With many years of experience in meeting the needs of the creative industries, and acknowledged expertise in press, publishing, and entertainment law, SM&B are the media litigators of choice.

Our Media Litigation team is highly regarded for its expertise in Defamation (on behalf of both defendants and claimants), Privacy and Contempt, Copyright, Royalty Disputes and other contentious contractual issues.

The team provides pre-publication clearance for media clients and others, such as US labor unions.

We work closely with SM&B's Media and Creative team, tapping into a rich source of in-house expertise in order to meet and exceed our clients' expectations.

The team is led by Razi Mireskandari , Stephen Shotnes , and Louis Charalambous .