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Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with offices throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.  Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. For more information, please visit reedsmith.com.

About Us

This blog is maintained and edited by Doug Wood, Editor-in-Chief, and Stacy Marcus, the Managing Editor.

Doug Wood

Doug, a member of Reed Smith's Executive Committee and the firm's ATM practice, has more than 30 years' experience representing national and multinational companies in advertising, marketing, promotions, unfair competition, intellectual property, and e-commerce matters. Doug serves as legal adviser to several worldwide advertising industry trade organizations and is General Counsel to the Association of National Advertisers.  He is also the chief negotiator for the industry in relations and collective bargaining with the Screen Actor's Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the American Federation of Musicians.  In addition, Doug is the founder and Chairman of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA), a network of independent law firms, located in more than 50 countries, that has expertise in advertising and marketing law.

Doug is a frequent speaker, writer and media commentator on a variety of subjects involving advertising and marketing-related legal topics for the Association of National Advertisers, the World Federation of Advertising, the International Advertising Association, the American Marketing Association, and advertising agency networks and clubs throughout the United States.  

Doug is recommended for his 30 years of experience in the field, and comes highly recommended by clients who refer to him as a "great primary contact on a lot of issues in the advertising field," "efficient," and "great to deal with," according to The Legal 500 directory.

 

Stacy Marcus

Stacy is an associate in the Advertising Technology & Media Group. She concentrates her practice in e-commerce, advertising and technology law. Stacy advises clients on social media guidelines, branding, trademark and copyright-related issues, celebrity endorsement and talent agreements, software licensing and development, sweepstakes and promotions, mobile marketing and telemarketing. She has counseled clients in a wide variety of services available through the Internet and mobile platforms, including issues related to social media, user-generated content and premium SMS promotions. Her clients include advertisers, advertising agencies, financial institutions and website owners. Stacy also assists in the representation of high-end designers and drafts commercial design agreements for various projects, including hotels, restaurants and fitness facilities.

Stacy is a member of the Social and Digital Media Task Force. She co-authored the Advertising & Marketing chapter of the Social Media White Paper entitled "A Legal Guide to the Commercial Risks and Rewards of the Social Media Phenomenon" and was a co-editor for the entire piece.

Prior to joining Reed Smith, Stacy assisted in the defense of FTC, State Attorneys General and class action consumer protection actions involving deceptive trade practices, CAN-SPAM, state spam laws and federal telemarketing rules, such as the 900 Number Rule, TDDRA and the TCPA.