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Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, "Working Group on Substantiating Advertising Claims for FDA Regulated Consumer Products: OTC Drugs, Food, Dietary Supplements and Cosmetics – Post-Pandemic Edition," ACI 6th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Advertising Claims Substantiation, February 10, 2023
- Presenter, "FTC Health Products Compliance Guide: What Companies Need to Know," Webinar for Members of Council for Responsible Nutrition, February 7, 2023
- Presenter, "Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Case Study: What Dietary Supplement Manufacturers Need to Know about Substantiating ESG Claims and Commitments," American Conference Institute - Dietary Supplements, June 30, 2022
- Presenter, "Is this Recyclable? Criteria, Claims and Questions," GreenBiz Circularity 22 Program, May 17, 2022
- Presenter, “Recyclable Claims: Class Actions and New California Law,” Council for Responsible Nutrition's Legal Committee, February 15, 2022
- Presenter, "Advertising in the Age of Covid-19: Claim Substantiation Concerns Under the Covid-19 Consumer Protection Act," Advertising Claims Substantiation, American Conference Institute, February 2 , 2022
- Presenter, "The New Frontier for Claims: The Disease-ification of Anxiety, Mood & Sleep," Natural Products Insider, September 15, 2021
- Presenter, "Complexities of the New Class Actions Landscape: Novel Causes of Action and Strong Defenses," American Conference Institute Legal Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements, June 10, 2021
- Presenter, "A Responsible Immune Health Market: From Claims to Consumers," Nutritional Outlook, June 2, 2021
- Presenter, “Examining the Rise of Influencers in Food Marketing,” Advanced Summit on Food Law: Regulation, Compliance and Litigation, American Conference Institute, May 13, 2021
- Presenter, "Litigation Update," Legal Committee, Council for Responsible Nutrition, March 3, 2021
- Presenter, "Immunity Boosting in the Pandemic Age," Supply Side Network, November 12, 2020
- Presenter, "Editors’ Series: COVID-19 and Immune Health Claims: What NOT to Say (Do’s and Don’ts)," Nutritional Outlook, May 29, 2020
- Presenter, "Made in USA – Is It Truly All-American?" Third Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Advertising Claims Substantiation, hosted by the American Conference Institute (ACI), January 29-30, 2020
- Presenter, "FTC Fireside Chat: Targeting Structure Function Claims In Dietary Supplements," 4th Annual Dietary Supplement Regulatory Strategy Conference, December 5, 2019
- Presenter, "Competition and Comparative Advertising: Can They Coexist?" ABA Section of Antitrust Law's Spring Meeting, March 26, 2019
- Presenter, "Post-Conference Workshop B: Master Class on Substantiating Claims on FDA Regulated Consumer Products – Proper Steps for Ensuring Claims on Food Products, Dietary Supplements, and Cosmetics," Advertising Claims Substantiation, January 31 – February 1, 2019
- Presenter, "Ensure supplement claims are truthful, legal, substantiated, and will help maximize your marketing," American Herbal Products Association, Claims Substantiation Webinar, August 21, 2018
- Presenter, "Trend Watch: Dietary Supplement Regulation & Litigation," November 13, 2017
- Presenter, "How to Avoid Coming Up Empty: Update on Non-Functional Slack Fill Enforcement and Litigation," September 27, 2017
- Presenter, "10 Things I'd Change About DSHEA," October 28, 2016
- Presenter, "Developing and Substantiating Product Claims," October 5, 2016
- Presenter, "Defining and Regulating Medical Foods - A Legal Perspective," July 11, 2016
- Presenter, "Breaking In (To Ad Law)," June 7, 2016
- Presenter, "Interactive Workshop: Hands On Claims/Benefits," May 5, 2016
- Presenter, "Constraints on Commercial Speech and the First Amendment," October 30, 2015
- Presenter, "Structured Q&A: Regulatory & Industry Dialogue On Proposed Changes," February 5, 2015
