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Richard B. Newman

Richard B. Newman is an Internet Lawyer at Hinch Newman LLP focusing on advertising law, Internet marketing compliance, regulatory defense and digital media matters. His practice involves conducting legal compliance reviews of advertising campaigns across all media channels, regularly representing clients in high-profile investigative proceedings and enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general throughout the country, advertising and marketing litigation, advising on email and telemarketing best practice protocol implementation, counseling on eCommerce guidelines and promotional marketing programs, and negotiating and drafting legal agreements.

SEC Issues Warning on Social Media Influencer Disclosures

Earlier this month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a statement on the potentially unlawful promotion of initial coin offerings and other investment by...

The FTC’s New Republican Majority and Strategic Plan

President Trump has chosen Joseph J. Simons, a renowned antitrust lawyer that has represented tech giants like Microsoft, to lead the Federal Trade Commission....

FTC Settles with Operators of Tech Support Scams

The FTC has announced that the operators of two alleged tech support scams have agreed to settle agency charges that they deceived consumers into...

FTC Provides Guidance on COPPA and Voice Recordings

The Federal Trade Commission is providing additional guidance on how the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule applies to the collection of audio voice recordings...

BREAKING: FTC Loses Challenge to Popular Cognitive Enhancer Prevagen

Earlier this week, a New York federal judge dismissed a highly-publicized Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General action against Quincy Bioscience, targeting...

Court Rules Anti-SPAM Law Only Imposes Liability on Advertisers

On September 22, 2017, the District Court for the Northern District of California granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ first amended complaint filed in...

First FTC Complaint Against Individual Social Media Influencers

The Federal Trade Commission has announced that social media influencers that are widely followed in the online gaming community have settled charges that they...

ROSCA Compliance: 10 Things All Marketers Must Know

While many surmised that the new administration might bring with it less stringent regulatory scrutiny, the Federal Trade Commission is showing no signs of...

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