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John is a partner in the Entertainment and Media Industry Group. His practice focuses on advertising and unfair competition issues, including counseling and litigation of false advertising cases; counseling with regard to regulatory issues surrounding promotions such as sweepstakes, contests, and other sales incentives; and related intellectual property matters. He has extensive experience before the National Advertising Division of the BBB National Programs, Inc. (NAD) and has advised clients on regulatory investigations before the FTC and state attorneys general.

证书

  • Cornell Law School, 1990, 法学博士, Editor-in-Chief, Cornell International Law Journal (1989-1990)
  • Princeton University, 1986, A.B., magna cum laude

  • 哥伦比亚特区
  • 马萨诸塞州

  • American Bar Association, Antitrust Section, Consumer Protection Committee – Vice Chair, 2009-present
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Promotion Marketing Association, Governmental & Legal Affairs Committee – Director, 2001-2007

奖项和认可

  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Advertising Law, 2008-2025. He also received The Best Lawyers™ Lawyer of the Year award in Washington, D.C. for Advertising Law, 2020 and 2024
  • Ranked in Chambers USA for Nationwide Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, 2015-2025

Notable Quotes

  • 30 September 2014 FTC Issues Warning to 60 National Advertisers FTC: Watch No. 859
  • 25 September 2014 FTC’s Operation Full Disclosure reestablishes the rules of the road” Inside Counsel
  • 19 September 2014 FTC Shifts Heat To Mobile Apps With Kids Privacy Actions Law360
  • 17 September 2014 “Yelp, TinyCo fined by U.S. for improperly collecting kids data” Reuters
  • 27 February 2014 How the FDAs Label Proposal Might Change Food Marketing Advertising Age
  • 14 February 2014 FTC Embraces Flexibility With New COPPA Compliance Tools Law360
  • 17 January 2014 Companies Eager For Guidance On Children’s Privacy Rules Daily Journal
  • 1 July 2013 Modified Online Childrens Privacy Rules Take Effect in US PC World
  • 28 June 2013 Revised Kids Privacy Rule Leaves Wiggle Room On Day 1" Law360
  • 26 April 2013 FTC Hints At Teen Privacy Enforcement In New COPPA Guides Law360
  • 27 February 2013 Broader Childrens Privacy Rules to Hit Apps Hard Daily Journal
  • 27 February 2013 Debate Over Mobile Data Privacy Heats Up” Daily Journal
  • 20 February 2013 COPPA Teams Move Likely To Jumpstart FTC Enforcement Law360
  • 1 February 2013 FTC Mobile Guide Signals Start Of Privacy Crackdown Law360
  • 21 December 2012 FTC Updates COPPA for the Age of Social Media, Mobile Apps Corporate Counsel
  • 19 December 2012 FTC Bans Behavioral Targeting At Kids Sites MediaPost Online Media Daily
  • 19 December 2012 U.S. tightens rules protecting children's online privacy Reuters, Chicago Tribune
  • 19 December 2012 ITIF Analyst: FTC COPPA Revisions Harm More Than Help” Broadcasting & Cable
  • 5 September 2012 FTC Guidance Reminds App Makers They Face Privacy Scrutiny Law360
  • 22 August 2012 McDonalds, Viacom Websites Violate Child Privacy, Groups Say Law360
  • 3 August 2012; republished in The Legal Intelligencer 10 August 2012 FTC Proposes New Rules for Childrens Online Privacy Corporate Counsel
  • 2 August 2012 Consumer Protection: FTC Seeks Comments on More Proposed Revisions to Childrens Online Privacy Rule Bloomberg Law Privacy Law Watch
  • 1 August 2012 FTC’s Child Privacy Tweaks Bring Ad Networks Under Scrutiny Law360
  • 27 September 2011 Dot Com Ad Guidance Must Be Flexible To Endure: Attys Law360
  • 21 September 2011 COPPA Rule Changes Will Expand Privacy's Reach, Costs Law360
  • 22 July 2011 Website Allows Participants to Win Prizes by Critiquing Advertisements Philadelphia Business Journal
  • 7 October 2009 Air personalities face added burdens of vetting ad claims under new federal rules Inside Radio
  • 6 October 2009 FTC takes aim at celebs, Web hype-sters Washington Post
  • 5 October 2009 Swag The Dog: FTC Rules Bloggers Should Disclose Freebies MediaPost
  • 1 May 2009 Is It Working? An Update On The Food Industrys Response To The Issue Of Childhood Obesity Youth Markets Alert
  • 12 January 2009 Sellers Seeking to Raffle Home Online Face Fifty-State Patchwork of Rules, Restrictions BNA Electronic Commerce & Law Report
  • January/February 2009 FTC Considers Updating Its Guides to Endorsements and Testimonials Nutritional Outlook
  • 15 August 2008 Analysts Take a Closer Look at the FTC Report Youth Markets Alert
  • 31 July 2008 FTC Backs Self-Regulation Brandweek
  • 3 March 2008 Ads Blowing Smoke New York Post
  • December 2007 Food Fight Washington Lawyer
  • 13 March 2006 Privacy Issues Loom for Marketers Advertising Age