- Presenter, "Welcome to the 21st Century: The Age of Advertising Scrutiny," September 12, 2014
- Presenter, "Doing Business in High-Risk Categories," November 13, 2012
- Presenter, "Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Recent Developments in Dietary Supplement Litigation, Regulations and Truth in Advertising," September 14, 2012
- Presenter, "How "Competent and Reliable" is Your Scientific Evidence? Meeting the FTC's Substantiation Standards for Health-Related Advertising," September 9, 2011
- Presenter, "Recent Developments in Dietary Supplement Regulation, Enforcement & Litigation," January 16, 2009
Publications
- Author, "The FTC’s New Guidance on Health-Related Advertising: A Bit of a Stretch,” December 21, 2022
- Author, "7-Eleven Wins Dismissal of Most Claims in 'Recyclables' Lawsuit, But California Law May Undermine the Victory," Washington Legal Foundation, October 13, 2022
- Author, "Class Actions Aimed at "Recyclable" Claims: So Far, Courts Resist Demands to Reinterpret Existing Law," Washington Legal Foundation, April 21, 2022
- Author, "New PFAS Class Actions and Legislation," March 2, 2022
- Author, "FTC Warns Over 700 Companies Endorsements Could Lead to Civil Penalties," October 14, 2021
- Author, "FDA Issues Warning to the Food Packaging Industry on PFAS Use Following Growing Attention to PFAS in Food Packaging," August 25, 2021
- Author, "Litigation Over Recyclable Claims Is Bad For Recycling," Law360, June 30, 2021
- Author, "'Immune' claims and COVID-19," Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Regulatory Focus, June 30, 2021
- Author, “New Study Reports Finding PFAS, an Allowed Component, in Cosmetics; Legislation Ensues Despite a Lack of Any Established Health Risks," June 21, 2021
- Author, "Gummies, Tinctures and Masks, Oh My! Legal Risks Around CBD Advertising," Law.com, May 19, 2021
- Author, "Food and Drug Administration Posts Information about PFAS in Cosmetics for the First Time," March 2, 2021
- Author, "Ninth Circuit Protects Federal Regulatory Regime that Promotes the Dissemination of Nutrition Information," Washington Legal Foundation, January 22, 2021
- Author, "More Lawsuits and Less Speech: An Executive Order's Unintended Consequences," Washington Legal Foundation, May 29, 2020
- Author, "FTC Shouldn't Try To Protect Consumers In Foreign Countries," Law 360, March 13, 2020
- Author, "How to back up advertising claims to avoid risk," New Hope Network, January 16, 2019
- Author, "Regulators, Not Private Plaintiffs, Should Judge Substantiation for Consumer-Product Health Claims," WLF Legal Backgrounder, November 3, 2017
- Author, "Commercial-Speech Regulations Must Be No More Extensive Than Necessary," Washington Legal Foundation, July 28, 2017
- Author, "The NAD: A Force in Shaping Food and Dietary Supplement Advertising," Food and Drug Law Institute Update, November 2016
- Author, "Tracing FTC's Line on Commercial Speech: What Makes an Ad an Ad and Why Does It Matter?" Food and Drug Law Journal - Volume 71 Number 2, June 2016
- Author, "Holiday Wrapping Papers: FTC Wraps Up 2015 with Native Advertising Guidance," Lexology, December 23, 2015
- Author, "Courting Conflict: How a Ninth Circuit Preemption Decision Undermines FDA Enforcement Discretion," Washington Legal Foundation, August 2015
- Author, "FDA, Social Media, and Health Claims," Nutritional Outlook, May 7, 2014
- Author, "Ravioli Trees and Tortellini Bushes: What Should Courts Expect from the Reasonable Consumer When it Comes to 'Natural' Claims?" FDLI Food and Drug Policy Forum, January 29, 2014
- Author, "Food and Consumer Health Product Claims Substantiation: A Comprehensive Guide," Food and Drug Law Institute, December 2013
- Author, "Foreign Territory: Dietary Supplement Clinical Trials Conducted Abroad," Nutritional Outlook, April 12, 2012
- Author, "New Standards, Heightened Enforcement, and Increased Litigation: Managing the New Legal Risks Facing Food and Dietary Supplement Companies,." N.p.: Thomson Reuters Westlaw; Aspatore. N. page. Print., 2012
