Mary Ellen Roy
Recognized since 2003
New Orleans, Louisiana
Advertising Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Media Law
Mary Ellen Roy practices in the area of commercial litigation. She represents media and advertising companies in pre-publication and pre-broadcast review, defamation defense, privacy law, courtroom access, public records and open meetings, reporter’s privilege, negligent misrepresentation, and other First Amendment issues. She also handles intellectual property law matters, including copyright and trademark counseling, litigation, registration, prosecution and proceedings before the U.S. Copyright Office, the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). She has experience with various Internet and technology law issues, including domain name disputes in international arbitrations before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), privacy and terms of use policies for websites, and anonymous speech postings.
Ms. Roy’s practice includes representing electric, gas, and water utilities in antitrust and consumer class actions, municipal franchise disputes, expropriation litigation, and regulatory proceedings before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In addition, she represents corporate clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, including bank mergers and acquisitions, franchisor/franchisee disputes, shareholder and securities suits, entertainment law issues, unfair trade practices claims, protection of trade secrets, lender liability, real estate partnerships, arbitration, and general business torts.
- 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130-6534
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1984
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Association Communications Law Forum - Member
- Harvard Club of Louisiana - Member
- Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Louisiana Coalition for Open Government - Board Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- Media Law Resource Center, Defense Counsel Section - Member
175 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
20 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Litigation - First Amendment, New Orleans (2024)
- Litigation - First Amendment, New Orleans (2022)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property, New Orleans (2019)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property, New Orleans (2016)
- Advertising Law
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Media Law
- Advertising
- Appellate
- Constitutional
- Copyright
- Defamation
- Defendants
- Electronics
- Entertainment Law
- Free Speech
- Information Technology
- Intellectual Property
- Internet
- Litigation
- Media
- Software
- Trade Secrets
- Trademark
- Unfair Trade Practices
- The Best Lawyers in America
- New Orleans Magazine - Top Lawyers
- Louisiana Super Lawyers
- IP Star - Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
- First Amendment Law
- Information Technology Law
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