Adam Levin and Jacob Albertson Mentioned in Variety for Role in High-Profile Subpoena Dispute
Adam Levin and Jacob Albertson were mentioned in the Variety article, "Marvel Won’t Have to Turn Over ‘Highly Confidential’ Documents About Development of Ryan Reynolds’ Nicepool After Judge Tosses Justin Baldoni’s Defamation Case," for their representation of Marvel Entertainment in a high-profile subpoena dispute stemming from Justin Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit against actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.
The case involved allegations that Reynolds' character "Nicepool" in Deadpool & Wolverine was a targeted parody of Baldoni. As part of the litigation, Baldoni’s legal team sought confidential Marvel documents related to the character's development. On behalf of Marvel, Levin and Albertson moved to quash the subpoena, citing the highly sensitive nature of the materials and their irrelevance following the dismissal of the defamation claims.
From the article...
"On April 2, the studio’s attorney Adam Levin at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp wrote to Freedman, asking him to withdraw the subpoena because disclosure of the documents 'is likely to substantially harm Marvel' and 'irrelevant to the claims asserted in this case.' ... On April 25, Marvel attorney Jacob Albertson wrote to Judge Liman to request that the court quash the Baldoni subpoena. Albertson made similar arguments as Levin previously made and added that producing any documents and communications concerning Baldoni would prove to be 'unduly burdensome.'"
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman granted Marvel’s motion, shielding the studio from producing what it described as “proprietary and highly confidential” creative documents.
