Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Highlights from the 2024 National Advertising Division Conference

Last week, advertising and legal professionals, experts, regulators, and business representatives convened in New York for the annual National Advertising Division (NAD) Conference to consider hot topics, share…

FTC Faces Renewed Criticism Both from Within and from Congress

As we rapidly approach the November election, important legal and political questions are resurfacing at the FTC—with new criticism coming from both within the Commissioner ranks and from Congress. On Tuesday,…

FTC Staff Report on MLM Income Disclosures: Many Observations Lead to Many Questions

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report documenting its review of 70 publicly available income disclosure statements from a wide range of multi-level marketing (MLM) and direct selling companies…

Join Us for an Upcoming Webinar: Why You Should Care About the FTC’s Rule on Fake Reviews

On August 14, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final rule designed to combat “fake” reviews and testimonials. Given the focus of the rule and the FTC’s press surrounding it, many companies may assume…

FTC Finalizes Rule on “Fake Reviews”

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final rule addressing consumer reviews and testimonials. With this rule, the Commission takes aim at “fake” reviews and testimonials by prohibiting their sale or…