Stuart Lee Friedel is a partner in the Advertising, Marketing & Promotions; Intellectual Property and Technology, Digital Media & Privacy Practice Groups of Davis & Gilbert.  He represents numerous multinational, national and local advertising agencies, advertisers, direct marketers, telemarketers and infomercial producers in connection with all aspects of advertising, promotions, marketing, direct marketing and telemarketing. Mr. Friedel is the recipient of the 2008 BTI Client Service All-Star Team for outstanding client service.

Mr. Friedel has considerable experience in all areas of advertising and direct marketing.  He regularly counsels clients on issues relating to all aspects of intellectual property, including copyright and rights of privacy and publicity. Mr. Friedel's practice extends from providing advice on the content and support for advertising copy and telemarketing scripts, to the negotiation of complex agreements relating to the advertising, marketing and promotions industry.  He frequently represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission, state Attorneys General, National Advertising Division, Children's Advertising Review Board, and major broadcast networks on advertising issues.  Mr. Friedel has represented numerous clients domestically and abroad in joint ventures and alliances and has spent considerable time representing Japanese businesses in the United States.  He is involved and extremely well versed in the drafting and negotiating of a wide variety of agreements including agency/client agreements, media buying agreements, celebrity talent contracts, music licenses and commercial production agreements.  Mr. Friedel, a graduate of the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, also practices in the food and drug area, with an emphasis on cosmetic regulations.

Mr. Friedel was formerly a trial attorney with the Federal Trade Commission and has taught a course on Advertising Law at the School of Visual Arts, New York City.