November 18, 2015
Navigating Consumer Protection Investigations
Holland & Knight Partner and former FTC Director Tony DiResta provides insights into how to successfully navigate through an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) or State Attorneys General (AG) office. The FTC and CFPB are very active in policing “deceptive,” “unfair,” and “abusive” acts/practices – and they are not shy in conducting law enforcement investigations that involve regulatory compliance, advertising, marketing practices and privacy issues.
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