June 26 2024 Chapter Meeting (IN PERSON)

Andrew will highlight the latest trends in false advertising cases under the FTC Act, the Lanham Act, and state unfair competition laws, including how the most active false advertising plaintiffs’ counsel has earned both a New Yorker profile and sanctions from federal courts. This presentation will also discuss research regarding how advertising and public relations related to litigations can help and hurt brand images.

Andrew Coffman is a commercial litigator at Phelps Dunbar LLP in Tupelo, Mississippi. He advocates for clients primarily in copyright, trademark, trade secret, technology, and advertising disputes.

Before joining Phelps, Andrew was the inaugural National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law Fellow, where he studied the intersection of existing law and the internet. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael P. Mills in the Northern District of Mississippi. Andrew often writes and speaks on emerging IP issues. He is chair of the American Bar Association’s Copyright Litigation and Copyright and Social Media Committees. He is a member of the ABA’s ad hoc committee on generative artificial intelligence and intellectual property protection. He serves as a member of the Mississippi Bar’s Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee and the Technology and Law Practice Committee. Andrew is an active member of the Media Law Resource Center’s Defense Counsel Section.

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