As the primary enforcers of consumer protections within their state, state attorney general offices often work across jurisdictional boundaries to product consumers widespread harms. Join Kelley Drye Special Counsel, Abigail Stempson, in a discussion on the importance of collaboration between AG offices, with the Executive Counsel of the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office.
International Trade Special Counsel, Josh Kagan, is a panelist at Georgetown Law’s upcoming International Trade Update, held on May 21- 21, 2024. Josh will be joined by representatives from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as other professionals in the industry. In their panel Hot Topics in Customs Enforcement, the speakers will:
Kelley Drye Partner Donnelly McDowell will speak at BBB National Program’s Direct Selling Summit on the panel “The Oversight and Impact of Influencers and Affiliates: Transforming the Direct Selling Landscape.” This panel will cover, that while endorsements by influencers and affiliates in marketing can be persuasive to customers and a powerful tool to increase brand exposure, they also carry risks. This session will explore the evolving role of influencers and affiliates in the direct selling industry will examine their impact on consumer behavior, regulatory oversight, and the future of traditional direct selling models.
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Advertisers and NAD rely on FTC rules and guidance to ensure truthful and accurate advertising, but what is an advertiser to do when updated guidance and proposed rules are treated like established law? And what is the government’s obligation when litigated decisions contradict that guidance? How should NAD balance its interest in maintaining FTC support for industry self-regulation with advertisers’ insistence that the FTC is not focusing on its statutory obligation to ensure claims are not false or otherwise deceptive?
Join Partner, John Villafranco, as he teams up with Mary Engle, Executive Vice President, Policy, BBB National Programs, to address these questions, and more.