Leena Charlton

A long-time journalism enthusiast whose work history includes stints at Cosmopolitan, StoryCorps, and Guernica, Leena enjoys pursuing both of her passions—storytelling and the law—as an associate in DWT's media and entertainment practice group.

Leena's zeal and talent for writing served her well as a judicial clerk in a federal district court in New York, where she drafted opinions and bench memos for a variety of cases. She also has sharpened her writing chops as an associate at other New York law firms, drafting appellate briefs, complaints, and other pleadings concerning many of the issues she works on as part of DWT's media group, including trademark, copyright, and entertainment law.

An advocate of constitutional and human rights, Leena's prior experience includes roles as a legal fellow at Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute, a communications professional at the New York Civil Liberties Union, and a student attorney for Section 8 tenants during her time with the Harvard Tenant Advocacy Project.