Ari Rothman focuses on complex litigation and transactions with a particular emphasis on Internet marketing and advertising matters involving advertisers, advertising networks, affiliates/publishers, list owners/managers, credit card processors, Internet service providers, and hosting companies. He also has extensive experience pursuing and defending civil actions involving a wide range of commercial matters, including employment and insurance matters, commercial contractual disputes, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, consumer fraud, email/"spam," eminent domain, shareholder disputes, antitrust, defamation, and disability and voting rights. Significant litigation matters include:
· Obtaining summary judgment and dismissals with prejudice in favor of affiliate networks and affiliates/publishers in actions brought under California's email spam and consumer protection statutes
· Litigating and negotiating favorable settlement for ad network that sued a competitor for misappropriation of trade secrets case involving consumer data/email lists
· Litigating and negotiating favorable settlements for advertisers and ad networks in consumer fraud actions initiated by Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general, and by consumers in class actions
· Representing advertising networks in investigations initiated by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general
· Litigating and negotiating favorable settlement for advertiser accused of infringing trademarks of a competitor through labeling products placed on shelves of major nationwide retailers
· Representing debt counseling centers in actions challenging 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) status and handling of consumer credit counseling procedures
· Litigating on behalf of District of Columbia in eminent domain action to acquire and pay for properties needed for the current Washington Nationals baseball stadium
· Representing and obtaining favorable settlement for a client that sued its competitor for antitrust violations
· Obtaining judgment after trial against Duval County, Florida for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act where Duval County purchased voting equipment that was inaccessible to voters with manual impairments and voters with visual impairments
Mr. Rothman has experience defending criminal actions including money laundering, "structuring," and wire and mail fraud, and has been involved in bankruptcy adversary proceedings. Mr. Rothman also has experience representing clients in asset freeze cases brought under CAFRA (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act).
In addition, Mr. Rothman:
· Drafts, revises and updates marketing/advertiser agreements, ad network agreements, publisher agreements, and employee agreements, and represents clients in negotiations concerning those agreements
· Provides compliance advice as to advertisements created, published, and/or hosted by the client, and dissemination of such advertisements
· Advises advertising networks, advertisers, and publishers concerning asset and technology protection, privacy issues, protection of client and pricing information, and other compliance and best practices matters
· Consults with clients concerning trademark, patent, and copyright matters
Mr. Rothman regularly attends conferences and speeches in the on-line marketing industry, and keeps informed of all developments affecting his clients nationwide.
Honors
Member of the trial team awarded Washington Lawyers' Committee Outstanding Achievement Award for work on an election lawsuit in Florida.
Anderson Publishing Company Book Award, Civil Clinic
Publications
March 15, 2012, Advertising News & Analysis - March 15, 2012
Advertising Alert
March 15, 2012, Commercial Email Advertisements Using Both Proxy/Privately Registered Domains And Generic From Lines Deemed Unlawful
Ari N. Rothman, J. Douglas Baldridge
Events/Speaking Engagements
Past Events
May 3, 2011 - May 5, 2011, Response Expo 2011
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Ellen Traupman Berge, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Todd A. Harrison, Claudia A. Lewis-Eng, David C. Meyer, Ari N. Rothman, Joe A. Shull,Bret P. Siciliano
May 3, 2011 - May 5, 2011, Response Expo 2011
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Ellen Traupman Berge, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Todd A. Harrison, Claudia A. Lewis-Eng, David C. Meyer, Ari N. Rothman, Joe A. Shull,Bret P. Siciliano
December 8, 2010 - December 9, 2010, AffCon 2010 - Miami: The Affiliate Marketing Conference
Ari N. Rothman