Ranking tables
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory | USA
USA - Nationwide
Authored by Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, Andrew B Lustigman, Morgan Spina
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 3
Band 1
Amy Ralph Mudge BakerHostetler LLP12 Years Ranked
Brian L Heidelberger Loeb & Loeb LLP23 Years Ranked
Brian Murphy Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz18 Years Ranked
James D Taylor Loeb & Loeb LLP20 Years Ranked
Jeffrey A Greenbaum Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz19 Years Ranked
Kenneth R Florin Loeb & Loeb LLP18 Years Ranked
Linda A Goldstein BakerHostetler LLP20 Years Ranked
Ronald Urbach Davis+Gilbert LLP20 Years Ranked
Band 2
- Andrew B Lustigman Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP18 Years Ranked
Benjamin R Mulcahy DLA Piper LLP (US)16 Years Ranked
Candice Kersh Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz18 Years Ranked
Melissa Landau Steinman Venable LLP5 Years Ranked
Nancy J Felsten Davis Wright Tremaine LLP18 Years Ranked
Randal M Shaheen BakerHostetler LLP5 Years Ranked
Terri Seligman Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz18 Years Ranked
Band 3
Allison Fitzpatrick Davis+Gilbert LLP8 Years Ranked
Barry Benjamin Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP8 Years Ranked
Christie Grymes Thompson Kelley Drye & Warren LLP15 Years Ranked
Daniel Kaufman BakerHostetler LLP2 Years Ranked
David Ervin Crowell & Moring LLP5 Years Ranked
Gonzalo Mon Kelley Drye & Warren LLP10 Years Ranked
Hannah Taylor Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz7 Years Ranked
Holly Melton Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz7 Years Ranked
Howard Weingrad Davis+Gilbert LLP19 Years Ranked
Jason Howell Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz5 Years Ranked
Jesse Brody Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP8 Years Ranked
John Feldman Reed Smith LLP11 Years Ranked
Keri Bruce Reed Smith LLP7 Years Ranked
Len Gordon Venable LLP7 Years Ranked
Phyllis Marcus Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP5 Years Ranked
Po Yi Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP6 Years Ranked
Raqiyyah Pippins Arnold & Porter7 Years Ranked
Robert Driscoll Davis Wright Tremaine LLP12 Years Ranked
Stacy Marcus DLA Piper LLP (US)8 Years Ranked- Marc RothCobalt Law
Band 4
Donnelly McDowell Kelley Drye & Warren LLP2 Years Ranked
Ellen T. Berge Venable LLP4 Years Ranked
Jamie Rubin InfoLawGroup LLP16 Years Ranked
Jason Gordon Reed Smith LLP4 Years Ranked
Jeffrey S Edelstein Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP18 Years Ranked
Jim Dudukovich Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP1 Years Ranked
Kathleen Bond Keller and Heckman LLP4 Years Ranked
Robert Newman Reed Smith LLP3 Years Ranked
Sarah La Voi BakerHostetler LLP1 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 BakerHostetler LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedBakerHostetler LLP houses an impressive advertising practice offering counsel on the intersection of advertising with technology, new media and privacy. The team caters to a number of high profile brands, providing a wide range of services, including compliance advice and representation in regulatory challenges.
1 Davis+Gilbert LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedDavis+Gilbert LLP has a market-leading practice renowned for the representation of advertising agencies in both deal-making and regulatory matters. The department also handles marketing and promotions for an impressive array of brands and media platforms. It offers notable social media expertise and also provides counsel on the use of artificial intelligence and other new technologies.
1 Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & SelzAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz has a highly respected advertising team with a strong bench of experts in both regulatory and transactional matters. Its lawyers act for a large number of blue-chip brands, advising on the development of new promotional ventures and ensuring regulatory compliance. The team draws advertising agencies and big media clients through its ability to negotiate high value deals. It also offers expertise in relation to social media.
1 Loeb & Loeb LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedLoeb & Loeb LLP has an outstanding advertising practice whose 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.
Band 2
2 Kelley Drye & Warren LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedKelly Drye & Warren LLP has a broad-based practice noted particularly for its expert handling of complex regulatory challenges. The department acts on false advertising disputes under the Lanham Act as well as before the NAD. It also represents clients involved in consumer class actions and FTC enforcement proceedings. The team is a leader in Telephone Consumer Protection Act matters, defending clients from both regulatory and consumer actions in this area.
2 Reed Smith LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedReed Smith LLP has an established transactional practice representing a variety of brands and industry associations in developing promotional campaigns. The department retains a focus in negotiating sponsorship and talent deals for entertainment industry clients, with a particular strength in celebrity endorsements. It also assists with sweepstakes, advertising review and negotiation of agency agreements.
Band 3
3 Davis Wright Tremaine LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedDavis Wright Tremaine LLP is noted for its advertising practice which sees the group advising clients on compliance and contentious regulatory matters. The attorneys provide counsel to a range of advertisers on cases before the NAD, and also represent a number of advertising agencies and marketing firms. The team displays considerable expertise in negotiating sponsorship and endorsement deals, as well as advising clients on claims substantiation for consumer products.
3 Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedManatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP continues to assist advertising agencies and major brands with regulatory compliance and transactions. Its capabilities include talent, sponsorship and agency agreements, and the department also offers counsel on privacy concerns. The firm also provides representation to clients before regulatory bodies, including the FTC and NAD.3 Venable LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedVenable LLP displays extensive capabilities in this space, with a particular specialty in FTC and other enforcement investigations. The firm is especially active in consumer class actions, and also experienced with handling NAD challenges. Its large corporate client base is drawn from a range of industries including retail, technology and manufacturing.
Band 4
4 Arnold & PorterAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedArnold & Porter provides comprehensive counseling on advertising matters, including assisting with regulatory compliance and corporate transactions. The team is well placed to assist clients in dealings with regulators such as NAD, FTC, FDA, as well as holding expertise in consumer class actions. The firm advises a number of leading brands in the food and beverages, life sciences and other consumer products sectors.
4 Crowell & Moring LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedCrowell & Moring LLP fields an impressive advertising offering with particular strengths handling proceedings before the NAD and other regulatory bodies. The firm is adept at handling litigation involving false advertising and unfair trade practices. The team acts on behalf of clients from a broad range of industries, including food and beverages, consumer products and healthcare.
4 DLA Piper LLP (US)Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedDLA Piper LLP (US) is recognized for its ability to support major corporations and leading agencies in both routine and complex transactions, as well as in navigating regulatory compliance. The team has significant experience advising clients on the structuring and negotiation of agreements, rights deals and sponsorship arrangements.
4 InfoLawGroup LLPAdvertising: Transactional & Regulatory2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedInfoLawGroup LLP is a widely respected Chicago-based boutique specializing in entertainment and advertising matters. It assists household-name brands with traditional and digital advertising, with notable strength in influencer marketing. The firm is also well equipped to provide counsel on privacy concerns arising out of promotional campaigns.