Articles from Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP

In its 2025 USA Guide, Chambers and Partners has awarded Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP a prestigious Band 1 ranking in First Amendment Litigation (Mainly Plaintiff), affirming the firm’s commitment to excellence in legal advocacy. This accolade follows the firm’s recognition in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Defamation / Reputation Management.

After a week-long jury trial in federal court, the trial team at Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP (MWPP) achieved a landmark $8,000,001 defamation verdict in favor of their client, Christopher Chandler, chairman and founder of the global investment firm Legatum Group.

Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP announced today it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of OZY Media, Inc. (“OZY”) against Defendants Benjamin Smith, Semafor, Inc. (“Semafor”), and BuzzFeed, Inc. (“BuzzFeed”). The complaint seeks to hold accountable former BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief and New York Times media columnist Ben Smith and Semafor, the company he co-founded in 2022, for misappropriating OZY’s trade secrets for their own benefit. The lawsuit additionally alleges that BuzzFeed breached the mutual nondisclosure agreement it entered into with OZY in 2019 as part of its efforts to buy the company. OZY seeks to recoup the catastrophic damages caused by the Defendants’ conduct, and to recover the profits that the Defendants have unjustly reaped as a result.

In its second month of operation, Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP more than doubled its headcount to manage several high-profile defamation matters the firm landed after its August 3rd launch. The firm’s founding partners are joined by Amy McCann Roller, Mark Thomson, Shannon Timmann, Kayla Mozier, and Alexis Chandler. “The response from new and legacy clients has been incredible,” commented co-founder Dustin Pusch, “so we are expanding our team to meet their growing needs.”

Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP announces the launch of a new leading defamation law firm devoted to reputation management and fighting misinformation.