Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

A New CPSC Chairman at the End of the Year?

Yesterday Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”), announced at the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization's ("ICPHSO") annual conference that she will not…

Edith Ramirez To Be Named FTC Chairwoman

News media outlets are reporting that President Obama will name Edith Ramirez as Chairwoman at the Federal Trade Commission. Ramirez, a Democrat who joined the FTC as a Commissioner in 2010 after working in private…

Best Practices for E-Mail Marketing

If you work with e-mail marketing—whether you’re putting together the content, reviewing the images and links for accuracy, or conducting a final copy and legal review—you already know that your commercial message must…

FTC Settles Claims of Privacy-By-Design Unfairness and Deception With Mobile Device Manufacturer

Consistent with the FTC’s laser focus on mobile privacy, the Commission today announced its latest privacy law enforcement action – this time against a mobile device manufacturer. Today’s announcement, with HTC…

Strategies for Avoiding Big Privacy "Don'ts" with Personal Data

On February 27, I will be speaking at the Strata Conference – Making Data Work, in Santa Clara, Calif. My presentation will outline best practices and learning lessons to describe how companies, no matter where they…