Authoritative News Source for Telecom Regulation Quotes Richard Newman on New Director of FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection

July 22, 2018 / Richard B. Newman

The “bible of the telecom industry” – as stated by the Washington Post – and the recipient of first-place journalism awards recently solicited the opinion of FTC defense lawyer Richard B. Newman about the new Director of the agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

There has been no shortage of recent press discussing Mr. Smith’s vast legal and lobbying experience.  While some experts believe that this experience and pledge to recuse himself from matters involving specific parties are drawbacks, Mr. Newman believes that his advertising compliance and data privacy experience make him uniquely qualified for the position.

Mr. Newman’s quote in the Communications Daily article “Laundry List’ of Clients – New FTC Consumer Protection Chief Has Many Potential Conflicts, Agency Documents Show” expressed that he has previously worked alongside Mr. Smith. “All this criticism is much ado about nothing and ignores the fact that Mr. Smith’s practical knowledge of the inner workings of advertising and marketing companies will likely provide the FTC with an uncommon insight beneficial to consumers,” Mr. Newman stated.

Communications Daily sought Mr. Newman’s opinion about recent changes at the Federal Trade Commission and the appointment of Mr. Smith to head Bureau of Consumer Protection as a result of his concentrated experience defending advertising-related FTC enforcement and investigations.

Contact the author at rnewman@hinchnewman.com if you or your company have been served with process or have received a civil investigative demand. Follow Mr. Newman on LinkedIn or Twitter @FTCLawDefense.

Richard B. Newman is a regulatory litigation, investigations and advertising compliance attorney at Hinch Newman LLP.  

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Richard B. Newman is a nationally recognized FTC advertising compliance, CID investigation and regulatory enforcemetn attorney. He regularly provides advertising counsel and represents clients in high-profile investigations and enforcement proceedings initiated by the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, departments of consumer affairs, and other federal and state agencies with jurisdiction over advertising and marketing practices. Richard is also an ecommerce lawyer and spam defense attorney. His practice additionally focuses upon false advertising defense, data privacy, cybersquatting, intellectual property law and transactional matters relating to the dissemination of national advertising campaigns, including the gamut of affiliate marketing, telemarketing, lead generation, list management and licensing agreements. Richard advises clients on how to minimize the legal risks associated with digital marketing, email marketing, telemarketing, social media influencer campaigns, endorsements and testimonials, negative option marketing models, native advertising, online promotions and comparative advertising,

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