Consumer Protection, Nonprofit Law

Advertising News & Analysis - April 25, 2013

by Jeffrey D. Knowles, Kristalyn Loson, Randall Miller, Jonathan L. Pompan, Melissa Landau Steinman | Venable LLP on 4/29/2013

In this issue: - Venable Welcomes Randy Miller - FTC Survey Estimates Fraud Affected 25.6 Million Americans in 2011 - New Florida Law May Axe Charitable Promos, Cause Marketing Campaigns - What to...more

Business News Digest – December 2012

by Victoria R. Danta, William H. Devaney, Audra J. Heagney, Ronald M. Jacobs, Alexandra Megaris, Lawrence H. Norton, Jonathan L. Pompan, Margaret C. Rohlfing, Janice M. Ryan, more +Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 12/5/2012

In this issue: - CFPB Issues Affinity Credit Card Report to Congress: How Nonprofits Can Minimize Their Legal and Tax Risk - FCPA Guidance: Déjà Vu All Over Again - Federal Ban on Government Contractor...more

CFPB Issues Affinity Credit Card Report to Congress: How Nonprofits Can Minimize Their Legal and Tax Risk

by Audra J. Heagney, Jonathan L. Pompan, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 11/21/2012

Affinity credit cards continue to be significant revenue generators for colleges and universities (and their affiliated organizations), associations and many other types of nonprofit organizations. The federal Consumer...more

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

by Stephen Dunne on 7/16/2012

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program discharges any remaining debt after 10 years of full-time employment in public service. The borrower must have made 120 payments as part of the Direct Loan program in order...more

Rotary KSS Semineri Düzenledi

by Ulya Selçuk on 3/19/2012

Rotary tarafindan düzenlenen Anadolu’daki KOBI’lere Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk (KSS) seminerine katilan Av. Ulya Selçuk, son yillarda iyilik yapan sirket veya ülkelerin kazanmaya basladigini söyledi....more

UNDP and ROTARY alongside SMES from Antalya

by Ulya Selçuk on 3/9/2012

UNDP and ROTARY alongside SMES from Antalya - by Faik Uyanik http://www.undp.org.tr/Gozlem2.aspx?WebSayfaNo=3790 UNDP and Rotary’s “Corporate Responsibility for a Sustainably Competitive Turkey Project” seminars...more

Exploring Consumer Arbitration Provisions after CompuCredit v. Greenwood

by Venable LLP on 1/25/2012

In this presentation; - Introduction - How we got here… - Credit Repair Organizations Act - CompuCredit v. Greenwood and AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion - Looking to the Horizon – What’s next? -...more

Legal and Regulatory Myths Debunked for Credit Counseling Agencies

by Venable LLP on 11/15/2011

Introduction -- Federal and state laws governing consumer credit counseling agencies continue to evolve and create potential pitfalls and new compliance requirements. -- In response, the industry has responded with...more

Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert: Cause Marketing Targeted By New York Attorney General

by Davis & Gilbert LLP on 10/26/2011

This past June, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman went to court to shut down the “Coalition Against Breast Cancer,” which he characterized as a “sham charity that fraudulently raised millions of dollars under...more

Business News Digest - August 2011

by Venable LLP on 8/3/2011

In This Issue: Companies Propose Self-Regulation for Food Advertising to Children; Connecticut AG Launches Groupon Investigation; Historic Change to Domain Name System Has Broad Implications for Brands; President Obama...more

Memo written by Judge Jenneman from Middle District of FL Bankruptcy Court

by Marilyn Hochman on 3/9/2011

UST filed Motion to Disgorge Fees in Ch 7 (Middle District of Florida, Orlando). Hearing was held and attached is Memo which accompanied Judge Jenneman's ruling denying the UST's Motion. There was a third case in front of...more