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The Briefing: Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing – Part 1 (Archive)
(Podcast) The Briefing: Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing – Part 1 (Archive)
(Podcast) The Briefing – Fake Reviews, Real Consequences: Consumer Review Dos and Don’ts
The Briefing – Fake Reviews, Real Consequences: Consumer Review Dos and Don’ts
The FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Deceptive Reviews and Testimonials
Podcast - Influenciadores y Publicidad
The Briefing: How “Knockoff” Furniture Landed Kim Kardashian in an IP Lawsuit
The Briefing: How “Knockoff” Furniture Landed Kim Kardashian in an IP Lawsuit (Podcast)
The FTC Takes a Closer Look at Blurred Advertising to Children
Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 8 – Social Media, Influencers, and Endorsements
(Podcast) The Briefing: Beyond the Hashtag – FTC Revises Guidelines for Endorsement Use in Advertising
The Briefing: Beyond the Hashtag – FTC Revises Guidelines for Endorsement Use in Advertising
AD Nauseam: Testimonials and Endorsements – How Many Disclosures is Too Many
NIL Antitrust Litigation - Highway to NIL Podcast
State AG Pulse | Influencers, Identify Yourselves, Says FTC
Podcast - The FTC Cracks Down on Celebrity Endorsers
Podcast - Navigating Social Media and Advertising Law with the FTC
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Jack Nicklaus Companies Landed Hole-In-One With Court’s Recent Injunction
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Jack Nicklaus Companies Landed Hole-In-One With Court’s Recent Injunction
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Many of you are basking in the afterglow of the end of tax season, with tax day (not to be confused with taxing day—which is seemingly every day) passing us by on April 15. Others (most likely...more
Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals benefit a wide range of athletes, from college stars landing major brand endorsements to competitors in niche sports securing sponsorships through social media and local businesses. Even...more
A recent class action asks how it’s possible that a Chinese company, with allegedly “no fashion designers or background, selling flea-market quality clothes, became a giant in the fast-fashion industry in the US?” The...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Before jumping in this week, allow me to clear the decks and orient you: it’s cold as winter through many parts of the country, though allergy season is very clearly in full effect. TikTok is...more
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Welcome back to the Spotlight! Much as I would love to take your attention away from the “T” word (no…not “torpedo bats”), I feel obliged to open this week with a discussion on the impact of the across-the-board US tariffs on...more
On this episode of the R&G Dugout podcast, Ropes & Gray litigation & enforcement partner and lead of the firm’s sports industry initiative, Chris Conniff, is joined by intellectual property transactions partner Erica Han....more
With March Madness in full swing, the spotlight isn’t only on thrilling buzzer-beaters or underdog victories; it’s also on the continued evolution of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights. Since the NCAA's landmark policy...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight, to the Spring and to Major League Baseball. As the season starts anew, I can’t help but think about this time last year when I was celebrating a New York Yankees Opening Day victory thanks in...more
When state law provides that an insurance contract can be rescinded for misrepresentations only if they are “material,” can an insurer contract around that rule by adding an exclusion for all claims based on any...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Just as Spring arrived yesterday, so too did the NCAA’s crown jewels: the NCAA Basketball Championships. The former has the potential to usher in hay fever while the latter has the potential to...more
The introduction of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreements has fundamentally changed the landscape of college athletics. For the first time, student-athletes can capitalize on their personal brands while pursuing their...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! You need not be Irish to enjoy the luck of having wound up here, just a few days before St. Patrick’s Day. You may however need to be Irish to enjoy corned beef and cabbage. But whether it was a...more
A California Court of Appeals decision brought one auto policyholder decidedly down from “cloud nine” in Murphy v. AAA Auto Insurance of Southern California, which found no coverage over a cannabis delivery service employee’s...more
Celebrity Endorsements - As companies continue to seek effective advertising strategies, celebrity endorsements remain a powerful tool, particularly in reaching broad and receptive audiences through social media platforms....more
When working with influencers, companies can do everything right, from drafting an influencer agreement to creating a stellar marketing plan. All elements of the ideal campaign are in place. But when you tune in to see the...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Hard enough as it is to believe, with this week’s entry, the Spotlight is celebrating its fourth birthday. (sniffle, sniffle…our business development content grows up so fast). No magicians at...more
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By the time you read this article, we will have crowned our 2025 College Football Playoff champion. If you watched even a slice of college games, then you heard multiple stories about “NIL” and the “collectives”. What exactly...more
“Dark patterns” have increasingly been the focus of legislative and regulatory scrutiny. Yet the phrase is never used in business. No business designs a website, mobile app, or business process with the instruction, “let’s...more
Under the FTC’s Endorsement Guides, influencers and celebrities have to disclose any material connection they have to the brands they promote “when a significant minority of the audience for an endorsement does not...more
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Welcome back to the Spotlight! If you missed the GRAMMY Awards last week—as nearly 10% fewer did TV-ratings-wise, as compared to the last year’s show—allow me to start off with a little primer. Females largely owned the...more
My favorite blog post of the year—where I get to assess the best commercials, track the rise in ad costs, and challenge you to identify your favorite celebrity endorsement. This year, demand for ad space was “robust” with...more