ANA's Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference returns in 2014 to our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Consistent with past conferences, attendees will hear from the important regulators that influence the legal and political climate for advertising and marketing. Additionally, our slate of speakers from top law firms and leading client-side marketers will bring the latest insights on how to succeed in the modern media world. Join us to hear the latest from Congress and the regulatory agencies, developments on self-regulation, and updates on such issues as talent negotiations, social media, online privacy… and more.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit will be provided.

Conference Program Co-Chairs:
Dan Jaffe
Group Executive Vice President, Government Relations
ANA 

Doug Wood
Partner, Reed Smith LLP
ANA General Counsel

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When
Begins: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 7:30am
Ends: Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 4:00pm

Where
The Ritz-Carlton
1150 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037

Join Stacy Marcus for her presentation entitled "Crossing the Digital Divide."  In 2013, the Joint Policy Committee (JPC), the advertising industry’s multi-employer bargaining unit that negotiates with SAG-AFTRA for the collective bargaining agreement covering actors in commercials, obtained unprecedented relief for digital productions that allow for significant creative executions without amassing excessive costs. This session, led by the JPC’s legal counsel, Stacy Marcus, will review in depth the new digital provisions, as well as discuss the real life application of these provisions through advertiser case studies. If you’re producing on the Web, on mobile, or on any other digital platform, this is a must attend session that will provide you with concrete ways to be creative and control costs.

Divonne Smoyer will be participating on the panel entitled "State Attorneys General Briefing:  Breakfast Conversation with J.B. Van Hollen."  State Attorneys General (AGs) increasingly are key national regulators in a wide variety of areas. Some believe that AGs match or even exceed the muscle of federal agencies such as the FTC, particularly when they act collectively on a “multi-state” basis. Beyond this, federal legislation increasingly provides for State AG enforcement of federal laws. Come hear about these and other issues in a breakfast conversation between Divonne Smoyer, Partner at Reed Smith LLP and the Attorney General of Wisconsin and current NAAG President, J.B. Van Hollen.

Along with being co-chair of this event, Doug Wood will also be participating on the panel entitled "When Worlds Collide:  Old Ethics and Social Media."  Are you pleased when someone endorses you on LinkedIn? Anxious to tweet your latest victory? Or post on a Facebook discussion? You may want to temper your elation and crowing. Rules of ethics in social media are evolving and they're not as open and understanding as one might think. This session will explore what's allowed and prohibited on social media under the rules of professional conduct. It's murkier than you might "like."