Biography
Deanna Shullman develops and implements successful strategies for defending clients in business, intellectual property, and content-related litigation. She is known for her ability to solve practical problems for businesses both inside and outside of litigation. In her media/First Amendment practice, she provides pre-broadcast and pre-publication review and newsgathering advice, offers advice concerning content and publication practices, defends against subpoenas to reporters, defamation, and privacy claims, and prosecutes actions concerning access to government records and proceedings. In her intellectual property practice, Deanna litigates copyright and trademark disputes and provides advice concerning intellectual property management and enforcement. In her commercial litigation practice, Deanna litigates commercial disputes for corporate clients of all sizes, including contract disputes, class action defense, business torts and related areas.
Deanna also prepares and reviews contracts and other documents related to business operations and management. In addition, she provides effective strategies for navigating corporate online presence, including guidance on privacy and data-collection regulations and preparation of website management documents like terms of use and other online policies. She has also served as an expert witness on attorneys' fees in defamation, privacy, and public records cases and has testified at deposition and in court regarding such matters.
Deanna is a member of the American Bar Association's Forum on Communications Law, where she has served on the Governing Committee and several sub-committees. She is also a member and past Chair of the Florida Bar Media Law Committee.