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Tina Salvato

Counsel

T 213.655.9625 Culver City
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Tina Salvato counsels and defends media and entertainment clients in intellectual property and defamation disputes. Her practice further includes providing industry clients with advice and pre-publication review of defamation, copyright, trademark, right of publicity, advertising, and other content matters.

Tina is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, depositions, and trials. She has litigated a variety of claims, including IP, defamation, FOIA/CPRA, data breach, and complex commercial disputes.

Admitted to Practice

  • Illinois, 2014
  • California, 2014

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2013
    • Senior Editor, UC Irvine Law Review
    • Finalist and Best Brief, ABA First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition
  • B.A., English and Public Policy, Brown University, 2006

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Los Angeles Copyright Society
    • Media Advocacy Workshop Committee, ABA Forum on Communications Law, 2017-2021
    • Co-Chair, Creative Arts Committee, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago Bar Association, 2014-2016

Professional Recognition

    • Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2017

Background

    • Associate, Venable LLP, Los Angeles, 2020-2021
    • Associate, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, 2017-2020
    • Associate, Mandell Menkes LLC, Chicago, 2015-2017
    • Law Clerk, Tribune Media Company, Chicago, 2014-2015
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07.14.23
News
Media & Entertainment
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Team Recognized in American Lawyer's "Litigators of the Week" Column Read More
Publications
07.14.2023
News
"Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs," Law.com Read More External Link
03.08.19
Presentations
“Media Lawyers Q&A for Journalists,” Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference
2017
Presentations
Active Voice Fellowship Training, Student Press Law Center
2017
Presentations
“Legal Issues for Authors,” Lawyers for the Creative Arts
January 2016
Publications
Co-author, “Jordan Litigation Fouls First Amendment Defense,” MLRC Bulletin 2015 Issue 3
2016-2017
Publications
Co-author, Media Law Resource Center's 50-State Survey of Media Privacy and Related Law, Illinois Chapter
2016-2017
Publications
Editor, “Recent Developments in Media, Privacy, Defamation, and Advertising Law,” Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association
2016
Presentations
Newsroom Training on FOIA and Right to Record, Chicago Reporter
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