Best Lawyers Near You in Washington, District of Columbia for Media Law
About Media Law
Nancy Ory specializes in business and regulatory issues facing television and radio broadcasters , including large publicly traded broadcast companies, group owners, small radio and television licensees, and Spanish-language programmers. A former advertising agency executive and media buyer, Nancy has an inside understanding of the media business from an operational perspective. She has drafted and negotiated hundreds of employment and talent contracts, syndication and programming agreements,...
Mark Bailen is the founder of Bailen Law in Washington, District of Columbia. For more than 25 years, he has represented multinational corporations, small businesses, nonprofit organizations, media companies, and individuals in litigation and counseling matters. Before founding Bailen Law in 2022, Mark was a partner at an AmLaw 100 law firm for more than 16 years. He has served as counsel of record in hundreds of matters in courts throughout the United States. Mark’s practice includes M...
Laura Handman is the co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice and divides her time between the New York and D.C. offices. For thirty years, Laura has been providing pre-publication counseling and litigation services from complaint through trial and appeal to U.S. and foreign broadcasters, film studios, and book, magazine, newspaper and Internet publishers and non-profits. Laura has extensive experience in libel, newsgathering, privacy, right of publicity, reporter’s privilege and...
Mr. Siegel represents media clients in First Amendment, intellectual property, and entertainment law cases in trial and appellate courts throughout every region of the country. He also provides pre-broadcast and pre-publication counseling to a wide range of print and web publishers, television networks, and film producers. Mr. Siegel's litigation practice covers a variety of issues for media clients, and has included successfully defending ESPN in defamation suits brought by major sports pers...
Alison Schary is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - First Amendment and Media Law. Alison practices law in Washington, District of Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Alison Schary since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alison Schary is held by other lawyers.
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