Brand Activation Legal Committee: June 2020

For June’s meeting Barnes & Thornburg LLP will discuss recent: (i) FTC developments; (ii) Lanham Act and class action false advertising updates; and (iii) NAD/NARB updates. Presenting from Barnes & Thornburg LLP will be Partner Philip Jones and Counsel Jim Dudukovich and Olivia Clavio.

Philip Jones, Partner, litigator and counselor, Jones helps protect trademark and copyright assets and provides strategic legal advice regarding trademark strategies and advertising initiatives. An experienced advocate and chair of the firm’s Advertising and Marketing team, Philip dedicates his practice to cultivating meaningful relationships with clients, vigorously defending and leveraging their trademark and copyright interests, and safeguarding their brands and promotions.

Jim Dudukovich, Of Counsel, is a seasoned advertising, marketing, and social media lawyer who provides proactive legal counsel and thought leadership on cutting-edge issues in the advertising industry. With over two decades of in-house experience, he offers a pragmatic approach, sound judgment, and an uncommon ability to identify issues and assess risks across functions to help clients achieve business objectives.

Olivia M. Clavio, Of Counsel, in the Indianapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg and a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Department. She focuses her practice on advertising and marketing compliance, trademark, copyright, trade dress, right of publicity, trade secret, social media, and unfair competition issues.