Attorneys in Shaw Norton Degan, L.L.P.'s Media practice group represent news, entertainment, and other media organizations in libel, privacy, and related "First Amendment" litigation. Our attorneys also prosecute and defend copyright and trademark infringement claims, assist news organizations in gaining access to judicial proceedings and government documents, and defend news organizations and their reporters against subpoenas.

Apart from litigation, Shaw Norton Degan's attorneys are available to provide prepublication and prebroadcast review of news reports, books, and programs. In addition to counseling clients on a case-by-case basis, our attorneys have conducted in-house training and seminars for clients and their reporters on issues regarding news-gathering activities, including issues of liability arising from investigative techniques, preservation of the reporter's privilege, and media access under federal and state law, including access to government documents, court records and open meetings.