The varied team at Greenberg Traurig LLP is distinguished by its First Amendment understanding and successes with defamation disputes, intellectual property matters, and freedom of information claims. Michael Grygiel co-chairs from the firm’s Albany office where he is committed to advocating on behalf of news organizations in publication claims. Co-chairing from Los Angeles, Vincent Chieffo‘s extensive trial and appellate experience includes copyright, defamation, and rights of publicity matters. In Los Angeles, Mathew Rosengart is a focused litigator, whose recent successes include high-profile defamation defense proceedings in the film and music spaces. In Albany, Kelly McNamee focuses on media and First Amendment law, with experience defending news organizations and conducting applications for access to government records and documents.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Hugely knowledgeable lawyers’

  • ‘Mathew Rosengart is incredibly smart, savvy, and knowledgeable' 

  • 'Ed Schultz is an excellent strategic thinker’

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Key clients

  • Bloomberg LP
  • Charlamagne Tha God
  • Kathy Griffin
  • Gannett Co

Work highlights

  • Achieved victory for Gannett Co. when the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a defamation lawsuit by Nicholas Sandmann.
  • Represented Bloomberg News and its reporter in a high-profile defamation case filed by pro golfer Patrick Reed arising from news coverage of LIV Golf/PGA dispute.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Vincent H. Chieffo, Michael J. Grygiel