- Author, "Can We Say That? A Practical Guide to Substantiating Claims for Food and Consumer Health Products," Food and Drug Law Institute Monograph, Vol. 2, No. 3, January 2011
- Author, "Ingredient Testing for Food and Supplement Advertising Claims: Keeping Up with an Evolving Standard," Antitrust Health Care Chronicle, Vol. 24, No. 1, October 2010
- Author, "Beating the Heat: What Food & Supplement Marketers Need to Know About the FTC's Summer of Litigation," Viewpoints on FDA: Enforcement, October 2009
- Author, "Dietary Supplement Labeling and Advertising Claims: Are Clinical Studies on the Full Product Required?" Food and Drug Law Journal, Vol. 64, No. 1, 2009
- Author, "ABA Section of Antitrust Law," Consumer Protection Law Developments, 2009
- Author, "Ads Can Do the Body Good," Legal Times, September 8, 2008
In the News
- Nutritional Outlook Quotes Katie Bond on Disease-Treatment Claims, March 31, 2023
- BioWorld Quotes Katie Bond on Revised Version of Health Products Compliance Guide, February 13, 2023
- HBW Insight Features Partner Katie Bond On FTC's Health Products Guidance, Implications For Businesses, December 30, 2022
- Washington Legal Foundation Features Key Takeaways From Katie Bond and Sam Butler on The FTC’s New Guidance on Health-Related Advertising, December 28, 2022
- Healthy Debate: Nutritional Outlook Features Partner Katie Bond as Industry-Leader Amid FDA's Redefinition of "Healthy," December 16, 2022
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Alleged Deceptive Labeling Claims and FTC Violations, April 4, 2022
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Dietary Supplement Litigation, February 28, 2022
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials, October 20, 2021
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Recent Dismissal of FTC's Request for Monetary Relief in Lawsuit, October 19, 2021
- NutraIngredients Quotes Katie Bond on Paid Endorsements, October 18, 2021
- Katie Bond Authors Article for Law360 on Litigation Over Recyclable Claims, June 30, 2021
- Law.com Features Article by Katie Bond and Chris Nelson on CBD Advertising Risks, May 19, 2021
- Washington Legal Foundation Features Article by Katie Bond and Sam Butler, April 27, 2021
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Changes to How the FTC Can Obtain Monetary Relief, April 26, 2021
- Nutritional Outlook Quotes Katie Bond on Respiratory Aid Claims of Dietary Supplements, April 6, 2021
- Washington Legal Foundation Publishes Letter Co-Authored by Katie Bond on Ninth Circuit Ruling Related to Dietary Supplements, January 22, 2021
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Federal Trade Commission Vacancies, January 20, 2021
- NutraIngredients Quotes Katie Bond on Structure/Function Claims, January 15, 2021
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Structure/Function Claim, January 14, 2021
- Law360 Features Article on Katie Bond Joining Lathrop GPM, January 14, 2021
- Nutritional Outlook Quotes Katie Bond on Immune Health Claims during COVID-19, June 2, 2020
- NutraIngredients Quotes Katie Bond on the Use of Omega-3s, July 5, 2019
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on FTC in Republican Administration, April 18, 2018
- NutraIngredients Quotes Katie Bond on Getting Substantiation Right for Claims Being Especially Important in Health Aging, October 15, 2018
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Uncertain Impact on Consumer Protection, November 2, 2017
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Supplement Company Exiting U.S. Market after FTC Lawsuit, March 15, 2017
- Natural Products Insider Quotes Katie Bond on Positive Sign for Dietary Supplements, January 26, 2017
- NutraIngredients Quotes Katie Bond on Ten Things to Change about DSHEA, November 4, 2016
- Nutritional Outlook Quotes Katie Bond on How FTC Defines ‘Competent and Reliable’ Scientific Evidence for Health Claims, December 15, 2011