Azeezat Adeleke

Associate

Davis Wright Tremaine

Azeezat Adeleke works in the media and entertainment practice group, concentrating on First Amendment, defamation, intellectual property, and other litigation issues. She also has experience handling False Claims Act investigations, depositions, and Section 1983 matters. Before joining DWT, Azeezat worked at a litigation-focused firm in the capital. She also clerked for federal judges on the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Participating Sessions

Pro Bono Legal Clinic for Investigative Storytellers

The Pro Bono Legal Clinic offers investigative storytellers (filmmakers and journalists) lacking legal representation the opportunity to connect with experts in a position to knowledgeably discuss the legal challenges they are confronting. Leading attorneys in the areas of First Amendment law, privacy and libel, Freedom of Information, whistleblower protection, and copyright and intellectual property are on hand. Attorneys will brief participants on case law and trends relevant to problems that...