Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP‘s advertising, marketing and media group is led from Los Angeles by consumer protection specialist Christine Reilly. The firm serves large domestic and multinational corporations as advertising counsel, often assisting clients with regulatory compliance advice. Jesse Brody is the go-to for advertising expertise in Los Angeles, assisting with regulatory and transactional issues as well as current areas of interest such as AI, hidden charges and recurring subscriptions. In New York, Po Yi focuses on advising retail companies and consumer brands on advertising compliance, while Jeffrey Edelstein is well-versed in reviews of advertising and obtaining media clearance.
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‘The practice demonstrates exceptional collaboration with other practice areas and is able to turn around even the most complex projects in an impressively short period of time. Response times are very quick, and the quality of work is unparalleled. ’
‘Jesse Brody has a wide-ranging knowledge of an unbelievable number of topics and is able to provide common sense, risk-based advice across a variety of areas. He is incredibly efficient, meeting even the most difficult deadlines. We are a small client but we always feel that we have his full attention and engagement. ’
‘The Manatt team is comprised of true experts. They have proven to be terrific partners to our legal, risk and business teams and we appreciate their collaborative and pragmatic approach. ’
‘Our team has particularly valued our relationship with Po Yi. She is smart and practical and able to make complex topics easily understandable for our business and risk teams. Her extensive industry experience provides her with the context necessary to quickly understand our risk concerns and other relevant issues without having to spend time to get up to speed.’
Key clients
- Kia America, Inc.
- Digital Gaming Corporation, d/b/a Betway Casino and Jackpot City
- Manscaped, Inc.
- Hybrid Promotions, LLC d/b/a Junk Food Clothing
- Meta (formerly Facebook, Inc. and Facebook Technologies, LLC)
- Collector’s Universe
- Samsung
- FanDuel
- Guess?. Inc. (Guess Jeans)
- Business Insider
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Practice head
Christine Reilly
Other key lawyers
Jesse Brody; Po Yi; Jeffrey Edelstein; Eric Bergner