Lindsey B. Cherner
Associate
Lindsey Cherner is a member of DWT's media, entertainment, and intellectual property group where she represents and defends media and entertainment companies in content-related litigation disputes involving the First Amendment, defamation, records and courtroom access, privacy and data protection, intellectual property, and copyright claims. She also maintains a robust counseling and pre-publication review practice in which she mitigates legal risk for publishers, reporters, and content creators across all media formats and platforms on a 24/7 news cycle, including for the New York Post, Sports Illustrated, Vice, The City, and Firing Line.
Prior to law school, Lindsey majored in journalism and worked as a life and arts reporter for multiple daily and weekly news publications in Texas and New York, including the Houston Chronicle, the Austin American-Statesman, and the New York Observer.
Practice Highlights
Social media host defenses
Admitted to Practice
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New York, 2018
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Texas, 2020
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2018
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2018
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2019
Education
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J.D., Columbia Law School, 2017
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Executive Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
- Entertainment Arts & Sports Law Society
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B.J., University of Texas at Austin, 2014
- Dean's List
- Staff Writer, Life & Arts – The Daily Texan
Professional Recognition
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- Social Justice and Rule of Law Award, Financial Times FT Innovative Lawyers North America, 2020
- Pro Bono Award of Excellence, White & Case LLP, 2018-2021
Background
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- Litigation Associate, 2017-2021; Summer Associate, 2016 – White & Case LLP, New York
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Pamela K. Chen, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2016
- Legal Intern, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., 2015