O'Brien Braun Attorneys to be Featured at 27th Annual Natural Products Expo EastAugust 25th, 2011 10:51am - Posted By: Fern O'Brien
Debbie's presentation, Ensuring Food Safety for Manufacturers: Simple Steps, will be held on Friday, September 23, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., and will focus on the new Food Safety Modernization Act passed by Congress this past year and how it will impact growers and producers of natural and organic products. Fern will participate in a panel discussion, Building an International Brand: What You Need to Kn ... Read More...Posted in: News and InformationView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Being Social, Staying Legal: Policies for Social NetworkingAugust 16th, 2011 9:27am - Posted By: Fern O'Brien
In just the last few years social media has transitioned from being a purely social activity to being an integral part of most companies’ annual marketing plans. And for good reason: social media has enabled companies to build and expand the reach of their brands in a targeted, cost-effective manner. Because of their social roots, it is sometimes easy to forget that when businesses use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the like, they still must comply with the same laws that govern businesses generally, including employment law, defamation and slander, copyright infringement and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules and regulations concerning advertising. Franchisors must not only remain in compliance themselves but they need to ens ... Read More...Posted in: News and InformationView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google + |
Fern O'Brien and Debbie Huttner, attorneys with O’Brien Braun P.C., will be featured speakers at Natural Products Expo East. Expo East, now in its 27th year, is a leading trade show for natural and organic products companies, held September 21-24, 2011, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland.