Michael J. Grygiel

Michael J. Grygiel


Greenberg Traurig

Recognized since 2007

Albany, New York

Practice Areas

Litigation - First Amendment

Media Law

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Michael J. Grygiel focuses his practice on national media law, with an emphasis on defending news and entertainment organizations from news-gathering and publication-related claims, including defamation, copyright infringement and invasion of privacy matters. He also represents media companies and other clients in complex Lanham Act, trade secret and Internet-related litigation and counseling.

Michael has served as lead trial counsel to media and other clients in bet-the-company litigation, including a nationally watched news aggregation copyright case and a trade libel action against a major medical device manufacturing company. He is experienced representing the press in a wide range of matters involving applications for access to civil and criminal court proceedings and records, and freedom of information law cases in both federal and state courts.

Prior to Michael’s career in private practice, he was the Director of the Arthur Levitt Public Policy Center at Hamilton College, where his teaching concentrated on First Amendment and constitutional law.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 54 State Street, Sixth Floor
    Albany, NY 12207
Education
  • Hamilton College, BA, graduated 1979
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • Vermont, Vermont Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Albany County Bar Association - Member
  • New York State Bar Association, Media Law Committee - Chair

Greenberg Traurig
Headquarters: New York, New York

528 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

263 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Media Law
Special Focus:
  • Advertising
  • Copyright
  • Defendants
  • Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Publishing
  • Trademark
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
  • Super Lawyers magazine, New York Super Lawyers, 2007-2013
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television

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