FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GLOBAL ADVERTISING LAWYERS ALLIANCE
TO HOLD ADVERTISING LAW SEMINAR IN MOSCOW
 
September 5, 2019 - New York, N.Y. - The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance ("GALA") announced today it will hold an advertising law seminar in Moscow, Russia on September 16, 2019. The seminar, "Significant Legal Issues in Advertising: An International Perspective," is co-sponsored by GALA's Russian member, ALRUD.
 
The seminar will be held on Monday, September 16, 2019, starting at 2:00 p.m., at the National Hotel. For more information about attending the seminar, go to  www.galalaw.com .   
 
"We are thrilled to bring together a group of leading advertising law experts from Europe, Africa, and the United States to address important issues affecting advertisers in Russia and around the world," said Irina Anyukhina, Partner of ALRUD. 
 
The seminar will feature keynote addresses by Irina Vasilenkova of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation and Elena Reshetova of the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia .
 
The seminar will also include panels on "Unfair competition in marketing campaigns" and "Promoting goods online."  The speakers for the panels will be:
  • Unfair competition in marketing campaigns
     
    • Anikó Keller, Szecskay Attorneys at Law (Hungary)
    • Jenny Pienaar, Adams & Adams (South Africa)
    • Ewa Skrzydło-Tefelska, Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak, (Poland)
    • Melissa L. Steinman, Venable LLP (USA)
    • Moderators:  Maria Ostashenko and Irina Anyukhina, ALRUD (Russia)
       
  • Promoting goods online
     
    • Caroline Bouvier, Bernard-Hertz-Béjot (France)
    • Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz (USA)
    • Brinsley Dresden, Lewis Silkin (UK)
    • Søren Pietzcker, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (Germany)
    • Moderator:  Daria Blagoveschenskaya, Hasbro Russia
"The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance is committed to educating marketers around the world on marketing and advertising law issues," said Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, GALA Global Chairman and Managing Partner at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz in New York City. "This seminar is a great opportunity to explore some of the most critical issues facing marketers today." 
ABOUT GALA
With firms representing more than 90 countries, each GALA member has the local expertise and experience in advertising, marketing and promotion law that will help your campaign achieve its objectives, and navigate the legal minefield successfully. GALA is a uniquely sensitive global resource whose members maintain frequent contact with each other to maximize the effectiveness of their collaborative efforts for their shared clients. GALA provides the premier worldwide resource to advertisers and agencies seeking solutions to problems involving the complex legal issues affecting today's marketplace.
For More Information Contact: 

Stacy Bess

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

+1 212 705 4895

[email protected]