Biography
Ambika Kumar's practice focuses on the legal risks posed by content. With a deep understanding of how free speech principles apply to evolving technology, Ambika represents some of the world's leading technology and media companies in cutting-edge litigation. She has particular experience defending internet intermediaries under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and other federal protections. She has helped defeat efforts to censor or otherwise challenge content in courts around the country, working on more than a dozen lawsuits seeking to invalidate regulations on First Amendment grounds. She also regularly advises on and litigates other First Amendment issues, defamation, and copyright.
Ambika is consistently recognized as one of the top lawyers in her field, earning "MVP of the Year" in Media & Entertainment from Law360 in 2021, recognized as a "Trailblazer" in First Amendment in 2020 by the National Law Journal, and listed as one of "America's Top 200 Lawyers" by Forbes magazine in 2024.