Alto Litigation Partner Ellen London to Moderate Panel on FOIA Exemption 4

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Alto Litigation partner Ellen London will be moderating a panel hosted by Law Seminars International that will be discussing the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, decided one year ago, that changed the standard under FOIA Exemption 4 for what constitute “confidential” commercial information. The Argus Leader opinion is critically important for anyone involved in the process of seeking or turning over private documents held by the federal government. The panelists include a lawyer from the Department of Defense, an in-house counsel at GE Aviation, a lawyer representing reporters, and a lawyer who has been directly involved in litigation along with the federal government on an Exemption 4 case.  This diverse group will be having a lively discussion of developments in the past year and predictions for future FOIA litigation.