An important component of U.S. consumer protection law includes the regulation of endorsements, a form of advertising where someone other than the seller of a product or service—such as an athlete, a celebrity, or an influencer—is compensated to promote that product or service. In this episode, co-hosts Alicia Downey and Matt Reynolds talk to consumer protection lawyer Caiti Zeytoonian about the Federal Trade Commission’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, which were significantly updated in June 2023 to reflect the rising power and ubiquity of social media influencers. Listen and learn how the new guidance is making a difference in the rapidly evolving world of online endorsements.

With special guest:

Caiti Zeytoonian, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Related Links:

16 CFR Part 255, Guides Concerning Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers
The FTC Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking (FAQs)

Hosted by:

Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC and Matthew Reynolds, Huth Reynolds LLP

While on site at the ABA Antitrust Law Section's Annual Spring Meeting in April 2024, the Our Curious Amalgam team sat down with competition regulators from around the world to talk about their current and future enforcement priorities. We also got to know them a little better as people. In this episode, Alicia Downey finds out what's happening in New Zealand with Andrew Riseley, the General Counsel and General Manager of the Legal Services branch of the New Zealand Commerce Commission. Following that is Alicia's interview with Joshua Sherman, the Chief Economist of the Israel Competition Authority. The episode concludes as Jaclyn Phillips speaks with Tina Søreide, the General Manager of the Norwegian Competition Authority.

With special guests:

Andrew Riseley, General Counsel/General Manager Legal Services, New Zealand Commerce Commission, Joshua Sherman, Chief Economist, Israel Competition Authority, and Tina Søreide, General Manager, Norwegian Competition Authority

Related Links:

New Zealand Commerce Commission

Israel Competition Authority

OCA Episode #175, Who Is Michal Halperin? Meet the Former Director-General of the Israeli Competition Authority

Norwegian Competition Authority

Hosted by:

Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC and Jaclyn Phillips, White & Case LLP

In April 2024, the Our Curious Amalgam team interviewed international competition law regulators while on site at the ABA Antitrust Law Section's Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. In this episode, Anora Wang talks to Samuel Chan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Competition Commission, and Commissioner Reiko Aoki of the Japan Fair Trade Commission. Listen to what they had to say about their respective agencies' major achievements of the past year and current and future enforcement priorities, while also getting to know them a little better as people.

With special guests:

Samuel Chan, BBS, JP, Chairman, Hong Kong Competition Commission and Reiko Aoki, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission

Related Links:

Hong Kong Competition Commission

Educational short videos produced by the Hong Kong Competition Commission

Japan Fair Trade Commission

Hosted by:

Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP