Libby Locke

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.

Elizabeth "Libby" Locke[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLawyer

Career

Locke is married to fellow lawyer Tom Clare and together they run the law firm Clare Locke LLP.[2] They founded Clare Locke in 2014 after leaving Kirkland & Ellis LLP and each own 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]

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.[6]

In 2019 she represented Sarah Palin in a lawsuit against The New York Times.[7]

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

In 2020 Locke represented Away in a case against The Verge.[8][9]

In 2021 she represented Project Veritas in a defamation lawsuit against Stanford University.[10] She also represented Project Veritas against The New York Times.[11][12][13]

In 2021 Locke represented ShotSpotter in a defamation lawsuit against Vice Media.[14]

Personal life

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
  1. 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. 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. "Judge clears way for former Penn State president's lawsuit". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. Darcy, Oliver (6 August 2019). "Appeals court revives Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against New York Times". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Scarcella, Mike (5 August 2022). "Project Veritas on hook for Stanford legal tab after defamation ruling". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. Pershan, Caleb. "Project Veritas pokes at the New York Times but loses a legal battle". cjr.org. Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. Vakil, Caroline (19 November 2021). "NY Times denounces ruling temporarily blocking publication of Project Veritas memos". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  14. Thomas, David (14 October 2021). "Law firm in Dominion case takes on VICE in defamation suit". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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