Navigating the "Age of Uncertainty" with Consumer Protection Enforcement

Consumer protection regulation is causing significant uncertainty among many within the retail and consumer products industry. Knowing regulation trends and what regulators are thinking is critical to minimizing a company's risk profile. Holland & Knight's experience has found that many companies want to get it right. However, simply being compliant is not "winning" at compliance. A company needs to have its "finger on the pulse" so it is ready for whatever comes its way and is able to potentially avoid a costly enforcement action.

Holland & Knight, the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section (NBA-CLS) and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) are pleased to host this dynamic half-day seminar that will provide tips to prepare your company for what the future may hold.

Agenda

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast

8:45 – 8:50 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
Anthony DiResta, Partner, Holland & Knight; Former Director, Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Southeast Regional Office; WOMMA General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs

8:50 – 9:30 a.m. | Tom Pahl, Acting Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection

9:30 – 10:15 a.m. | Greg Nodler, Senior Counsel for Enforcement Policy and Strategy, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

10:15 – 10:20 a.m. | Break

10:20 – 11:00 a.m. | Karl Racine, Attorney General, District of Columbia and Philip Ziperman, Director, Office of Consumer Protection for the Office of the Attorney General, District of Columbia; Introduction: Janene Jackson, Partner, Holland & Knight

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Industry Perspective Panel

Moderator:

• Kwamina Thomas Williford, Partner, Holland & Knight

Panelists:

• Mark Bisard, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Technology and Digital Law Group, American Express
• Jim Dudukovich, Marketing, Advertising and Social Media Counsel, Blue Apron
• Aba Rogers, Global Marketing Counsel and Worldwide Licensing Attorney, The Coca-Cola Company
• Amber Lee Williams, Senior Associate General Counsel, U.S. Compliance, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Closing Remark

Continuing Legal Education

Holland & Knight is an approved CLE provider in several jurisdictions, including California, Georgia, Illinois, New York and Texas. All reasonable efforts to seek CLE credits for this program will be made. In certain instances, some programs may not be awarded CLE credits because of either content or jurisdictional restrictions. For New York attorneys, this program's format for CLE for transitional (newly admitted) and experienced attorneys.