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Libby Locke

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Elizabeth "Libby" Locke[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLawyer

Elizabeth "Libby" Locke is an American lawyer. She specializes in defamation cases. Together with her husband Tom Clare she owns the law firm Clare Locke.

Career

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Locke and her husband Tom Clare run the law firm Clare Locke LLP.[2] They founded Clare Locke in 2014 after leaving Kirkland & Ellis LLP and each owns half of the company.[3] Clare Locke specializes in reputation-based cases, especially defamation.[4]

In 2016 Locke represented a University of Virginia administrator against Rolling Stone magazine in a case resulting from the article "A Rape on Campus",[5] yielding a $3 million jury verdict.[6]

In 2016 Locke represented Graham Spanier in a lawsuit against Louis Freeh which resulted from an investigation Freeh had conducted into the Jerry Sandusky scandal.[7]

In 2019 she represented Sarah Palin in a lawsuit against The New York Times.[8]

In 2019 she defensed Matt Lauer against sexual assault allegations.[1]

In 2020 Locke represented Away in a case against The Verge.[9][10]

In 2021 she represented Project Veritas in a defamation lawsuit against Stanford University.[11] She also represented Project Veritas against The New York Times.[12][13][14]

In 2021 Locke represented ShotSpotter in a defamation lawsuit against Vice Media.[15]

In 2023, the firm was one of two to negotiate a settlement with Fox News on behalf of their client, Dominion Voting Systems in the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion in 2021.[6]

Personal life

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Her father was a businessman and air national guardsman, her mother was a pediatric emergency room nurse and later dog breeder. She has one child with Clare and two from a previous marriage.[3]

She enjoys dressage and gymnastics.[3]

Locke identifies politically as an American conservative.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thomas, David. "New Matt Lauer Accusations Are Latest Test for Libby Locke". law.com. The National Law Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ Staff, ALM. "Winning Litigators: Tom Clare & Libby Locke, Clare Locke". law.com. The National Law Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Larson, Erik (26 February 2021). "Conservative Power Couple Wage Legal War on Stolen-Election Myth". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ Lovelace, Ryan. "'Brilliant and Lucky' Clare Locke Makes Headlines by Keeping Clients Out of Them". law.com. The National Law Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ Horowitz, Julia; Disis, Jill (7 November 2016). "Jury awards $3 million to UVA administrator in Rolling Stone defamation case". cnn.com. CNN Business. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b Enrich, David (April 14, 2024). "The Case That Tore a Law Firm Apart". The New York Times. Vol. 173, no. 60123. pp. BU1, BU4–BU5. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Judge clears way for former Penn State president's lawsuit". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  8. ^ Darcy, Oliver (6 August 2019). "Appeals court revives Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against New York Times". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ Melendez, Steven. "Away luggage hires defamation law firm in response to article that alleges toxic work environment". fastcompany.com. Fast Company. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ^ Thomas, Lauren (13 January 2020). "Away co-founder Steph Korey is back at the helm after social media uproar". cnbc.com. CNBC. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. ^ Scarcella, Mike (5 August 2022). "Project Veritas on hook for Stanford legal tab after defamation ruling". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  12. ^ Pershan, Caleb. "Project Veritas pokes at the New York Times but loses a legal battle". cjr.org. Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  13. ^ Tillman, Zoe (18 November 2021). "A Judge Temporarily Blocked The New York Times From Publishing Project Veritas Documents". buzzfeednews.com. Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  14. ^ Vakil, Caroline (19 November 2021). "NY Times denounces ruling temporarily blocking publication of Project Veritas memos". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  15. ^ Thomas, David (14 October 2021). "Law firm in Dominion case takes on VICE in defamation suit". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 7 October 2022.