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Jay Ward Brown

Partner · Ballard Spahr LLP

United StatesLitigation, Defamation

About

Jay Ward Brown has been representing news and entertainment companies for three decades, litigating defamation, privacy, copyright, subpoena, and access matters in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal and state appellate courts, and trial courts around the country. He also serves as clearance counsel for producers of documentary films and TV series and provides legal vetting of stories for newspaper and magazine publishers.

Practice areas

LitigationDefamationPrivacyCopyrightFirst AmendmentMedia Law

Office

Expertise

MediaEntertainmentPublishingCivil RightsInsurance

Education

  • New York University School of Law (J.D. 1992, cum laude)
  • Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (M.S. 1985, with honors)
  • University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (B.A. 1984)

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • New York
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Supreme Court