Ed Chansky

Ed Chansky focuses his practice in the areas advertising, sales promotion, and trade-regulation law, including charitable promotions, cause-related marketing, sweepstakes, contests, gift cards, eCommerce, telemarketing, texting, discount pricing, substantiation of advertising claims, social gaming, social media, and all aspects of unfair or deceptive trade practices and antitrust in a wide variety of industries. He also advises clients regarding of intellectual property, particularly copyright and development, selection, protection and licensing of trademarks worldwide.

A trusted advisor to many national companies, Ed is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences on advertising and promotion law topics, including sweepstakes, premium production, coupon and rebate offers, charitable promotions, social gaming, and social media, and has helped shape state legislation affecting sales promotion matters and charitable fundraising. He also works with clients on a wide range of contract and licensing matters, including agency-client agreements in the advertising and sales promotion industries, software development and licensing, product distribution, minimum advertised pricing, privacy policies and terms of use, and other matters affecting intellectual property, marketing and electronic commerce. For many years, he worked as a part-time musician (trombone) playing everything from grand opera to rhythm and blues.

Concentrations

•Advertising
•Antitrust and trade regulation
•CAN-SPAM
•Cause-related marketing
•Charitable fundraising
•Contracts and licensing
•E-commerce
•Internet
•Internet Influencers
•Privacy and data security
•Publicity/NIL
•Sales pricing and price discrimination
•Sweepstakes, contests and promotions
•Telemarketing
•Tied house laws

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. Ruth I. Abrams, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Trademark Law, 2021-2026
•Listed, World Trademark Review, Nevada, 'WTR 1000,' 2021-2026
•'WTR Global Leaders,' 2021-2025
•Listed, Managing IP Magazine's World IP Handbook and Survey, 'IP Stars: Trademark Stars,' 2013-2025
•Listed, VEGAS INC, 'Top Lawyers,' Business and Intellectual Property, 2012 and 2013
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0