By Wan Li, Andrew S. Boutros, Kay R. Bonza, and Craig B. Simonsen

China map icon with a recycle iconSeyfarth Synopsis: The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection has just announced criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement statistics, and put companies on notice that those who violate environmental laws and rules may face blacklisting, including restrictions to their future business endeavors.

We have previously written
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By Andrew H. Perellis and Craig B. Simonsen

Federal Trade Commission Doorway SignSeyfarth Synopsis: Companies that make “all natural” claims for their products may come under FTC scrutiny and enforcement.

The Federal Trade Commission announced five cases this week with companies that market their products as “all natural” or “100% natural,” alleging deceptive use of those phrases in ads for skincare products, shampoos, styling
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By Ilana R. Morady, Meagan Newman, and Craig B. Simonsen

Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters to providers of environmental certification seals, and to businesses using those seals, alerting them to the Commission’s concerns that the seals “could be considered deceptive and may not comply with the FTC’s environmental marketing guidelines.”

In the FTC’s news
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By Wan Li, Andrew H. Perellis, and Craig B. Simonsen

China map icon with a recycle iconIn the last twelve months the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been remarkably vocal about environmental law, monitoring, and fraud, especially under the new environmental law and supplemental measures.

For instance, the MEP announced on June 16, 2015, that
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By Ilana R. Morady and Meagan Newman

The Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement of green marketing violations is in full swing.

Last year, the agency published final changes to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, commonly known as the “Green Guides.” We had previously blogged in some detail concerning the revisions. Now, with the revised Green Guides
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In this webinar, Seyfarth Shaw’s environmental group will distill the universe of environmental concerns in business transactions down to the top ten issues that practitioners should be aware of and think through.

Business transactions occur against an evolving landscape of changing environmental laws and rules. Many deals go forward, however, with boilerplate environmental clauses, imprecise definitions of key terms, incomplete
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By Andrew H. Perellis

The American Corporate Counsel Association just concluded its 2012 Annual Meeting held in Orlando. Andy Perellis was a presenter during a session comparing environmental law in the United States and the European Union. A primer provided to the conference attendees, Doing Business in the United States: Managing Environmental Liabilities presents a wealth of information.  Readers are

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By Ilana R. Morady and Eric E. Boyd

On October 1, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published final changes to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, commonly known as the “Green Guides.” The FTC first issued the Green Guides in 1992 to help marketers ensure that claims they make are true and substantiated. The guidance

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