Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

Stadium naming rights and sponsorship agreements involve complex negotiations between venue operators and brand marketers, requiring careful attention to trademark licensing, exclusivity provisions, and long-term risk allocation. Legal practitioners must navigate intricate issues ranging from signage placement and digital visibility to player name-image-likeness rights and force majeure provisions.

The NCAA's proposed settlement in Brantmeier v. NCAA marks another significant shift in college athletics compensation rules, eliminating restrictions on student-athletes accepting prize money before enrollment.

State Attorneys General are increasingly pursuing stricter consumer protection enforcement than federal regulators, often through multistate coalitions and independent lawsuits. This examination explores how AGs across political divides are banding together to address antitrust concerns, online platforms, and prediction markets with unprecedented coordination and independence.

The 2026 ANA Advertising Law Conference revealed how regulators are aggressively adapting to evolving technology and marketing practices...

California's Attorney General settlement with Aspen Dental establishes new compliance boundaries for management service organizations (MSOs) in healthcare, targeting revenue-based fees, property ownership, and clinician restrictions.

Stadium naming rights and sponsorship agreements involve complex negotiations between venue operators and brand marketers, requiring careful attention to trademark licensing, exclusivity provisions, and long-term risk allocation. Legal practitioners must navigate intricate issues ranging from signage placement and digital visibility to player name-image-likeness rights and force majeure provisions.

The Federal Trade Commission has found new ways to impose substantial monetary penalties on companies despite a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that eliminated its primary enforcement tool. Two recent settlements totaling over $5 million demonstrate how the agency is leveraging alternative provisions of the FTC Act to pursue civil penalties for consumer protection violations, particularly those involving deceptive marketing practices and fake reviews.

The FTC settled charges against Publishing.com LLC for $1.5 million over allegations that the company misled consumers about potential earnings from its self-publishing programs. The case addresses three critical advertising law issues: unsubstantiated earnings claims, deceptive refund guarantees with hidden conditions, and undisclosed material connections in consumer testimonials and reviews.

On March 16, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a significant post-trial opinion in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Krafton, Inc.1 The case arose from Krafton, Inc.’s (the “Buyer”)///

Readers of this blog are well aware of the rise in consumer privacy litigation involving California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) wiretap claims. Because CIPA is a broadly worded statute...

This newsletter compiles recent federal and state consumer protection enforcement actions, regulatory announcements, and advertising challenge decisions from May 2026. It covers FTC settlements involving subscription practices and investment training schemes, state actions against lease-to-own companies and data collection practices, and NAD recommendations for advertising claims.

As AI reshapes the advertising technology landscape, three fundamental shifts are redefining how companies allocate digital ad spend. With nearly one in three U.S. digital ad dollars flowing to connected TV and premium video, the industry is moving beyond surface-level AI integration toward strategic deployment that drives measurable outcomes and margin optimization.