Mannatech Inc., a global health and wellness company committed to transforming lives to make a better world, had its CEO and President, Alfredo “Al” Bala, and General Counsel, Erin Barta, share their expertise in building a robust legal and compliance program that serves as a model for the direct sales industry during a keynote presentation at the Direct Selling Legal and Compliance Summit in Dallas, Texas.

More than two months after news broke of a potential settlement, Friday marked the release of the FTC’s Final Order against Vemma and founder BK Boreyko. Despite some exacting standards, Vemma’s ability to conduct business remains intact.

The sixteen-month long lawsuit between the Federal Trade Commission and Vemma Nutrition Company has come to a negotiated resolution under terms which will allow Vemma to continue operating its business under restrictions similar to those contained in a federal court preliminary injunction entered against the company last September

The current regulatory, legal and compliance environment presents many challenges for direct sellers across the globe. To help companies navigate the landscape our firm will be hosting the DSLC Summit at the Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas January 10-12, 2017.

Attorney Kevin Thompson provides an early analysis of the FTC settlement with Herbalife in this special guest blog post.

Following is a guest post from attorney Spencer Reese with an early analysis of the FTC settlement with Herbalife.

Global nutrition company Herbalife Ltd. announced it has reached a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) resolving the FTC’s multi-year investigation of the company.

The following is an informative guest post from Attorney Kevin Thompson about the tough balance skin care companies must address in distributor marketing and compliance. 

Direct Selling Association (DSA) to utilize FieldWatch, the industry's leading Compliance Monitoring & Management Solution, to enhance member enforcement activities.

Anyone who has worked in legal or compliance for a direct selling company understands the incredible challenges presented online.  As networkers increasingly use the Internet to promote their businesses, companies are at more risk every day from uncontrolled or unmonitored claims by the field, often to disastrous effect.