Michele Shuster

May 25, 2023
FTC Sharpens Focus on Lead Gen & Prerecorded Messages
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission updated its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) compliance guidance regarding obtaining consent…
April 21, 2023
FTC Proposes “Click to Cancel” Provision to Negative Option Rule
On March 23, the Federal Trade Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if passed, would amend the Negative Option Rule…
January 6, 2023
The FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Employment Non-Competes
Today, in an astonishing move, the FTC released a proposed Rule that would ban non-compete clauses from employment contracts. The FTC…
November 23, 2022
FCC Declares Ringless Voicemails Violate The TCPA
The TCPA prohibits making any non-emergency call using an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice to a wireless…
November 4, 2022
Vonage Will Pay $100M to Settle FTC Dark Patterns Enforcement Action
Michele Shuster, our managing partner shares details about dark patterns in marketing and provides practical suggestions for staying out…
November 1, 2022
PACE ACX Wrap Up
PACE ACX 2022 is in the books! Michele Shuster, our managing partner who also serves as PACE General Counsel, shares some of her key…
October 7, 2022
FCC Seeks Public Comment on Rules Governing Robotexts
Released on September 27th, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking takes a similar approach to call blocking, requiring mobile service providers…
September 5, 2022
New Privacy Laws May Derail Your Marketing Practices
Attorneys Michele Shuster and Josh Stevens from the law firm Mac Murray and Shuster explain how new data privacy laws will impact businesses…
July 20, 2022
Congress Answers the Call from Facebook v. Duguid
A new bill in the House of Representatives would amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to expand its definition of an automated telephone dialing system…
May 17, 2022
Oklahoma Set to Enact Problematic “Automated System” Restrictions in TCPA-like Bill

Update: Oklahoma Governor has signed this bill and it will take effect on 11/1/2022. After its April 26th unanimous passage by the Oklahoma Senate, the Oklahoma Telephone Solicitation Act of