Nicholas Pung
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.
Career & Education
- 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 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
- District of Columbia
Nicholas's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.07.25
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently approved a final consent order against Sitejabber, an artificial intelligence-enabled consumer review platform, for deceiving consumers by misrepresenting that the ratings and reviews it published came from customers who actually experienced the reviewed product or service. In reality, the reviews were collected before reviewers received the products or services, artificially inflating average star ratings and review counts.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.13.24
Blog Post | 12.11.24
Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.25.24
Online Privacy and Safety: The FTC Weighs in on Surveillance, Privacy, and Safeguards
Insights
FTC Updates (December 2-6, 2024)
|12.11.24
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Practices
- Advertising and Brand Protection
- Antitrust and Competition
- False Advertising Disputes and Litigation
- Advertising Transactions and Agreements
- Brand Protection
- Digital Advertising
- Trademark Counseling and Litigation
- Environmental, Social, and Governance
- Antitrust Counseling
- Antitrust Investigations
- Antitrust Mergers and Acquisitions
Industries
Nicholas's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.07.25
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently approved a final consent order against Sitejabber, an artificial intelligence-enabled consumer review platform, for deceiving consumers by misrepresenting that the ratings and reviews it published came from customers who actually experienced the reviewed product or service. In reality, the reviews were collected before reviewers received the products or services, artificially inflating average star ratings and review counts.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.13.24
Blog Post | 12.11.24
Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.25.24
Online Privacy and Safety: The FTC Weighs in on Surveillance, Privacy, and Safeguards