyd Abrams
    Floyd Abrams

    Floyd Abrams

    Floyd Abrams continues to be regarded as a leader in the space. He has a wealth of experience handling free speech issues on behalf of news organizations and other businesses.
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  • Joel Kurtzberg
    Joel Kurtzberg

    Joel Kurtzberg

    Joel Kurtzberg's practice covers a broad spectrum of First Amendment matters, with notable expertise in defamation and reporters' privilege cases. He also frequently handles disputes involving commercial speech.
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  • Landis C. Best
    Landis C. Best

    Landis C. Best

    Landis Best's First Amendment practice revolves around litigation for major media companies.

    • Landis is an exceptional thinker and communicator.

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Ranked Individuals at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP (3)

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    Floyd Abrams

    Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation

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    Joel Kurtzberg

    Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation

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    Landis C. Best

    Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation

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