Legal Affairs Committee Thought Leadership

For October's meeting, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz attorneys provided updates on recent NAD decisions, class action and Lanham Act case updates, and recent FTC enforcement and updates.

For the September's meeting, BakerHostetler provided updates on recent NAD decisions, class action trends, and recent FTC enforcement.

For the August meeting, Finnegan provided updates on recent NAD and NARB decisions, class action and Lanham Act trends, and recent FTC enforcement.

For July’s meeting, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC provided updates in the following areas: NAD and NARB, Lanham Act, and false advertising class actions; FTC and State AG activity; and the recent enactment of the Colorado Privacy Act and other developments in privacy law.

ANA SVP of Government Relations Chris Oswald updates the legal world on digital ad tax proposals, where Congress stands on a federal standard for consumer privacy regulation, and what is in store for big tech as a new FTC commissioner is appointed.

For June's meeting, Crowell & Moring, LLP provided updates in the following areas: NAD and NARB; Lanham Act and false advertising class actions; FTC and State AG activity; and developments in privacy law.

For May’s meeting, attorneys from Seyfarth Shaw LLP provided updates in the following areas: false advertising litigation, including NAD, Lanham Act, and class action cases; the regulatory landscape, including FTC and State AG activity; and developments in privacy law.

For March’s meeting, attorneys from Reed Smith LLP provided updates on recent FTC and NAD activity, false advertising cases, and related developments in privacy law.

Lawyers from Reed Smith discussed some new processes that have been established for bringing challenges to misleading advertisements through the National Advertising Division.

Following the recent passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Sarah Bruno, partner at Reed Smith LLP, explained the steps marketers and advertisers need to take to ensure compliance with the new law.

Following the enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act, Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Executive Director Lou Mastria explained how the DAA offers resources to California consumers for preventing the sale of their personal information to companies.