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# 2012: A Consumer Protection Year in Review

  February 7, 2013

American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

In conjunction with his keynote address at the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Consumer Protection Conference, partner [Bill MacLeod](/Our-People/William-C-MacLeod) authored the paper, ​“2012: A Consumer Protection Year in Review.” The article discusses the most significant events in consumer protection law in 2012 from ten categories: advertising, consumer finance, e-commerce, economics, privacy, market initiatives, federal enforcement, state enforcement, private actions and constitution.

 

 

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