Advertising & Legal Consumer

We assist our clients in assessing the compliance of advertising campaigns and commercial communication strategies, ensuring full adherence to the Advertising Self-Regulatory Code, the Consumer Code, and applicable sector-specific regulations, including in digital and multichannel environments.

Our clients include advertising agencies, communication companies, broadcasters, telecommunications operators, designers, copywriters, and account managers, to whom we provide specialized legal advice in advertising law and consumer protection, with an approach focused on risk prevention and brand enhancement.

In particular, the Firm provides assistance in relation to:

  • the design and structuring of promotional initiatives and related commercial communication activities, in compliance with the Consumer Code and sector-specific regulations;

  • regulation and legal assistance in relation to prize promotions, including prize operations and competitions, as well as the design and management of loyalty, cashback, and bundle programs;

  • drafting and negotiation of commercial partnerships (e.g., co-marketing agreements) and service agreements, such as media planning, call center, creative agency, and digital marketing contracts;

  • assistance in proceedings and complaints before the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM), particularly in cases involving unfair commercial practices and misleading advertising;

  • auditing and monitoring of competitors’ conduct, also aimed at reporting unlawful practices to the competent authorities and self-regulatory bodies.

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Expertise

In these areas, the Firm has assisted, among others:

  • on an ongoing basis, a leading company belonging to an international group operating in Italy in the pay-TV and telecommunications sectors;

  • a major French communications agency in providing a legal opinion on the risk of confusion and the lawfulness of an advertising pay-off;

  • advertising agencies and companies in advertising disputes and in proceedings before the Advertising Self-Regulatory Jury.

The Firm provides highly qualified assistance in advertising law, commercial communication, and consumer protection, ensuring regulatory compliance, legal risk management, and the protection of brand reputation.