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Venable LLP

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Venable LLP represents a broad range of clients including broadcasters, e-commerce brands, and financial services companies in predominantly regulatory matters. The firm has experience handling cases before the FTC, FDA, CFPC, and the US Supreme Court. Leonard Gordon, based in New York, chairs the practice and has particular expertise in government investigations, frequently representing clients before regulatory agencies and attorneys general. In Washington DC, Stuart Ingis specializes in privacy law, representing companies before the US Congress as well as other federal and state entities. Another key member of the team is Melissa Steinman, also based in Washington DC, who focuses on consumer protection issues, and has vast experience dealing with matters relating to marketing promotions, sweepstakes, and loyalty programs, while also being active in emerging technologies such as web3 and the metaverse.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Venable provides a very business-oriented approach, resolving issues in a way that makes sense under the circumstances.’

  • ‘Responsive, smart, proactive, and has a keen business sense.’

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Key clients

  • Playboy Enterprises International, Inc.
  • Noble Foods Inc

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Work highlights

  • Represented Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. in an action against a group of counterfeiters using unauthorized websites and fraudulently registered entities to dupe consumers and prospective licensees into believing the defendants were affiliated with Playboy.
  • Represented Community Management Corporation against a consumer class action alleging that CMC violated the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act when it charged homeowners a convenience fee to pay their HOA assessments via its online platform.

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