4 years of strategic and operational corporate compliance and advertising review experience.

1. ANTHONY A. DIFRANCESCA
1365 Mayland Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45230
anthony.difrancesca@gmail.com  845-548-4919
“[Anthony] is thorough and thoughtful with his actions and delivery of work product. He has excellent
communication skills, both written and verbal which stand out amongst his peers. What also makes Anthony unique is
that in addition to his skill set, he makes a the work place a fun place to be given his interests and conversation skills.
We miss him terribly in ABC BS&P and wish him well, knowing the next place he works will be better for having
him.” - See more at http://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonydifrancesca
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
4 years of strategic and operational corporate compliance and advertising review experience.
Accomplishments and contributions include:
 Reviewed Fortune 500 commercial campaigns for compliance with ABC Television Network’s business and
legal guidelines.
 Worked with advertising clients to bring problematic creative into compliance with ABC guidelines.
 Conducted strategic and operational reviews of ABC’s Advertising Standards & Guidelines.
 Consulted with Vice President on policy implications of recurring policy-sensitive issues.
 Trained three new-hires and educated team members on new laws and guidelines.
EXPERIENCE
 ABC TELEVISION NETWORK, New York, NY
Broadcast Review Specialist, Broadcast Standards & Practices (BS&P), August 2006 – September 2010
Core Competencies: Project Management, Critical Thinking & Analysis, Industry Outreach, Team Leadership
& Training, Interpersonal Skills, Public Speaking, Problem Solver
Reviewed and approved multi-million dollar advertising campaigns for advertisers such as, P&G, Macys, and
Bank of America. Managed 10-20 creative submissions daily, including scripts, roughcuts, and final produced
commercials. Worked with internal and external stakeholders to ensure commercial campaigns were consistent
with ABC business, brand and legal guidelines. Trained three new hires. Mentored and educated junior and
senior team members on new laws and guidelines.
 Reviewed commercial materials to issue-spot claims and determine adequacy of claim support and
appropriateness of creative content and scheduling.
 Advanced advertiser’s goals while upholding ABC’s business and legal guidelines by negotiating and
working with advertisers to resolve commercial clearance and scheduling issues.
 Debated and weighed with Vice President policy and client relation implications of accepting policy-
sensitive creative.
 Improved team’s morale and effectiveness by educating team members on business and compliance risk
areas, including claim interpretation, claim support and consumer endorsements.
 Kept ABC at pace with advertising trends by conducting annual strategic and operational reviews of ABC’s
Advertising Standards & Guidelines.
 Advanced BS&P’s effectiveness by training three new hires on how to manage and analyze creative
submissions and claim support; approach duties from a customer service perspective to foster trusting
relationships for greater productivity and efficiency; and operate the BS&P computer application.
 SUPERIOR COURT of the STATE OF CONNECTICUT, New Haven, CT
Research Law Clerk, Judicial Support Services, August 2005 – August 2006
Core Competencies: Legal Research & Writing, Legal Analysis, Communication Skills, Case Management
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Researched substantive and procedural issues of law on civil and criminal matters pending in the Superior
Court. Authored legal memoranda that served as the basis for published judicial decisions. Performed case
management and assignment responsibilities unique to unsupervised Legal Research offices.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
 NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL (NYLS), New York, NY
Adjunct Professor, Job Track, Institute for Information Law and Policy, Fall 2009 – Present
Core Competencies: Program Development, Industry Outreach, Curriculum Development, Public Speaking,
Classroom Moderation
Lecture and moderate discussions on advertising and media laws and industry issues. Develop class curriculum
and contribute to the development of Job Track. Job Track is a one-credit certificate program for select second-
and third-year law students pursuing careers in IP and IP-related fields.
 Piloting e-learning program, Elluminate, with 3L NYLS students for 2010-2011 year.
 Mentoring students on starting an advertising-media blog and planning an advertising industry event.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
 “Network Commercial Clearance,” Advertising Law, Guest Speaker Series, University of Cincinnati College of
Law, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2010.
 “Student Interview Series,” Institute for Information Law and Policy Mentoring Series, New York Law School,
New York, NY, March 2010, recording available on iTunes.
 “The Practice of Advertising Law: An Insider’s View,” New York City Bar Association, Consumer Affairs
Committee, New York, NY, March 2010.
 CLE: “Network Commercial Clearance,” Hot Topics in Advertising & Marketing Law 2009 Conference, New
York City Bar Association, New York, NY, October 2009.
 “Puffery in Advertising,” Institute for Information Law and Policy, Speaker Series, New York Law School,
New York, NY, April 2009.
 “Network Commercial Clearance – FTC’s Guides on Endorsements in Advertising and the Proposed Changes,”
New York City Bar Association, Consumer Affairs Committee, New York, NY, January 2009.
PUBLICATIONS
 Impact of Proposed Changes to the FTC’s Guides on Endorsements in Advertising, Advertising Compliance
Service, Part 1, Volume XXIX, Issue 17, September 7, 2009, Page 3; Part 2, Volume XXIX, Issue 18,
September 21, 2009, Page 5.
 New Use In Copyright: A Messy Case, Media Law & Policy (a NYLS journal), Volume 14, No. 2, Spring 2005.
EDUCATION
 JURIS DOCTORATE – New York Law School, New York, NY – June 2005
GPA: 3.38 – Class Rank: Top 18%
HONORS: Cum Laude
 High Dean’s List – Spring 2005; Dean’s List – Spring 2004, Fall 2005
 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH – State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY –
May 2001
GPA: 3.85
HONORS: Summa Cum Laude
 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society; Golden Key National Honor Society
BAR ADMISSIONS
 New York, 2007; Connecticut, 2005