The FTC and CFPB will hold a media only call on Monday, November 19, at 12:00 pm ET, to announce "a coordinated effort to protect consumers."

Congress wraps up its work for the year this week as the Senate takes up the two-year budget agreement that passed the House on a strong 332-94 vote.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes new reporting requirements on employers and insurance companies offering health coverage.

Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas.

Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas.

Companies can improve their financial performance by monetizing patents and other intellectual property (IP).

Entrepreneurs, company executives, and private equity fund sponsors often find themselves needing help when it comes to raising capital to fund the new enterprise.

Today the Food and Drug Administration issued a notice, to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register, tentatively determining that partially hydrogenated oils are not generally recognized as safe for use in food.

Venable's new Fund Forum, SEC's new crowdfunding rules, and more in the December issue of Business News Digest.

This has probably been the biggest year for hydrogen so far. Momentum is growing faster than ever behind the idea that hydrogen will play a crucial role in decarbonizing our economy. In honor of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, ...

According to a January 22 Reuters story, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to release recommendations for the alcoholic beverage industry’s online advertising practices sometime this summer.

Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas.

Marketers often attempt to defend advertising claims as "just puffery" without a full understanding of the legal parameters of that term, writes Venable partner Gregory J. Sater in the September edition of the DRMA Voice.

Episode 10 of Venable's Ad Law Tool Kit Show, Season 2,is now available. Listen to "Understanding False Advertising Claims, Part 2: The National Advertising Division" here...

Episode 1 of the Ad Law Tool Kit Show, "Product Safety and Recalls," is now available. Listen here, or search for it in your favorite podcast player.

The Federal Maritime Commission issued a new rule earlier this year that, effective July 19, registered, foreign-based NVOCCs may take advantage of Negotiated Rate Arrangements, in lieu of published rates in their tariffs.

On June 17, 2015, Jonathan Pompan, Partner and co-chair of Venable LLP's CFPB Task Force and Christopher Sicuranza, Managing Director and U.S. Banking Lead for Navigant Consulting, discussed the interplay among regulatory changes, scrutiny through supervision and enforcement, and compliance management systems.

Maintaining a robust copyright portfolio is crucial for brand owners. Copyright is a universe almost as big as Marvel's, covering materials from ad copy to music and social media posts.

The National Advertising Division (NAD) is part of the BBB National Programs. Its mandate is to "hold national advertising across all media types to high standards of truth and accuracy by reviewing truth-in-advertising.

On May 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking indicating that it plans to study the creation of federal regulations for the pre-paid card industry.