Fortified with a deep understanding of intellectual property and technology transactions, we work with brands at all stages of the advertising lifecycle.
Through our global platform, we help clients substantiate and clear global advertising, marketing, and promotional campaigns—whether traditional print or television, digital content on websites, or social media. Our Advertising and Marketing practice further supports media agencies and media technology providers in crafting and negotiating complex engagements and creating compliance protocols.
We provide our clients with goal-focused counseling. This includes counsel regarding brand selection and protection, brand use guidelines, advertising policies, compliance programs, and advertising campaign strategies. Our experienced advertising and marketing lawyers also provide guidance regarding ad claim review, guiding clients on matters such as product labeling and claim substantiation issues. We help our clients with advertising disputes and challenges, including government enforcement actions, federal and state law claims, and self-regulatory matters. Our lawyers can also handle a broad spectrum of sponsorship, endorsement, and sweepstakes-related legal matters.
We can help clients with a wide variety of advertising and marketing issues, including:
Competitor false and misleading advertising, including Lanham Act cases, National Advertising Division (NAD) Proceedings, and state unfair competition and deceptive trade practices
Consumer false advertising and deceptive trade practices
Food, drug, device, and cosmetic regulation and compliance
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advertising regulations and investigations
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
Data usage, privacy, and security
Advertising agencies
Telemarketing and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
The Law dated August 8, 2016 n°2016-1088 named “ Loi Travail ” has entered into force from January 1st, 2017 in relation to the “right to disconnect” for employees.
While the tactic of mass arbitration has led both defendants and plaintiffs to turn to the courts for relief, courts have been reluctant to come to the aid of either party.
The program explores the intersection of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and False Claims Act (FCA) liability, which has quickly become a major compliance concern for employers, especially those in the government contracting space.
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