About
Charles Tobin is a litigator and former journalist who serves as Practice Leader of Ballard Spahr's Media and Entertainment Law Group. He defends the media in libel and privacy lawsuits, conducts prepublication content review, and advises on subpoenas, FOIA requests, copyright matters, and First Amendment rights, while also handling unfair competition, disparagement, and false advertising matters.
Practice areas
Media LawEntertainment LawFirst Amendment LawPrivacy LawCopyright LawCommercial LitigationDigital Media Law
Office
Expertise
Media IndustryEntertainment IndustryDigital MediaJournalism
Education
- University of Florida (J.D., with honors)
- University of Florida (B.S., Journalism, with high honors)
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court