Laura Rose Handman

Laura Handman, for thirty years, has been providing pre-publication counseling and litigation services from complaint through trial and appeal to U.S. and foreign broadcasters, film studios, and book, magazine, newspaper and Internet publishers. Laura has extensive experience in libel, newsgathering, privacy, reporter’s privilege and First Amendment matters and has served as an expert on American libel law in actions in England, Northern Ireland and Australia. She represents news organizations and Internet firms in national security investigations. She brings recognized expertise to clients copyright and trademark litigation and was appointed a special master in S.D.N.Y. to review advertising and promotion in a civil fraud action. Laura is the co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice. Laura’s clients include: Amazon.com, Associated Newspapers, Atlantic Media Company, Center for American Progress, China Central Television (CCTV), CNN, Discovery Communications, Dow Jones, The Economist, HarperCollins, Hearst Corporation, Microsoft, The New York Daily News, New York Post, National Public Radio (NPR), Random House, U.S. News & World Report, and Yale Alumni Magazine. J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1977, magna cum laude B.A., Yale University, 1973, cum laude