| Biography | Roger Colaizzi chairs Venable's national Intellectual Property Litigation Group, as well as the firm's Advertising Litigation Group. Since 2010, the Advertising Litigation Group has been ranked in Chambers USA, Band 1. He has significant trial experience in Intellectual Property Rights, including Lanham Act false advertising, state deceptive trade practices, trademark, trade dress, patent, copyright, unfair competition, direct to consumer marketing, social networking, domain names, affiliate advertising, keyword advertising, and other e-commerce matters. He has successfully brought and defended against dozens of preliminary injunction motions and requests for temporary restraining orders in federal courts, which are important remedies in competitive advertising and the protection of intellectual property, product brands and other proprietary assets. He has represented clients before regulatory agencies such as the FTC and self-regulating bodies such as ERSP and NAD, and in state AG and DA investigations. In 2010 and 2011, Mr. Colaizzi was named one of the top advertising litigators by legal guides Chambers USA and Legal 500. Clients praise his "ability to handle complex litigation, separate law from business points and find strategic ways to settle disputes" (Legal 500), and describe him as "tenacious and smart and just the best there is when it comes to advertising litigation" (Chambers USA). Mr. Colaizzi's clients include large corporations, small businesses and advertising agencies in the creation and protection of advertising programs and brand names. As a counselor, he seeks to help clients avoid litigation through advance analysis of proposed advertising for potential false advertising claims, government regulatory problems, and infringements of competitors' rights. Mr. Colaizzi began his career in the Honors Program at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, where he devoted more than four years to representing the United States in the prosecution of employment-related race and sex discrimination claims. He also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia prosecuting criminal cases. Industries Consumer Products and Services Credit Counseling and Debt Services Life Sciences Government Experience Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Special Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, District of Columbia Memberships District of Columbia Bar Association Maryland Bar Association Virginia Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association New York Bar Association American Bar Association (Litigation Section) Alexandria Bar Association Northern Virginia Technology Council News June 15, 2011, Chambers, Legal 500 Name Venable Top Ad Law Firm June 10, 2011, Chambers Ranks Record Number of Venable Attorneys June 3, 2011, 29 Venable attorneys featured in Legal 500's 2011 rankings January 21, 2011, Venable team files complaint on behalf of Sony Ericsson for logo trademark infringement July 17, 2010, Venable Makes Big Gains on Chambers USA 2010 Rankings with Forty-Eight Attorneys Listed as Among the Best in Their Fields June 11, 2010, Venable's Advertising & Marketing Practice Wins Chambers USA Award for Excellence March 22, 2010, Law360 covers Venable victory in Perdue chicken case June 3, 2004, Few Businesses Realize Full Potential of Royalty Revenues, says Venable Licensing Group Chair Joshua Kaufman Honors Recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA, (Band 2), Advertising: Litigation, National Recognized in the 2010 edition of Chambers USA, (Band 3), Advertising: Litigation, National Recognized in the 2010 and 2011 editions of Legal 500, Marketing & Advertising Publications January 26, 2012, Advertising News & Analysis - January 26, 2012
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Gary D. Hailey, Roger A. Colaizzi
Advertising Alert January 2012, IP Buzz - January 2012
Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Elissa Brockbank Reese, Clifton E. McCann, Janet F. Satterthwaite, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Peter Curtin, Lars H. Genieser, Ph.D., James E. Nelson, Keith G. Haddaway, Ph.D., Marcella Ballard, Justin E. Pierce, Roger A. Colaizzi
IP Buzz January 19, 2012, Advertising News & Analysis - January 19, 2012
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Ian D. Volner, Melissa Landau Steinman
Advertising Alert January 12, 2012, Advertising News & Analysis - January 12, 2012
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Janet F. Satterthwaite, Jonathan L. Pompan
Advertising Alert January 5, 2012, Advertising News & Analysis - January 5, 2011
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey
Advertising Alert December 15, 2011, Advertising News & Analysis - December 15, 2011
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Gary D. Hailey
Advertising Alert December 8, 2011, Advertising News & Analysis - December 8, 2011
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Daniel S. Silverman, Ellen Traupman Berge, Andrew E. Bigart, Mikhia E. Hawkins
Advertising Alert 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 November 17, 2011, Advertising News & Analysis - November 17, 2011
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Ashley W. Craig, Stuart P. Ingis, Joshua J. Kaufman
Advertising Alert August 4, 2011, Advertising News & Analysis - August 4, 2011
Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Todd R. Farnsworth, Claudia A. Lewis-Eng, Elissa Brockbank Reese, Janet F. Satterthwaite
Advertising Alert August 1, 2011, Fake Apple Stores Highlight Importance of Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi, Elissa Brockbank Reese
DRMA Voice October 2010, U.S. Trade Representative Seeks Public Comment For List of Markets Notorious for Counterfeiting
Roger A. Colaizzi, Lindsay B. Meyer, Joshua J. Kaufman, Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Carrie A. Kroll, Elissa Brockbank Reese, David D. Conway, Christopher S. Crook
Client Alerts November 5, 2009,
Inside the Minds: Recent Trends in Trademark Protection
Roger A. Colaizzi Events/Speaking Engagements Upcoming Events February 24, 2012, "Significant Changes in Advertising Law 2012" live webcast for The Knowledge Group
Roger A. Colaizzi March 10, 2012 - March 13, 2012, "Can You Substantiate That?: Alerting Marketers About Increased FTC Scrutiny" at the International Home & Housewares Show 2012
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Roger A. Colaizzi Past Events January 24, 2012, "Battle of the Brands: Resolving Disputes Involving Competitors' Comparative Claims" at the ACI Advertising Law Conference
Roger A. Colaizzi November 15, 2011 - November 16, 2011, PMA's 33rd Annual Marketing Law Conference
Roger A. Colaizzi, Claudia A. Lewis-Eng, Melissa Landau Steinman October 27, 2011, "Protecting Your Brand: Policing Your Intellectual Property in an Ever-Evolving Virtual Space" for the American Conference Institute
Roger A. Colaizzi June 21, 2011 - June 22, 2011, ACI's Litigating and Resolving Advertising Disputes Conference
Roger A. Colaizzi, Jeffrey D. Knowles 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 March 8, 2011, "Legal Challenges in New Product Development, Marketing, Advertising and Retail Launch" at the International Home & Housewares Show 2011
Roger A. Colaizzi February 28, 2011 - March 2, 2011, ERA's Great Ideas Summit
Jeffrey D. Knowles, Gary D. Hailey, Claudia A. Lewis-Eng, Todd A. Harrison, Roger A. Colaizzi, Ellen Traupman Berge, Mikhia E. Hawkins June 18, 2010, "Protecting and Promoting Your Brand: Using IP Effectively" at InventHelp's Invention and New Product Exposition
Roger A. Colaizzi June 16, 2010, Employing Effective Settlement Strategies
Roger A. Colaizzi June 26, 2007, Electronic Retailing Association's East Coast Legal Series
Stuart P. Ingis, Roger A. Colaizzi |