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Joel Kurtzberg

Joel Kurtzberg

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Joel Kurtzberg, Co-Chair of Cahill’s First Amendment & Media Litigation practice group, focuses his practice on general commercial litigation with extensive experience in First Amendment/media law, privacy, insurance/reinsurance, securities law, and antitrust. Joel frequently appears on behalf of newspapers, broadcasters, journalists, social media companies, and others on First Amendment issues and other constitutional matters but has just as regularly appeared on behalf of insurance companies in large coverage and reinsurance disputes and leading companies (and their officers and directors) in securities, antitrust, patent, and other commercial and intellectual property disputes.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation - New York

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Band 1

Individual Editorial
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.

First Amendment Litigation - USA - Nationwide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Joel Kurtzberg is a highly sought-after litigator noted particularly for his expertise in First Amendment issues. He regularly acts on behalf of news broadcasters, newspapers and journalists.

Strengths

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  • Joel is an innovative attorney.

    First Amendment LitigationChambers Guide to the USA
  • Joel provides fantastic advocacy, laying out issues very well. He is also a fantastic individual who is easy to work with and kind.

    First Amendment LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

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