Mary Ellen is a partner at Phelps Dunbar, where she concentrates in commercial litigation. She represents media and advertising companies in pre-publication and pre-broadcast review, defamation defense, privacy law, courtroom access, public records and open meetings, reporter’s privilege, negligent misrepresentation, and other First Amendment issues. Mary Ellen also handles intellectual property law matters, including copyright and trademark counseling, litigation, registration, prosecution and proceedings before the U.S. Copyright Office, the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). She has experience with various Internet and technology law issues, including domain name disputes in international arbitrations before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), privacy and terms of use policies for websites, and anonymous speech postings. Mary Ellen has served as co-chair of the ABA Communication Law Forum; chair of the ABA Section of Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee; chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section; and Steering Committee Member of The Sedona Conference Working Group 2 on Protective Orders, Confidentiality and Public Access.