The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) has issued a final rule prohibiting fake consumer reviews and testimonials.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) held an informal hearing on its proposed trade regulation rule prohibiting marketers from using fake consumer reviews and testimonials on February 13, 2024.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it has obtained a $2 million civil penalty from tractor maker Kubota North America for falsely labeling thousands of its replacement parts as being “Made in USA.” Under a stipulated court order filed by the Department of Justice on ...

This InStyle social media post for Cariuma sneakers has the disclosure “Sponsored” in faint gray font under the publisher’s name. Was the post sponsored by InStyle or Cariuma? It is hard to tell.

Manatt Partner Jeffrey Edelstein wrote a Law360 article about the informal hearing for FTC’s proposed trade regulation prohibiting fake customer reviews. 

Jeffrey Edelstein wrote an article for Law360 on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent proposed trade regulation rule, which prohibits marketers from using deceptive practices in their product reviews and testimonials. 

“Last November, for the second time, a California federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by three Apple Inc. customers alleging that the tech giant falsely advertised the storage capacity of its iPhones and iPads. The plaintiffs claimed that despite marketing Apple products running on ...

By Jeffrey S. Edelstein, Partner, Advertising, Marketing and MediaThe U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, reinstated the dismissal of most of a challenge to the labels on Gerber’s line of baby food.Natalia Bruton filed suit in 2012, alleging that Gerber Products Co. deceived ...

Eighty-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey. 

Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2024 USA Guide across 18 categories with 42 individual rankings.

Jeffrey Edelstein was quoted in Corporate Counsel on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently proposed rule targeting fake online reviews, offering advice to marketers on how to remain compliant and avoid enforcement actions.  

Eighty-two Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey. 

Manatt Advertising, Marketing and Media Partner Jeffrey Edelstein and Associate Monica Kulkarni will speak in a webinar titled “Bringing a False Advertising Claim: Claims, regulations, and AI creating ads,” on September 26, 2023.

Donna Wilson, Managing Partner-Elect, and Michelle Cooke, co-chair of Manatt’s intellectual property practice, will speak at the 2018 Marketing Law Conference hosted by the Association of National Advertisers/Brand Activation Association.

Manatt is pleased to sponsor the 2017 NAD Annual Conference, which takes place October 2–3, 2017, at the Conrad New York Hotel.

On June 1-4, 2011, the American Advertising Federation will hold its annual conference at which two Manatt partners, Jeff Edelstein and Chris Cole, will join professionals from influential advertising agencies, media companies, consumer products companies and other organizations to share insights ...