Dori Ann Hanswirth

Practice Areas

Dori Hanswirth co-leads Arnold & Porter's Technology & Media industry group and is a litigator in the firm's Intellectual Property practice. Dori brings more than 25 years' experience for clients in a variety of industries, including media, entertainment, and technology, with a focus on defamation, reporters’ rights, copyright, trademark, and right of publicity. As one of the nation’s foremost media attorneys, Dori possesses a deep understanding of the interplay among protected speech, information gathering, and reputation protection. She serves as counsel to clients on IP issues related to training AI models, protection for content generated with the assistance of AI, and claims regarding use of intellectual property in training databases.

She also advises individual clients and organizations on issues related to reputation, brand protection, and media, copyright, and trademark in a range of other industries, including fintech, internet services, non-profits, and social media.