Advertising and Mass Communications

We wrote the book on advertising law. Six volumes, actually, published by LexisNexis® Matthew Bender®, The Law of Advertising and Mass Communications.  

Expertise

• All business aspects of the industry 
• All contracts and breach of contract 
• Agency – client contracts 
• Claims clearance 
• Contract negotiation (agencies and advertisers) 
• Domestic and international licensing and technology transfer 
• Employment relations 
• False advertising 
• First amendment and censorship 
• Management consulting 
• Mergers and acquisitions 
• Network clearance 
• Privacy 
• Review and clearance of advertising for infringement of third-party rights 
• SAG/AFTRA 
• Software and technology 
• Sweepstakes 
• Taxation (including sales tax) 
• Trade secrets and unfair competition 

Our attorneys teach copyright, trademark, unfair competition, sports and entertainment, trade secret, and media and mass communications law at law schools and for other groups, including judges and chapters of the Association of Corporate Counsel. They are active in advertising trade associations and serve on the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) Legal Advisory Committee.