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Nimra H. Azmi

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T 212.402.4072 New York
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Nimra Azmi defends the rights of journalists and media outlets to investigate, report, and publish. She has represented journalists and publishers in lawsuits and claims involving defamation, SLAPP, FOIA, invasion of privacy, and right of publicity. She advises clients on how to best leverage public records laws to gain access to materials critical for their reporting.

Nimra also maintains a robust counseling and pre-publication review practice in which she mitigates defamation and copyright risks for publishers, documentarians, podcasters, and reporters, including for clients like Bloomberg News, VICE, The New York Post, The Times (UK), The Sun (UK), Sony, Spotify, Zeteo, and Discovery. She also completed a secondment at NBC News, where she counseled journalists, producers, and editors across NBC platforms on pre-publication risks.

Prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine, Nimra was a litigator at a major law firm and then at a civil rights nonprofit, where she led litigation teams in civil rights litigation before district and appellate courts on matters of national importance like the Muslim Ban.

Williams v. Netflix, Inc.

Defending Netflix in a defamation action filed by a former friend of New York City con artist Anna Sorokin, who is depicted in the Shonda Rhimes-produced docuseries "Inventing Anna." (D. Del., ongoing)

Smietana, et al. v. The New Yorker, et al.

Defending The New Yorker against libel claims brought by cryptocurrency founder based on reporting about cryptocurrency company. (ND IL, ongoing)

Partially Important Productions v. USCIS

Secured documents via FOIA for HBO's Last Week Tonight pertaining to USCIS' use of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" to feature in a segment. (D.D.C.)

Donald Trump v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al.

Defended ABC, ABC News, and George Stephanopoulos against defamation claim brought by President Trump based on reporting by Mr. Stephanopoulos on the E. Jean Carroll trial. (SD. Fl.)

Youngworth v. Netflix, Inc., et al

Secured dismissal of defamation claim that arose from the 2021 series, "This is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist," about the unsolved robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The court dismissed plaintiffs' defamation claim because it failed to allege that the Netflix documentary contained materially false facts. (Ma. Sup. Ct.)
*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • New York, 2016
  • District of Columbia, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2020
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 2024
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 2019

Education

  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 2015
    • Executive Editor, Harvard International Law Journal
    • President, Harvard Muslim Law Students Association
  • B.A., History, Barnard College, Columbia University, 2011, with distinction, cum laude
    • Dean's List, 2008-2011

Languages

  • Urdu, Hindi, and French

Background

    • Staff Attorney, Muslim Advocates, Washington, D.C., 2017-2020
    • Associate, Litigation, 2016-2017; Summer Associate, 2014 – Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, N.Y.
    • Litigation Intern, Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, D.C., 2013
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Publications
09.05.23
News
Press Photographers Achieve Historic Settlement With New York City Police Department Read More
Publications
2020
News
"It Took Five Years to Reach This Goal," Davis Wright Tremaine Pro Bono & Social Impact Report Read More External Link
Publications
September 2020
Publications
"Uncovered: Title VI & Title IX's Limited Applicabilities for Muslim Students Who Veil," Harv. J.L. & Gender Read More External Link
Publications
07.28.20
News
Interview, "Why Are Muslims Starving In ICE Detention," Unholier Than Thou, Crooked Media Read More External Link
Publications
07.24.20
News
Interview, "Qualified Immunity: How Police Get Away with Murder," RightsCast Read More External Link
07.13.20
Presentations
"Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free: A Discussion on Racial Justice in America," American Bar Association
Publications
06.12.20
Publications
"The Supreme Court's Insidious Development of Qualified Immunity," Just Security Read More External Link
02.29.20
Presentations
"Religious Freedom Under Threat," University of the District of Columbia
11.02.19
Presentations
Moderator, "Civil Rights Enforcement from the Perspective of the U.S. Department of Justice," National Association of Muslim Lawyers Conference
07.24.19
Presentations
Moderator, "Keeping Up the Fight Against the Muslim Ban," Muslim Caucus Panel
09.22.18
Presentations
"One Year Later: The Muslim Ban," Iranian Alliances Across Borders Conference
Publications
06.27.18
Publications
"The Roberts Court Would've Allowed Japanese Internment," Slate Read More External Link
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