Ian Volner focuses his practice of law on direct marketing, mass media, and postal issues. Mr. Volner has litigated before federal and state courts, the FCC, the FTC and the Postal Regulatory Commission on the full range of direct marketing and communications issues, resulting in savings of millions of dollars annually. He has testified before Congressional committees on numerous occasions on behalf of clients and actively participated in the drafting of a number of major legislative initiatives at both the federal and state level. He and his colleagues regularly provide advice and counsel in transactional and regulatory compliance matters to direct marketers, mass media companies, and other consumer service and consumer product enterprises. Significant Matters In recent years, Mr. Volner's practice has paralleled the active pace of the convergence of marketing and communications as technology has opened up new vistas of information dissemination. At the same time, the information age has precipitated changes in the role of government and the scope and nature of regulation in all aspects of advertising, marketing, mass media and communications. Most recently, Mr. Volner has been a key architect in the promulgation of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, the culmination of a decade of effort to revamp the United States Postal Service and assure its continued viability as a communications channel in the 21st century. He has participated in virtually all major rulemaking proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission on matters governing privacy, telemarketing and e-mail marketing, and has successfully defended these industries in opposition to regulatory initiatives that would severely and unnecessarily impair the efficacy of these channels of communication. Industries Nonprofit Organizations and Associations Government Contractors Consumer Products and Services Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Task Force Memberships District of Columbia Bar Association America Bar Association New York State Bar Association Federal Communications Bar Association News January 12, 2012, Venable team assists Christian Science Monitor in successful defense of claims in Panama December 5, 2011, Venable announces new Government Division leadership team October 6, 2011, Ian Volner receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Continuity Shippers Association June 8, 2011, Ian Volner receives J. Edward Day Award June 11, 2010, Venable's Advertising & Marketing Practice Wins Chambers USA Award for Excellence Honors Adjunct Professor of Mass Media, University of Maryland Adjunct Professor of Law, Catholic University Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School Recipient of awards from trade organizations in the areas of mass media, direct marketing, and telecommunications Who's Who in the United States AV® Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Publications Mr. Volner has published numerous articles on communications and direct marketing subjects, and is the recipient of a number of awards for service to the industries he represents. December 2, 2011, Advertising News & Analysis - December 2, 2011
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Thomas E. Gilbertsen,Kristalyn J. Loson, Jonathan L. Pompan, Ian D. Volner
Advertising Alert December 2011, Unusual Supreme Court Case Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences for TCPA Compliance
Ian D. Volner
Client Alerts November 3, 2011, Advertising News & Analysis - November 3, 2011
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Gary D. Hailey, Ian D. Volner, Mikhia E. Hawkins, Gregory J. Sater
Advertising Alert October 2010, FTC Proposes Revised Green Marketing Guides
Melissa Landau Steinman, Ian D. Volner, Gary D. Hailey
Client Alerts September 2010, Suggested Approaches to Preemption Following the Dodd-Frank Act
CFPB Watch July 2010, Venable CFPB Watch: Introducing the New Sheriff in Town
CFPB Watch July 2010, Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Gloom of Night Justify Irrational Solutions for Fixing USPS
Ian D. Volner, David M. Levy
Marketing AdVents May 23, 2010, Closing Some Post Offices Makes Sense
David M. Levy, Ian D. Volner
Federal Times May 8, 2009, U.S. Postal Service Launches National Enforcement Initiative Against Business Mailers
Ian D. Volner, David M. Levy
Client Alerts September 22, 2006, Petition for Certiorari with the United States Supreme Court -- FreeEats.com, Inc. v. State of North Dakota
Emilio W. Cividanes, John F. Cooney, Ronald M. Jacobs, Ian D. Volner December 1, 2003, The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
Ian D. Volner, Ellen Traupman Berge November 2003, Frequency November 2003
Ian D. Volner, Frederick M. Joyce, Ellen Traupman Berge
Frequency Events/Speaking Engagements Mr. Volner has been the keynote speaker and discussion leader at public and industry forums. Past Events May 2, 2011, "Rulemaking 101" at ABA Administrative Law Institute
Ian D. Volner April 15, 2011, Direct Marketing Association Critical Issues Conference
Ian D. Volner January 27, 2009, "Responding to Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions," 22nd National Advanced Forum on Advertising Law
Ian D. Volner April 23, 2006 - April 26, 2006, "Postal Reform Moving Forward: New Rules For the Postal Game," 2006 Print Distribution Conference
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