The weekend of June 27, 2020, our Of Counsel attorney, Shannon Montgomery, Esq., competed at the NPC Oklahoma Championships in the Bikini division. This was one of only two national qualifying NPC shows held in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic forced shows in every state to cancel or reschedule their original show dates. Shannon…
Once again, Rick Collins will be attending the upcoming Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio, taking place this year from March 5 – 8. Although the Expo and trade show have been postponed this year due to concerns over the coronavirus, many of the events, including the IFBB Pro show and many of the other competitions,…
Trademarks are somewhat straightforward. A trademark is anything that acts as a source identifier for a particular product or service. It is the thing that allows the public to discern where that product or service is coming from. Think of the Apple image with a bite out of it, or Coca-Cola written in that fanciful…
At Collins Gann McCloskey & Barry (“Supplement Counsel”), we know that starting a dietary supplement or natural products business can be scary. There are a lot of unknowns. Our firm works with businesses as they grow and build, and we want to do all that we can to take out some of those unknowns and…
Collins Gann McCloskey & Barry (CGMB) is pleased to announce that Shannon Montgomery, Esq., has joined the firm’s bi-coastal dietary supplement practice group as Of Counsel. Shannon, who is based in Houston, Texas, will be working with Rick Collins, who spearheads the firm’s dietary supplement practice from New York, and with Alan Feldstein, Of Counsel…
– Rick to Serve as Speaker at Both CBD and Sports Nutrition Summits – Rick Collins will once again be a presenter at SupplySide West – this year serving as a panelist on two separate educational tracks to address both sports nutrition and the latest information about cannabidiol (CBD) products and the law. SupplySide West,…
Rick Collins will once again be heading to Las Vegas to attend Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend — one of the biggest and most prestigious fitness and bodybuilding industry events in the country. The event, taking place this year from September 12 – 15th, will again be bringing together national and international health,…
FDA has issued a warning letter dated July 22, 2019 against Curaleaf Hemp, online retailer of CBD products for both humans and pets, for selling unapproved and misbranded drugs. Curaleaf made improper disease claims about their products, such as “CBD has been linked to the effective treatment of Alzheimer’s disease” and “CBD was effective in…
Rick Collins will once again be attending the International Society of Sports Nutrition’s (ISSN) Annual Conference and Expo, which this year will be taking place from June 13-15 in Las Vegas, NV. Rick, a nationally Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS), has been actively involved with the ISSN since its inception, earning the distinction of…
On Friday, May 31st, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held its first public hearing on cannabidiol (CBD) products at its headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. The hearing was seen as an “important step toward clarifying regulations around the ingredient” and noted in The New York Times as a “first step in what is likely…
