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Alison Schary

Alison Schary is ONA's general counsel. In her role at Davis Wright Tremaine, she represents and counsels clients on a wide range of issues in media and intellectual property law, including libel, privacy, copyright, newsgathering and First Amendment matters. Alison regularly defends clients against claims for defamation, privacy and newsgathering torts, and she has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property matters. Alison also advises newspaper, magazine, website, television and book-publishing clients on pre-publication and pre-broadcast legal issues.

Legal updates: Jan–June 2014

By Alison Schary on June 28, 2014

  • Legal Affairs

Below is a summary of legal updates from the first half of 2014: May 22, 2014 ONA joined a letter drafted by the Reporters Committee in defense of SCOTUSblog’s application … Read more.

Legal updates: July–Dec 2013

By Alison Schary on December 28, 2013

  • Legal Affairs

Below is a summary of legal updates from the second half of 2013: Nov. 26, 2013 ONA joined with 25 other news organizations in an amicus brief to the U.S. … Read more.

Legal updates: Jan–June 2013

By Alison Schary on June 28, 2013

  • Legal Affairs

Below is a summary of legal updates from the first half of 2013: June 21, 2013 We joined a letter drafted by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press … Read more.

Legal updates: 2012

By Alison Schary on December 28, 2012

  • Legal Affairs

Below is a summary of legal updates from 2012: Oct. 31, 2012 ONA joined an amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press regarding judicial review … Read more.

Legal updates: 2011

By Alison Schary on March 28, 2011

  • Legal Affairs

Below is a summary of legal updates from 2011: Sept. 22, 2011 ONA, in partnership with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the UNC Center for Media Law … Read more.

Legal updates: 2010

By Alison Schary on December 28, 2010

  • Legal Affairs

Below is a summary of legal updates from 2010: Oct. 29, 2010 ONA presented legal panel at ONA 2010 in Washington D.C., featuring Jon Hart, Dow Lohnes LLC, ONA General … Read more.

Legal Updates: 2009

By Alison Schary on December 28, 2009

  • Legal Affairs

Below is a summary of legal updates from 2009: Nov. 12, 2009 Conducted training session in Richmond, Va., on Internet law issues. Oct. 22, 2009 Conducted training session in Ann … Read more.

Legal Updates: 2008

By Alison Schary on December 28, 2008

  • Legal Affairs

Below is a summary of legal activity from 2008: Nov. 7, 2008 Joined an amicus brief in the case of Dugas v. Robbins. In 2008, Peter Robbins wrote a blog post in which he … Read more.

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