Are you using thought leadership as "after hours" client advocacy?
(Podcast) The Briefing: When a TikTok Costs You $150,000 - Copyright Pitfalls in Influencer Marketing
The Briefing: When a TikTok Costs You $150,000 - Copyright Pitfalls in Influencer Marketing
Nicholas Barrows of Trowers & Hamlins on Blending AI with Human Creativity to Drive Deeper Client Connections - Passle's CMO Series EP172
(Podcast) The Briefing: Influencer Fail – ALO Yoga & Influencers Named in $150M Class Action Lawsuit for FTC Violations
The Briefing: Influencer Fail – ALO Yoga & Influencers Named in $150M Class Action Lawsuit for FTC Violations
Consider angles when mapping out your thought leadership strategy, not just topics
No Password Required: CEO of HACKERverse.ai, Disruptor of Cybersecurity Sales and Most Other Things
CMO Series Digital Masterclass: Chris Yates of Bristows on How to Bring Lawyers Onboard and Streamline Thought Leadership
Joe Green & Monica Rodriguez Kuniyoshi on Integrating Generative AI with Your Experts - Passle CMO Series Podcast RE-RELEASE:
CMO Series Podcast RE-RELEASE: Tracey Whyte on Getting The Most Out of AI in a Lean Marketing and BD team
Here are 4 under-the-radar sources of thought leadership inspiration at conferences
LEGAL ALERT | NAD Finds Kevin Hart’s Social Media Disclosures Insufficient in Monitoring Decisions
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Future of TV? A 2025 Digital Media Trends Analysis
The Briefing: The Future of TV? A 2025 Digital Media Trends Analysis
The lesson 2,886 newspapers can teach law firms about thought leadership
Thought leadership as a secret crisis management weapon?!
Brinsley Dresden and Geraint Lloyd-Taylor of Lewis Silkin on Leveraging Thought Leadership to Build Personal and Practice Brands - CMO Series Rainmakers Podcast
New lateral partners coming aboard? They'll need a Thought Leadership Blitz
CMO Series Live 2025: An Exclusive Preview with Natasha Sandamas - Passle's CMO Series Podcast
A ghostwriter works with a client to think through the client’s ideas about a particular topic, helps frame the topic, and pulls out valuable knowledge, wisdom, and insights about the topic from the client during a live...more
On May 14, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser announced that the state reached a settlement with MC Global Holdings, LLC, its associated companies, and owners (collectively MC) to resolve allegations that MC’s...more
By now, many businesses are familiar with The Campaign Registry (or “TCR”). The Campaign Registry was created as a collaboration between major United States mobile telecommunications carriers to address the growing issue of...more
The high-profile “Sad Beige Lawsuit” has ended between two prominent social media influencers, which begged the question, can you protect a personal “aesthetic” or “vibe?” On May 28, influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford...more
Your law firm likely aspires to be considered the leading authority in your practice area. The challenge is that with so many people competing for this recognition, it can take time to stand out from the crowd. ...more
Join Kelley Drye for a fast-paced, practical webinar, “Navigating the Maze of Influencer Marketing.” This 30-minute session will cover what companies need to know to stay compliant with evolving FTC guidance, class action...more
The National Advertising Division (NAD) has focused a good deal of its monitoring enforcement this year on cosmetics cases and influencer cases, including lots involving the use of beauty influencers....more
Here's the uncomfortable truth: If 90% of your clients come from referrals, you don't own your reputation. Other people do. You're building their influence while staying completely dependent on their goodwill....more
Over the past few months, two firms have filed a series of class action lawsuits against a number of companies – including Celsius, Shein, and Revolve – over their influencer campaigns. Leveraging the same template, the firms...more
When I first started my law practice, I’d get invited to sponsor networking events or plan sponsor forums. They’d ask for a check, promise big exposure, and deliver… almost nothing. The room would be filled with the wrong...more
Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong has taken legal action against two online distributors, Triggered Brand and Made In China, for allegedly selling research-grade GLP-1 weight loss drugs directly to Connecticut...more
Taking a note from Sir Elton John’s 1983 hit, “I’m Still Standing,” the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issued two enforcement actions (one Notice of Violation and one Warning Letter)...more
In recent years, plaintiffs have increasingly set their sights on kratom, a controversial botanical supplement, as a target for litigation. With at least 15 putative class-action cases filed in the past year alone, this...more
Connecticut AG William Tong announced enforcement actions against companies that allegedly advertised, distributed, or sold so-called “research grade” versions of GLP-1 weight loss drugs in violation of state consumer...more
FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) is active throughout each year issuing letters challenging promotional labeling they deem noncompliant. Any communication from FDA regarding a promotional claim they disagree...more
Clean Beauty Legal Risks Clean beauty claims have become the current "flavor of the month" for consumer class action lawsuits, particularly in California, New York, Florida, and Texas, where plaintiff's bar activity is...more
In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains the benefits of lawyers using thought leadership as "after hours" client advocacy. == Learn more about Wayne Pollock:...more
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, Alyssa Horton and Colleen Meyer, both counsel in the private funds regulatory group, explore the recent SEC staff guidance on the Marketing Rule. They discuss the new FAQs issued on March 19,...more
We have recently witnessed a noticeable lengthening of the time needed to close on an institutional investor’s fund allocation. Anecdotally, the typical time frame to close on an institutional investor allocation appears to...more
Companies that rely on digital marketing are awaiting a pivotal decision from the US Supreme Court on how federal courts should treat a Federal Communications Commission interpretation of a law against junk faxes. ...more
Warner Music Group just sued DSW for using 200+ hit songs in social media ads—without permission. Those TikToks could now cost $30M. On this episode of The Briefing, entertainment and IP attorneys Scott Hervey and Tara...more
The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently reviewed marketing claims tied to Huda Beauty's Easy Bake Setting Spray. At issue was a TikTok video from an influencer claiming the spray was the “strongest setting spray...more
On 21 May 2025 the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - BaFin) has launched a consultation (GZ: WA 35-Wp 5427/00001#00554; available here (in German only)) prior to...more
The relationship between a talent, on one hand, and a studio, concert promoter, or venue, on the other, almost always extends beyond performance and payment. One instance where this plays out is the promotion of a performance...more