My 14 year old once told me the best way to communicate with someone is by using an emoji. As an English major this sentiment is of course worrying but as an advertising lawyer, her comments are closer to the truth of advertising than they used to be. Take this recent case where the National Advertising Division considered whether the use of an emoji actually constituted an advertising claim.
Read MoreThis slow down of regular life has also forced us to see where the cracks in the system are - whatever your “system” is. From an advertising law standpoint, we too have had to address some cracks in the system. We now filter traditional, established advertising law principles, through the lens of a pandemic.
Read MoreIf you were like me, the start of 2020 was downright jarring. Here we are in April and I’m learning to let go of my default plan-ahead nature and go hour by hour. 99% of the headlines – regardless of your industry - start with the words “Covid-19.”
Read More‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through the town, every lawyer was working on their yearly count down. The bills had been sent to clients with care, in hopes that the checks would fly through the air. And me at my desk, Amazon prime on the way, I had just settled down to write a new blog for that day. Then out in the foyer, there arose such a clatter…For your reading enjoyment, here’s the December Ad Matter.
Read MoreDeception. Disguise. Tricks or Treats. Tiks and Toks. Welcome to the Halloween Edition of the Ad Matter. Read boo-low for some scary Ad Law headlines (and even scarier puns).
Read MoreSummer came and went and with it, an August full of headlines to make one’s head spin and a September that looks to be running at the same pace. Here are the best and the brightest in the Back to School Edition of The Ad Matter.
Read MoreWelcome to the July edition of The Ad Matter. This month’s newsletter highlights a range of ad law headlines including a case on yoga pants, SPAM (CAN not canned), and the latest COPPA vs. big data collection story.
Read MoreWhat happened this May in the world of advertising law?
Read More2018 ended with some exciting advertising law headlines: dropped lawsuits, cannabis regs, and SEC settlements with DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Read MoreA list of topics that may be of interest to you or your clients and for the month of November, I am offering thirty-minute sessions (free) to provide updates as well as guidance on best practices.
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