Donnelly McDowell

Chair of the firm’s Advertising and Marketing practice group, Donnelly McDowell focuses his practice on all aspects of advertising and consumer protection law.

Donnelly is particularly well-versed in several nuanced and specialized areas of consumer protection law, including consumer finance, food and drug law, and direct sales and network marketing compliance. He also has unique experience in many niche subject matters, including automatic renewal and negative option laws, consumer financial privacy, e-commerce transactions, rewards and loyalty programs, gift cards, and unclaimed property laws.

Donnelly’s clients span a range of industries, including retailers, restaurants, manufacturers and distributors of FDA-regulated products and other consumer goods, financial service providers, tech and fintech companies, and direct selling and affiliate marketing companies.

Donnelly successfully represents clients in contested matters, including regulatory inquiries and investigations by the FTC, the CFPB, and the FDA, as well as State AGs and district attorneys. He also represents challengers and advertisers before the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the BBB National Programs and the National Advertising Review Board (NARB).