In recent years, Galland Kharasch has emerged as a leading law firm in the area of advertising and marketing law. Firm attorneys have special knowledge in the areas of deceptive advertising, Federal Trade Commission and state advertising regulations, comparative advertising, privacy rights, sweepstakes and lotteries, advertising services contracts and advertising taxes. In short, we provide clients with advice and representation on the entire range of laws and regulations that apply to the dissemination of advertising and promotional materials, and the business aspects of operating an advertising agency.

The firm represents advertising agencies, advertisers, marketing and public relations firms before courts and administrative agencies, and provides these clients counseling designed to solve legal problems without incurring unnecessary litigation costs. We serve as outside general counsel to advertising agencies and public relations firms of all sizes.

We regularly review advertising and promotional materials prior to dissemination to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. We also represent clients with respect to actual or potential litigation or governmental investigations resulting from the dissemination of marketing materials.

In addition, the firm offers advertisers, advertising agencies and public relations firms access to sophisticated counseling and representation in several other areas of law that are vital to their business activities. We counsel advertising agencies and public relations firms in contract negotiations with their clients, vendors and the media, and have developed simple but effective standardized agreements that protect our clients' interests without injecting unnecessary formality into their business relationships. We frequently advise our clients on employment-related issues, including non-competition and anti-piracy agreements, equal employment opportunity matters, employee manual questions, and legal issues that arise from the hiring and discharging of staff. Finally, the firm offers agencies and marketing companies high-quality legal representation in all facets of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, partnership and shareholder agreements, and commercial leasing and real estate.