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Natalie Spears

Natalie Spears

USA 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Media & Entertainment: Litigation

Illinois

20 years ranked

First Amendment Litigation

USA - Nationwide

3 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Litigates cases including marketing and competition-related disputes, intellectual property and media defense, consumer class actions, and commercial and real estate matters.

Career

Joined Dentons in 1995.

Professional Memberships

Co-chair, MLRC/NAA/NAB, 2010-2012 Media Law Conference; Member, Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on Communications Law, 2007-2009, 2018-2022; Chicago Inn of Court, President, 2008-2009; President, Chicago Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 2012-2013.

Publications

Co-author, Media Defense Resource Center’s annual libel and media privacy law surveys for Illinois and the Seventh Circuit.

Personal

University of Michigan Law School, JD, cum laude, 1995; University of Iowa, BA, honors and highest distinction, 1992.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Media & Entertainment: Litigation - Illinois

Band 1
Individual Editorial
Natalie Spears demonstrates a strong litigation practice and excels across a broad array of media and entertainment issues including IP, privacy and First Amendment litigation.
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First Amendment Litigation - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Natalie Spears of Dentons is noted for her expertise in First Amendment litigation, representing an impressive array of media organizations and news outlets in high profile litigation.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Natalie has good judgement and navigates tricky scenarios well.

    Media & Entertainment: LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

  • Natalie is very practical and gets to the heart of a matter.

    Media & Entertainment: LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

  • Natalie is a terrific attorney.

    First Amendment LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

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