Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

If you are starting a hospitality business and want to sell beer, you will need to understand the ins and outs of obtaining a beer permit.

Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real estate investment forecasts for 2026. These analyses examine how geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving market dynamics shape business decisions and operational strategies.

Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman, Jennifer Riley, and Greg Tsonis examine the dramatic rise in class action litigation targeting the hospitality sector, exploring how employment practices, consumer protection issues, and digital operations create unique vulnerabilities for hotels, restaurants, and resorts. The discussion reveals key trends from the firm's 2026 Hospitality Class Action Review and offers strategic guidance for companies navigating this increasingly complex legal landscape.

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.

Communications providers are receiving automated solicitations claiming to identify deficiencies in their FCC Robocall Mitigation Database filings, but responding without legal counsel could create serious compliance risks.

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.

Agentic AI systems are autonomously managing supply chain operations for major manufacturers, making real-time decisions on inventory, freight routing, and procurement without human approval. When these autonomous agents make costly mistakes—triggering excess inventory, stockouts, or product damage—manufacturers face significant financial exposure under standard vendor contracts that cap liability and exclude consequential damages.

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.