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Robert Balin
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation

New York

8 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

First Amendment Litigation

USA - Nationwide

13 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Robert Balin

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Practice Areas

Rob Balin represents clients in all aspects of media law, including defamation, privacy, news gathering torts, First Amendment issues, copyright and trademark litigation, and contracts. Rob handles complex litigation for multinational and national corporations, including publishers, broadcasters, and new media.

Rob has represented 02138 magazine, adidas, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Thomas Friedman, Henry Holt and Company, Random House, Reader's Digest, St. Martin's Press, Woman's World, Yellow Book USA, and Sing Tao Daily.

Professional Memberships

Adjunct Professor, Media Law, Columbia Law School

Communications and Media Law Committee, International Bar Association

Forum on Communications Law, American Bar Association

Media Law Committee, New York City Bar Association

Libel Letter Committee, Media Defense Resource Center

Chambers Review

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Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation - New York

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Robert Balin is regularly engaged by major news organizations to handle pre-publication review and First Amendment litigation.
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First Amendment Litigation - USA - Nationwide

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Robert Balin offers prepublication counsel to major news outlets, and also often assists clients with defamation lawsuits and resisting subpoenas.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"He is user-friendly, direct and honest. His knowledge of media law is brilliant and he has fantastic connections."

Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation respondent
USA

"He is an incredibly effective, practical and very collegial lawyer."

Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation respondent
USA

"Robert is a smart, effective and decent lawyer working in this space."

First Amendment Litigation respondent
USA

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