T. Markus FunkWhite & CaseChicagoNot so fast, says T. Markus Funk, a partner at White & Case in Chicago. “Defamation law is a really powerful tool,” Funk says. “We lay out the overall landscape of defamation law in the United States. The law is pretty particular about when defamation law applies and when it doesn’t. We understand that there is a difference between saying – I don’t like what you are saying and saying – what you are saying is defamatory.