AAF-ND Presents: John Pickerill – “Operating in a Legal Minefield”

This Month’s Speaker: John Pickerill

Join us for our January speaker event at the Sanctuary Event Center in Fargo. We welcome John Pickerill, Advertising Attorney of Fredrickson & Bryon, P.A., to Fargo for his talk titled, “Operating in a Legal Minefield: Navigating the Legal Risks of Advertising”

• 11:30am – Doors Open
• 12:00pm – Welcome, Announcements + Introduction
• 12:05pm – John’s Presentation
• 12:50pm – Audience Q+A

Presentation Summary:

A wide variety of laws and regulations converge in the world of advertising. The creativity of advertising professionals is great for selling products and services, but it can lead to a legal risks for advertisers. Whether its false advertising, artificial intelligence, publicity rights, trademark issues, sweepstakes, copyright infringement or one of the many other legal issues in the creative marketplace, advertisers are operating in a legal minefield. This presentation will explore current tips, trends and trouble spots in advertising law to help you maximize the effectiveness of your marketing efforts, while minimizing client risk.

About John Pickerill

John Pickerill is a shareholder in Fredrikson’s Advertising Marketing & Trademark Group. John strives to be a one-stop shop, helping clients with all the legal issues which converge in the marketing world. Before law school, John spent 5 years at Carmichael Lynch Advertising in Minneapolis as an advertising executive, helping clients like Harley-Davidson, Volvo Trucks and United Healthcare build strong brands and create great advertising.