Nicholas Pung

Associate | He/Him/His

Overview

Nicholas (Nick) Pung is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Advertising and Brand Protection and Antitrust and Competition groups. He creatively leverages his government, regulatory, and marketing background to help clients meet their business and legal objectives. His practice spans transactions, investigations, litigation, compliance, and regulatory advice.

In his advertising and brand protection practice, Nick provides counsel on a range of issues and agency actions, including Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigations, new product launches, marketing and sponsorship agreements, claim substantiation, trademark infringement, and internet domain transfers. As part of his antitrust and competition practice, Nick advises clients on proposed acquisitions and assists with ongoing litigation and filings.

Nick also maintains an active pro bono practice, including legal research to inform proposed legislation.

While in law school, Nick was an intern at the FTC Anticompetitive Practices Division and the Office of Consumer Protection of the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General, where he conducted legal research, reviewed investigative documents, and drafted litigation materials including complaints and inquiry letters. Additionally, Nick completed an internship at the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs, where he reviewed NAD precedent and drafted decisions.

Nick worked in brand management at a multinational appliance manufacturer prior to law school, leading joint marketing activations with retailers as part of the shopper marketing team.

Career & Education

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    • Federal Trade Commission
      Legal Intern, Anticompetitive Practices Division, 2022
    • District of Columbia
      Legal Intern, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Office of Consumer Protection, 2023
    • Federal Trade Commission
      Legal Intern, Anticompetitive Practices Division, 2022
    • District of Columbia
      Legal Intern, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Office of Consumer Protection, 2023
    • Legal Extern, National Advertising Division, BBB National Programs, 2023
    • Shopper Marketing Assistant Brand Manager, Whirlpool Corporation, 2019–2021
    • Legal Extern, National Advertising Division, BBB National Programs, 2023
    • Shopper Marketing Assistant Brand Manager, Whirlpool Corporation, 2019–2021
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 2024
    • University of Michigan, BBA, with high distinction, 2019
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 2024
    • University of Michigan, BBA, with high distinction, 2019
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia

Nicholas's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.25.24

Online Privacy and Safety: The FTC Weighs in on Surveillance, Privacy, and Safeguards

After conducting an investigation targeted at nine popular social media and video streaming companies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released a Staff Report examining their data practices, including those relating to minors.  The FTC based its report on responses to questions it compelled under Section 6(b) (which enables the Commission to require an entity to file reports or answers in writing to specific questions) from Amazon.com, Inc. (which owns the gaming platform Twitch), Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms, Inc.), YouTube LLC, Twitter, Inc. (now X Corp.), Snap Inc., ByteDance Ltd. (which owns the video-sharing platform TikTok), Discord Inc., Reddit, Inc., and WhatsApp Inc....

Nicholas's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.25.24

Online Privacy and Safety: The FTC Weighs in on Surveillance, Privacy, and Safeguards

After conducting an investigation targeted at nine popular social media and video streaming companies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released a Staff Report examining their data practices, including those relating to minors.  The FTC based its report on responses to questions it compelled under Section 6(b) (which enables the Commission to require an entity to file reports or answers in writing to specific questions) from Amazon.com, Inc. (which owns the gaming platform Twitch), Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms, Inc.), YouTube LLC, Twitter, Inc. (now X Corp.), Snap Inc., ByteDance Ltd. (which owns the video-sharing platform TikTok), Discord Inc., Reddit, Inc., and WhatsApp Inc....