6/26/2025 6:44:41 PM Recyclable, Renewable, Regulated: NAD Pokes Holes in Boxed Water’s Green Pitch By Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel Micah Wallen In a decision underscoring the complexity and risks of making environmental marketing claims, the National Advertising Division (NAD)...
6/26/2025 6:09:54 PM FCC Adopts Several National Security Measures By Craig Gilley At its May open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) implemented three distinct regulatory measures aimed at protecting...
6/18/2025 7:06:17 PM Marketing in Sensitive Sectors: The FTC Prescribes a $1.9 Million Lesson to Evoke Wellness By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Micah Wallen Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairman Andrew Ferguson has promised vigorous law enforcement under...
6/18/2025 7:04:39 PM Paid Partnership Problems: Uptick in Influencer Class Actions and NAD Scrutiny By Melissa Steinman Jay Prapaisilp By Melissa Landau Steinman, Margaret Ulle & Jay Prapaisilp As influencer marketing continues to dominate social media, the legal risks...
5/5/2025 10:58:08 PM Eight Questions Advertisers Should Be Asking About Tariffs By Shahin Rothermel By Shahin O. Rothermel, Ashley Craig, Jay Prapaisilp & Si (Steven) Lin The Trump administration transformed global trade policies by...
5/5/2025 10:54:36 PM FCC Approves Narrow Delay of New TCPA Revocation Rule By Craig Gilley Shahin Rothermel Ellis McKennie III On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a limited waiver delaying by an additional year the effective date of...
4/21/2025 9:26:37 PM Key Takeaways from Venable’s 11th Annual Advertising Law Symposium By Len Gordon Venable’s Advertising and Marketing Group hosted its 11th Advertising Law Symposium at our offices in Washington, DC on March 20. The...
4/21/2025 9:14:05 PM Negative Option and Continuity Marketing By Len Gordon Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their...
4/16/2025 3:59:06 PM Do You Know Who You’re Paying? FTC Lawsuit Against an Online Bill Pay Platform to Proceed By Len Gordon Ellis McKennie III On March 21, a federal judge in Washington state denied Doxo Inc.’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought by the Federal Trade Commission...
4/16/2025 3:51:09 PM Cleo AI Settles with FTC for $17 Million for Alleged Misleading Practices and Autorenewal Violations By Len Gordon Ari Rothman Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp +1 more... Show less In one of the first settlements since the new administration took office, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $17 million...
4/8/2025 3:23:48 PM Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Nondelegation Case Implicating the Powers of Administrative Agencies By Craig Gilley Len Gordon By Craig A. Gilley, Leonard L. Gordon & Megan Barbero On March 26, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Federal Communications...
4/8/2025 3:21:21 PM The National Advertising Division By Len Gordon Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their...
3/25/2025 2:06:16 PM FTC Files Brief Defending “Click to Cancel” Negative Option Rule By Len Gordon Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp +1 more... Show less Ending speculation and uncertainty about whether new leadership at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would repeal or continue to defend...
3/25/2025 2:03:00 PM Trump Fires Democratic FTC Commissioners, Setting Up a Direct Challenge to Humphrey’s Executor By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Megan Barbero On March 18, President Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission...
3/19/2025 10:13:09 PM National Advertising Division Targets Celebrity, Influencer, and Third-Party Marketing in Recent Decisions By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently issued a series of decisions addressing influencer and third-party marketing. The NAD is...
3/19/2025 10:09:54 PM DOJ Dismisses Lawsuit Over COVID Nasal Spray False Advertising By Len Gordon Todd Harrison By Leonard L. Gordon, Todd A. Harrison & Nicole Yapp On March 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to drop a lawsuit filed on behalf...