Social Media Marketing and the Law

Program Number: 2129

Program Date: 05/18/2011

Description

Jeffrey Edelstein, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, discusses legal risks presented by social media marketing campaigns. Topics covered:
• the current regulatory climate, including the application of the revised Federal Trade Commission's endorsement guides to social media campaigns, and the key changes to the FTC guides;
• recent FTC actions and NAD cases concerning social media;
• the false advertising risks, including liability for product claims;
• the legal issues presented by bloggers;
• user-generated content promotions;
• copyright, trademark, defamation, and privacy issues; and
• developing a social media policy and best practices.

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Arizona, California, Colorado Eligible, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey Eligible, New York, Texas Self Study

Credit Information

50 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit
60 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit

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Presenters


Jeffrey S. Edelstein, Esq.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Jeffrey S. Edelstein, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, based in its New York City office. Mr. Edelstein is recognized as one of the leading advertising and marketing lawyers in the country and he has achieved numerous successes on behalf of companies involved in false advertising challenges before the National Advertising Division and the National Advertising Review Board of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. His practice also includes reviewing advertising, drafting advertising and marketing contracts, and representing clients before the NAD and other regulatory bodies in false advertising cases. Named as a top-ranked attorney in Chambers USA, 2008-2010; The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2011; New York Magazine, New York Area’s Top Attorneys, 2007-2011; New York Super Lawyers, 2006-2009; and a leading lawyer for Marketing and Advertising: Litigation and Transactions, The Legal 500, 2009, Mr. Edelstein regularly lectures and writes on advertising and marketing law topics.