The unprecedented disruption caused by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created challenges for brands. Temporary and perhaps permanent changes to advertising and marketing strategies and executions have occurred and will continue to impact brands.

On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, Douglas Wood and Keri Bruce, partners at Reed Smith LLP, the ANA’s General Counsel

As programmatic buying increases in popularity, the use of multiple data sources presents its own share of legal challenges to marketers. Join us for a free webinar led by Frederick Lah on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. EST, showcasing the key legal issues to manage in a programmatic advertising environment.

This webinar is part of a series of complimentary webinars from the ANA Government Relations group focused on legal and regulatory issues currently affecting the marketing community.

REGISTER NOW on the ANA website.
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In case you missed last week’s Association of National Advertisers webinar covering the FTC’s Operation Full Disclosure, please join John Feldman of Reed Smith and Michael Ostheimer of the FTC’s Division of Advertising Practices on Monday, December 1, 2014, as they present on a program entitled, Operation Full Disclosure: What You Need to Know About TV and Print Disclaimers, hosted by the American Bar Association (Section of Antitrust Law).

Find out what Operation Full Disclosure means to you and your clients, and learn about the Commission’s ongoing efforts to educate the industry on proper disclosure practices as well as potential enforcement activities.
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Don’t miss out on your chance to learn how the FTC’s Operation Full Disclosure can affect you. Join us November 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET for the complimentary webinar, “The FTC’s Operation Full Disclosure: What You Need to Know.” Led by John P. Feldman, partner at Reed Smith LLP, and Michael Ostheimer, staff attorney in the FTC’s Division of Advertising Practices, the webinar will cover ways to ensure all ads are complying with the FTC’s standards, the latest on the commission’s ongoing efforts to educate the industry on proper disclosure practices, and what to expect in the coming months with regard to enforcement.

This webinar is part of a series of complimentary webinars from the ANA Government Relations group focused on legal and regulatory issues currently affecting the marketing community.

For more information or to register visit http://www.ana.net/webinars/show/id/LRE-NOV14.
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Join us on Tuesday, November 4, for the Joint Policy Committee’s Chicago Town Hall Meeting, sponsored by Talent Partners. Discussion will include:

– Resolution of SAG-AFTRA CBA Issues
– Overview of the Audit Process
– Recent SAG-AFTRA Arbitrations
– Ad-ID
– Discussion of the Experimental Waiver for “Made Fors”
– AFM Update

Register now:
RSVP to Denise Busa (dbusa@talentpartners.com) at Talent Partners (space is limited)

Date and Time:
Tuesday, November 4th
10:00 – 10:30 am: Breakfast
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: JPC Chicago Town Hall

Location:
Talent Partners
400 N. Michigan Avenue, 14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
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This is a reminder to please join us next week on Tuesday, October 7, for the Joint Policy Committee’s Atlanta Town Hall Meeting, sponsored by 22squared.

A new arbitration decision was received last week and will be discussed. Our discussion will also include:

-Resolution of the SAG-AFTRA CBA Issues
-Overview of the audit process
-Recent SAG-AFTRA arbitration
-Ad-ID
-Discussion of the Experimental Waivers for Made Fors
-AFM update

Register Now:
RSVP to Aaron Kooden at aaron.kooden@22squared.com (space is limited)

Date and Time:
Tuesday, October 7th
9:30 – 10:00 am: Breakfast
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Stacy Marcus, JPC Atlanta Town Hall

Location:
22squared
1170 Peachtree St NE, 14th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Join us on Tuesday, October 7, for the Joint Policy Committee’s Atlanta Town Hall Meeting, sponsored by 22squared. Discussion will include:

-Resolution of the SAG-AFTRA CBA Issues
-Overview of the audit process
-Recent SAG-AFTRA arbitration
-Ad-ID
-Discussion of the Experimental Waivers for Made Fors
-AFM update

Register now:
RSVP to Aaron Kooden at aaron.kooden@22squared.com (space is limited)

Date and Time:
Tuesday, October 7th
9:30 – 10:00 am: Breakfast
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Stacy Marcus, JPC Atlanta Town Hall

Location:
22squared
1170 Peachtree St NE, 14th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Data breaches are increasingly posing massive risks to brands. On Tuesday, September 16 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, Mark Melodia, head of our firm’s Global Data Security, Privacy & Management Group will be presenting a webinar, hosted by the ANA, to discuss strategies companies must implement to mitigate risk and damage to brands. He will examine the crucial ways for brands to work effectively with outside counsel – from initial indications and preparedness to litigation, reporting and resolution. Mark also will touch upon effective management of external support vendors to maintain privilege and confidentiality and, as appropriate, how to interface with law enforcement (including the FTC), state attorneys general and others.
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Stacy Marcus and Barbara Bispham recently submitted a proposal to present a panel session entitled “Make it Rain: Prep for Acquisitions, IPOs & More” at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2015, the leading annual film, interactive, and music festival/conference held in Austin, TX.

Part of getting selected is determined by a public voting component, which accounts for 30 percent of the decision-making process.

We are asking for your votes to help ensure that Stacy and Barbara’s panel is chosen, and we have outlined below three easy steps to submit your vote (which should take approximately 2-3 minutes of your time). Voting closes on Friday, September 5.

How to vote for their panel:

1.) Visit the SXSW site and create a login.
2.) Confirm your account and sign in.
3.) Search for “Make it Rain: Prep for Acquisitions, IPOs & More” and cast your vote.

Announcements regarding the selected panels will be made after October 20, and with your assistance we hope that theirs will be one of them. Thank you in advance for your support!
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Join our partner, Divonne Smoyer, on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 for a teleseminar featuring Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.

Van Hollen, Wisconsin’s Attorney General since 2007, will discuss how AGs generally approach legal and policy issues and work either alone or together to resolve complex issues.
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