25 Aug, 2021 4As Releases "Agency Review Participation Agreement" By Jeff Greenbaum The American Association of Advertising Agencies just released an "Agency Review Participation Agreement," to help address a number of...
25 Apr, 2021 You're Invited: "International Perspectives on Key Issues in Agency-Advertiser Agreements" By Matt Vittone On Thursday, May 6th, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance ("GALA") will be hosting a webinar, “International Perspectives on Key...
06 Apr, 2021 FTC Reaches $400K Settlement With BASF and its Exclusive Retailer Over Fish Oil Supplement Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with multi-national chemical company BASF and the exclusive retailer...
29 Mar, 2021 Environmental Groups Call on Advertising Agencies to Stop Working With Fossil Fuel Industry By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, a coalition of environmental groups called on advertising and public relations agencies to stop working with the...
20 Sep, 2020 Should an Advertising Agency Display Client Work on its Website After the Relationship Ends? By Jeff Greenbaum An advertising agency spends years creating work for its client and then, at some point, the relationship ends. Does the ad agency have...
18 Jun, 2020 FTC Sues Marketing Agency Over COVID-19 Promotion By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission sued marketing agency Traffic Jam Events, alleging that the agency deceived consumers by sending out mailers...
28 Apr, 2020 Florida AG Sues Ad Agency Over Deceptive Coronavirus-Related Car Dealer Promotion By Jeff Greenbaum Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against advertising agency Traffic Jam Events for creating direct mail advertising...
15 Apr, 2020 You're Invited! "Key Issues in Agency-Client Agreements: Considerations in Times of Crisis" Webinar By Matt Vittone On Thursday, April 16th, the Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA) will be hosting a webinar, "Key Issues in Agency-Client Agreements:...
09 Mar, 2020 Union Wars (Part IV): A New Hope By Brian Murphy Candice Kersh A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy (Not So) Far, Far Away (A Recap) In August of 2018 and May of 2019 (see this and this post), SAG-AFTRA...
26 Feb, 2020 FTC Prosecutes Agencies for Deceptive Ad Sales to Small Businesses By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently entered into a settlement with two advertising agencies resolving allegations that they deceptively...
23 Feb, 2019 You're Invited: SoDA to Host "A Dozen Advertising Law Tips for 2019" By Jeff Greenbaum On Thursday, Febraury 28th, SoDA will present the free webinar, "A Dozen Advertising Law Tips for 2019." Brian Murphy and I will lead a...
07 Feb, 2018 FTC Reaches One of Largest Settlements Ever With Advertising Agency By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced today that it has reached a settlement with advertising agency Marketing Architects, Inc.,...