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WilmerHale

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WilmerHale's media and entertainment team is well-versed in representing social media companies in cases related to their ability to moderate and control content on their platforms. The firm largely defends its clients in First Amendment cases to ensure protection of their editorial rights. Other than content moderation lawsuits, the firm also represents clients in antitrust and commercial litigation. Washington DC-based Ari Holtzblatt leads the team and is the go-to for assisting social media platforms with litigation involving First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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  • ‘The WilmerHale team is the absolute gold standard in online platform issues in the United States. They have made most of the important law on CDA Section 230, and are true experts in intermediary liability. ’

  • ‘Ari Holtzblatt is the leading expert on Section 230 and intermediary liability in the United States, in my opinion. He is smart, practical, down to earth, and a great partner for in-house counsel. He is one of the best attorneys I have had the pleasure to work with. ’

  • ‘The counsel I have worked with on issues of online speech and platform regulation, including at the appellate and Supreme Court levels, are stellar. ’

  • ‘Ari Holtzblatt is a superstar in this area. He is relatively unusual in understanding the intersection of statutory issues and First Amendment issues. Beyond his deep legal expertise, he has worked on enough cases in this space to understand the practicalities that are likely to shape platform litigation positions. ’

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Ari Holtzblatt