Chelley Talbert

Chelley Talbert is a litigator and strategic advisor with extensive experience navigating complex disputes and regulatory matters across media, technology, and production sectors. She brings a steady, practical approach to high-stakes First Amendment, intellectual property, privacy, employment, and commercial matters. Her practice bridges strategy and advocacy, pairing in-house insights with seasoned litigation experience to guide clients through novel legal, operational, and ethical challenges.

Before joining DWT, Chelley led legal support for a diverse portfolio of television, streaming, and digital productions, guiding legal strategy through all stages of development, production, and distribution. She shaped risk assessments for sensitive true-crime and investigative content and built multidisciplinary partnerships to align creative goals with business compliance, production risk, and reputational integrity. Earlier in her career, she oversaw global ethics and compliance investigations for a Fortune 500 manufacturing conglomerate, bringing additional depth in risk navigation and collaborative counsel in dynamic environments.

In addition to client-focused work, Chelley served as a volunteer arbitrator in New York's Civil Court for many years, presiding over small claims matters involving contract, consumer, and tort disputes to ensure cost-effective case resolution and fair adjudication.