Michael Berry > Ballard Spahr LLP > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile
Ballard Spahr LLP Offices
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Michael Berry
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Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
For over 20 years, Michael Berry has represented news, entertainment, and other media clients in defamation and privacy suits, fought for the right of the press and public to access government and court records, defended reporters who are subpoenaed, and advised clients on newsgathering and other First Amendment matters. He is a trial lawyer who regularly defends media companies in federal and state courts throughout the country. For example, Michael has served as trial counsel for prominent newspapers and websites and succeeded in unsealing records in high-profile criminal prosecutions and high-stakes corporate litigation.
Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Ninth, and 10th Circuits
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Memberships
Media Law Resource Center Institute, Board of Directors
Media Law Resource Center, past Co-Chair, MediaLawLetter Committee
Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition, Founding Member, Board of Directors
Pennsylvania Bar Association, past Co-Chair, Bar-Press Committee
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D. 2000, with highest honors)
Editor-in-Chief, North Carolina Law Review
Duke University (M.P.P. 2000)
Emory University (B.A. 1994)
Phi Beta Kappa
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense