About

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Loeb & Loeb is focused on helping sophisticated marketers employ and adapt new data-driven tools and digital media to understand, reach and engage with consumers. Our practice is designed to address clients’ needs at all stages of an advertising landscape that is increasingly driven by data and technology.

Advertising Transactional and Regulatory

Our capabilities span both traditional and digital media channels, encompassing the following areas: promotions review and regulatory requirements; social, digital and new media and influencers; gift cards and loyalty programs; agency and media agreements; content development, sponsorship and celebrity; privacy, data collection and data innovation; brand protection; guilds and unions; and charitable and corporate social responsibility.

Our clients include some of the largest agencies and advertisers across multiple product and service categories, including automotive, financial services, telecommunications, consumer packaged goods, retail, and entertainment and media.

Advertising Litigation

Our firm represents major advertisers in disputes before the Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division (NAD), including matters involving comparative claims, environmental claims, native advertising, pricing and performance claims, perceived health and beauty benefits, and product packaging claims. Our team is also involved in significant advertising-related court proceedings and FTC and state attorney general investigations.

Chambers Review

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Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Loeb & Loeb LLP has an outstanding advertising practice, and its wide-ranging capacities attract a number of top agencies and brands. The team counsels clients on regulatory compliance, as well as negotiating new marketing partnerships and promotional campaigns. It fields considerable expertise in emerging media and technology, including in the privacy concerns that arise in digital and social media advertising. The lawyers also offer counsel on contentious regulatory matters, including in proceedings before the NAD.

Work Highlights

  • Loeb & Loeb represented Ford Motor Company in a 10-year extension of its stadium naming rights agreement with the NFL’s Detroit Lions.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Brian L Heidelberger
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Brian L Heidelberger
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Brian Heidelberger's experience includes negotiating sponsorship and endorsement agreements, as well as assisting clients with regulatory compliance.

Brian is always available for a quick call and understands the meaning of an urgent matter.

Brian is a fantastic partner. When I have an issue in the marketing space, he is the lawyer I reach out to.

David Mallen
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David Mallen
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David Mallen acts for clients before regulatory bodies as well as state and federal courts and is particularly proficient before the NAD.

David is a thought leader in the industry.

He is my first point of call for hardcore advertising issues.

David is responsive, flexible and adaptable.

James D Taylor
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James D Taylor
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James Taylor is chair of the firm's advanced media and technology department. He has substantial experience advising major brands on sponsorship agreements and other marketing campaigns.
Kenneth R Florin
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Kenneth R Florin
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Kenneth Florin has a wide-ranging practice, which includes strengths in social media marketing and the use of other emerging technologies in advertising.

Kenneth always steers me in the right direction.

There is no attorney I trust more to represent my business before NAD.

Kenneth is calm, strategic and zealous.

Thomas Jirgal
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Thomas Jirgal
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Thomas Jirgal is noted for his vast experience representing clients in NAD proceedings, particularly in relation to matters arising in the telecommunication space.

Tom is strategic and zealous, with an extraordinary ability to understand complexities and explain them in effective advocacy.

Tom's extensive experience shows throughout the process. He presents key insights, effective strategies and has a sharp presentation style.

Tom is highly knowledgeable about our industry, our company and NAD processes and precedents. The result is a lawyer who can crank out a winning brief in record time.

Libby O'Neill
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Libby O'Neill
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Chicago-based Libby O'Neill attracts acclaim for her deft representation of clients at the NAD. She also frequently assists clients with claim substantiation and marketing strategy.

Libby is an excellent partner, adviser and collaborator. She is responsive, thoughtful and consistently demonstrates a high level of skill, professionalism and expertise.

Libby is a very effective NAD advocate who is business-savvy and extremely persuasive in crafting arguments.

Ranked Lawyers at
Loeb & Loeb LLP

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USA - Nationwide

Advertising: NAD Proceedings

David Mallen
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David Mallen
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Thomas Jirgal
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Thomas Jirgal
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Libby O'Neill
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Libby O'Neill
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Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory

Brian L Heidelberger
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Brian L Heidelberger
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James D Taylor
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James D Taylor
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Kenneth R Florin
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Kenneth R Florin
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Members

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James D Taylor

James D Taylor

Head of Department

Nathan Hole

Head of Department

Thomas Jirgal

Clients

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A.O. Smith

Amazon

Arthur J Gallagher

BuzzFeed

Citibank

Eagles Ltd.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Rodan + Fields

S.C. Johnson & Sons

SharkNinja

T-Mobile

Toyota Motor North America

Tyson Foods

Visa

Industries

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Automobiles & Parts

Banks

Charities / Not for Profit

Commercial & Professional Services

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Health Care

Media

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Sports

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Travel & Leisure