Advertising & Commercial Speech

Advertising and other forms of commercial speech create a thicket of legal issues.

We have litigated a dispute against the Los Angeles RTD concerning the regulation of advertising on city buses.  In another matter, we successfully defended a radio broadcast monitoring company against a libel and trade libel suit brought by its competitor over a series of comparative advertisements.  We are currently representing an outdoor advertising company challenging unconstitutional sign ordinances in Northern California.

We also know how fair use in copyright cases and publicity/misappropriation claims impact the ability to advertise.