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# What The FTC Said About Direct Selling In 2018

  December 5, 2018

Law360

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partner [John Villafranco](/Our-People/John-E-Villafranco) and senior associate [Donnelly McDowell](/Our-People/Donnelly-L-McDowell) co-authored the *Law360* article ​“What The FTC Said About Direct Selling In 2018.” The article discusses the Federal Trade Commission’s business guidance for direct sellers and multilevel marketers released earlier this year along with recent enforcement actions and staff comments, and poses seven questions direct sellers and multilevel marketers should consider as we close out 2018 and look toward the future.

 

 

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