Amy L. Neuhardt

Partner
Washington, DC

t: 202.274.1137
f: 202.237.6131

aneuhardt@bsfllp.com

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Areas of Practice

Litigation

Constitutional Law and First Amendment / Mass Media

Education

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1995; Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review

Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, History and Literature, 1990; Captain, Varsity Fencing Team

Clerkships

Hon. John Minor Wisdom, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1995-1996

Admissions

District of Columbia, New York and Louisiana (inactive)

Amy L. Neuhardt's main practice areas include complex commercial litigation, civil appeals and media law.

Since joining Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Ms. Neuhardt's practice has included the representation of a prominent non-governmental organization before the D.C. Circuit in connection with the appeal of orders dismissing a defamation claim filed against it by a Serbian national, defense of an agricultural products manufacturer regarding allegations of a fraudulent spin-off of its related chemical businesses, and defense of the former CEO of a prominent insurance company in connection with civil litigation filed against him by the New York Attorney General.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Neuhardt was associated with the New York offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, at which firms she practiced civil litigation and media law. She also practiced in New Orleans, Louisiana at the law firm Correro, Fishman, Haygood, Phelps, Weiss, Walmsley & Casteix LLP, where she practiced media law. Ms. Neuhardt has participated in trials, arbitrations and appeals in such areas as antitrust, insurance, bankruptcy, breach of contract, fraud, securities fraud, defamation, and death penalty law. She also has conducted numerous internal investigations of corporations in the United States and abroad.

Ms. Neuhardt has written extensively on media related matters. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, where she has served on the Communications Law Committee and the Litigation Committee. She also has served in various positions in the American Bar Association, including as Editor of the Communications Lawyer and as Chair of the Young Lawyers Division, Law and Media Committee.

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

American Bar Association
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2002-present
Communications Lawyer, Editor, 2002-2006
Chair, ABA Young Lawyers Division, Law & Media Committee, 2001-2002
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Law and Communications Committee (2002-2005), Litigation Committee (2005-present)

Selected Publications and Presentations

Recent Developments in Defamation Law, Practising Law Institute (1998-2002) (co-author)

Louisiana Chapter of MLRC 50 State Survey: Current Developments in Media Libel Law (1997-2002, 2005) (co-author)

Louisiana Chapter of MLRC 50 State Survey: Media Privacy and Related Law (1996-2002) (co-author)