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Reporters Committee welcomes attorney Marietta Catsambas to lead amicus practice. Catsambas will oversee the Reporters Committee's work building broad coalitions to support journalists' rights in state and federal courts. Marietta Catsambas has joined the Reporters Committee as a staff attorney leading the organization's robust amicus practice, a role in which she will bring together broad coalitions of major news and transparency groups and oversee the filing of legal briefs in support of journalists' newsgathering and First Amendment rights. "We are thrilled to welcome Marietta to the Reporters Committee's growing legal team to continue our longstanding work ensuring courts understand how the cases before them impact a free press," said Lisa Zycherman, the Reporters Committee's vice president of legal programs. "Marietta is a talented media attorney whose experience fighting for journalists' rights will strengthen our amicus practice at a time when reporters and news organizations are increasingly faced with legal threats." For decades, the Reporters Committee has played a critical role in supporting the news industry through filing friend-of-the-court briefs in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. The Reporters Committee's briefs, which are frequently joined by news outlets and transparency organizations, bring the news media's perspective to cases involving important press freedom issues ranging from unconstitutional prior restraints and subpoenas to libel lawsuits and public records access. In 2025 alone, the Reporters Committee filed more than 75 friend-of-the-court briefs, including briefs challenging the Trump administration's efforts to cancel funding for public media and advocating for Associated Press reporters' right to access the White House press pool. This year, the Reporters Committee has filed friend-of-the-court briefs in several high-profile cases. In January, for example, the Reporters Committee led a coalition of 23 media organizations in submitting a brief in support of The New York Times's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's restrictions on press access to the Pentagon. The Reporters Committee also authored two separate friend-of-the-court briefs urging a federal court to order the U.S. Department of Justice to return electronic devices seized during a search of a Washington Post reporter's home. Catsambas joins the Reporters Committee from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, where she litigated cases on behalf of news media, technology companies, and nonprofit organizations to protect their First Amendment and intellectual property rights. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Catsambas previously clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She also served as a volunteer attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia. "I'm excited to join the Reporters Committee's skilled legal team and work alongside our dedicated partners to defend press freedom in courts across the country," Catsambas said. "I've advocated for the rights of journalists and media organizations throughout my legal career, and look forward to continuing that work at the helm of the Reporters Committee's amicus practice." Keep up with the Reporters Committee by subscribing to its monthly newsletter! Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press'll send you updates about its work defending the rights of journalists, the latest news on press freedom, original analyses on First Amendment issues, and more.

Experienced employment attorney Derek Bishop joins Davis Wright Tremaine in Seattle. JULY 13, 2026 - Derek Bishop, a seasoned employment litigator with nearly two decades of experience defending employers in high-stakes class actions and workplace disputes, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in Seattle. Bishop brings a strong record defending employers in wage-and-hour class and collective actions, discrimination and retaliation claims, and other complex workplace disputes. He represents companies across industries including agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and technology and has experience before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and state and federal courts in Washington and Oregon. In addition to his litigation practice, he advises employers on a wide range of workplace and compliance issues. Bishop's arrival further expands DWT's nationally recognized employment services group and strengthens the firm's ability to serve employers throughout the Pacific Northwest and across the country. Bishop joins the firm after nearly four years at Littler Mendelson P.C. He was previously a partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, where he practiced for more than a decade. "Derek combines first-chair litigation experience with practical day-to-day counseling skills that employers value," said Laura Sack, co-chair of DWT's employment services group. "His depth in wage-and-hour and other workplace-related litigation bolsters an already exceptional team and we're delighted to welcome him to DWT." "DWT has long been a leader in employment law and a firm I have admired throughout my career," said Bishop. "The team combines outstanding legal talent with a practical, business-focused approach to client service and I'm excited to join them." Bishop routinely handles complex employment litigation, with a particular focus on wage-and-hour class and collective actions, employment discrimination matters, retaliation claims, and other high-exposure workplace disputes. He also advises employers on compliance, workforce management, compensation and scheduling practices, restrictive covenant issues, and employment-related agreements. His wage-and-hour experience is informed by his writing on FLSA collective action notice standards, and he regularly counsels employers on practical solutions to workplace challenges and risk management issues. Bishop received his B.A. and his J.D. from the University of Washington. About Davis Wright Tremaine Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with more than 600 lawyers representing clients based throughout the United States and around the world. The firm has one of the largest labor and employment practice groups in the country and is ranked as a nationwide leader by Chambers USA. Learn more at dwt.com.