Atty. Michael J. Grygiel
Michael J. Grygiel focuses his practice on national media law, with an emphasis on defending news and entertainment organizations from news-gathering and publication-related claims, including defamation, copyright infringement and invasion of privacy matters.
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Michael J. Grygiel is a civil rights and entertainment attorney based in Albany, New York, practicing at Greenberg Traurig. Admitted to practice in District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar, New York, New York State Bar Association, and Vermont, Vermont Bar Association. Educated at Temple University (J.D., 1983) and Hamilton College (BA, 1979). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - First Amendment (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Media Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serves clients in Albany, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael J. Grygiel focuses his practice on national media law, with an emphasis on defending news and entertainment organizations from news-gathering and publication-related claims, including defamation, copyright infringement and invasion of privacy matters
- He also represents media companies and other clients in complex Lanham Act, trade secret and Internet-related litigation and counseling
- Michael has served as lead trial counsel to media and other clients in bet-the-company litigation, including a nationally watched news aggregation copyright case and a trade libel action against a major medical device manufacturing company
- He is experienced representing the press in a wide range of matters involving applications for access to civil and criminal court proceedings and records, and freedom of information law cases in both federal and state courts
- Prior to Michael’s career in private practice, he was the Director of the Arthur Levitt Public Policy Center at Hamilton College, where his teaching concentrated on First Amendment and constitutional law
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Civil rights attorneys for discrimination, police misconduct, constitutional rights, and civil liberties cases.
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Entertainment lawyers for music, film, sports contracts, talent representation, and IP licensing.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Albany are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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