The ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference is among the highlights of the year in the world of advertising law. It is the rare legal conference that covers such a broad array of legal issues under one large “advertising...more
Barry M. Benjamin, managing partner of the New York office and chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Advertising and Marketing group, was honored to recently co-present with Pamela Deese, partner at ArentFox Schiff, at a...more
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For proper business planning purposes, with the turn of the calendar, it’s a good idea to try to project where the world is going....more
Once a month, we cover an interesting topic around 60 seconds. This month, partner Barry Benjamin shared his thoughts on the National Advertising Division....more
Barry M. Benjamin, managing partner of Kilpatrick Townsend’s New York office and chair of the firm’s Advertising and Marketing group, was honored to co-present with Laura Brett, Vice President and New York Office leader at...more
A federal court recently held that a customer could sue ALDI, a national food retailer, for false advertising based on an on-pack claim for a salmon product that read: “Simple. Sustainable. Seafood.” The use of “Sustainable”...more
Selling. It’s the lifeblood of capitalism and is ultimately a company’s primary goal. To sell, a company must distinguish itself in the marketplace, and the way to do that is often by making claims. However, the law requires...more
At some point in any lawyer’s career, it is likely that a client will come to them demanding action about a competitor’s false advertising. Whether the competitor is lying in an explicit comparison with your client’s product...more