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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.

FBI Initiates Media Buy Fraud Investigation

The Association of National Advertisers recently confirmed the existence of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorney’s Office for...

Canadian Company Receives First GDPR Enforcement Notice

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation became effective in May 2018. It establishes individual privacy rights and requirements for the collection, processing and...

Court Rules on Statutory Limits to FTC Enforcement Authority

Earlier this year, a federal judge in Delaware dealt a blow to Federal Trade Commission jurisdiction when it partially dismissed a lawsuit it filed...

Court Rules Cryptocurrencies are “Commodities”

In January 2018, the Commodity Future Trading Commission initiated legal action against My Big Coin Pay, Inc. MGC is the creator of the My...

What Nutra Marketers Must Know About the “Prior Substantiation” Doctrine

The Federal Trade Commission’s continued commitment to ensuring that marketers possess a reasonable basis for express and implied advertising claims before they are disseminated...

Court Allows Admissions of Wayback Machine Screenshots as Evidence

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling by the lower court, admitting screenshots from the Internet Archive - Wayback Machine (U.S....

Telemarketing + Call Centers + Vicarious Liability

Lead generators and telemarketers at early consumer touch points are not necessarily the only ones responsible for unlawful telemarketing practices. To minimize liability exposure,...

FTC and State of Minnesota Halt Sellers Playbook’s Get Rich Scheme

The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Minnesota have recently announced that they have charged Sellers Playbook, Inc. with operating a business opportunity...

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