Babener & Associates
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Major practice areas | Multi-level marketing |
| Date founded | 1974 |
| Founder | Jeffrey Babener |
| Website | mlmlegal |
Babener & Associates is a Portland, Oregon law office established in 1974.[1] The law office was founded by Jeffrey A. Babener[2] and represents leading direct selling corporations in the United States and other countries.[1] Babener & Associates has represented some of the largest direct selling companies around the world, including Avon Products, Nikken, Melaleuca, Discovery Toys, and Nu Skin Enterprises.
Principal attorney, Jeffrey Babener, is an industry lawyer on case law and statutes that govern the network marketing, direct selling, multi-level marketing industry’s legitimacy.[3][4] Babener was named one of the Top MLM 500 by "Business For Home" magazine.[5] In 2010, Jeffrey Babener was honored with the international Best of the Best Award from the MLMIA for his lifelong contribution to the image of the network marketing industry.[6]
He is a regular speaker at the Direct Selling Association's seminars[7] and a previous member of the Multi-Level Marketing Association's (MLMIA) Board of Directors,[8] where he was honored for his influence in progressing law and professionalism in the network marketing industry.[9] Babener serves on the Direct Selling Association’s DSA Lawyer’s Council and the Government Relations Committee,[10] and contributes educational material to The MLM-Distributor Rights Association (DRA).[11] He chaired the Oregon State Bar Committee on Judicial Administration, the task force charged with recommending allocation of judicial positions and staffing in Oregon. From 1972-73, Babener was an editor for the University Southern California Law Review (Volumes 45-46),[12] and published the scholarly article "Durational Residence Requirements for State and Local Office: A Violation of Equal Protection."[13]
Babener was a contributing author to "The Network Marketing Magazine" in 2009 and 2010.[14] He is a contributing author of Network Marketing for Dummies,[15] The New Professionals: The Rise of Network Marketing as the Next Major Profession[16] Network Marketing: Another Form of Direct Sales,[17] MLM Magic: How an Ordinary Person can Build an Extra-Ordinary Networking Business from Scratch,[18] Multilevel Marketing: The Definitive Guide to America's Top MLM Companies,[19] and How to Start Your Network Marketing, Modern Party Plan or Web Affiliate Company.[20] In 1998, Babener assisted in authoring an MLM textbook titled Direct Sales An Overview.[21] In addition, Babener is commonly used as a primary source in such scholarly articles as "The Atlantic Jaw Journal." [22]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Babener & Associates – Firm Profile". Martindale.com. LexisNexis. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "OSB Membership Directory". Oregon State Bar. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ Snook, Chris. "Is Network Marketing and Pyramid Selling the same thing? A layperson's guide toevaluating the pros and cons of this often misunderstood business model". San Diego State. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ Eisenberg, Richard (6/1/1987). "The Mess Called Multi-Level Marketing With celebrities setting the bait, hundreds of pyramid-style sales companies are raking in millions, often taking in the gullible". CNN Money. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "MLM 500 VIP's". Business For Home Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ Grimm, Ray. "News and Events". Ray Grimm, Jr. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ "Legal Issues of the Day Seminar" (PDF). Direct Selling Association. DSA.org. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". Multi-Level Marketing Association. MLMIA. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "DIRECTOR EMERITUS". MLMIA. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ Babener, Jeffrey. "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking". Federal Trade Commission. FTC. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ Babener, Jeffrey. "MLM Distributor Rights: From The DRA Book For Distributors and MLM Companies". Contribution. Distributor Rights Association. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Martindale. "Oregon Lawyers". Informational Database. Martindale. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Babener, Jeffrey (1972). "Durational Residence Requirements for State and Local Office: A Violation of Equal Protection". University of Southern California Law Review. 45: 996. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Network Marketing Magazine". The Network Marketing Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ Ziglar, Zig (2006). Network Marketing for Dummies. Indiana: Wiley Publishing, Inc. pp. Copyright. ISBN 1-118-06938-2. Search this book on
- ↑ King, Charles (2000). The New Professionals: The Rise of Network Marketing as the Next Major Profession,. Prima Publishing. pp. 89–92. ISBN 0-7615-1966-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Kearney, Elizabeth (1990). Network Marketing: Another Form of Direct Sales. pp. 181–187. ISBN 0-942501-11-X. Search this book on
- ↑ Andrecht, Venus (1992). MLM Magic: How an Ordinary Person Can Build an Extra-Ordinary Networking Business. California: Ransom HIll Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 0-941903-02-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Marks, Will (1996). Multilevel Marketing: The Definitive Guide to America's Top MLM Companies. Texas: Upline Financial Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 1-56530-215-X. Search this book on
- ↑ Cook, Rod (2008). How to Start Your Network Marketing, Modern Party Plan or Web Affiliate Company. Insight Publishing, Inc. pp. 33–35. ISBN 0-9672915-5-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Laggos, Keith (1998). Direct Sales An Overview. K.B. Lagos; 1st edition. pp. 219–248. ISBN 978-0-9667341-0-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Epstein, Adam (2010). "Multi-Level Marketing and its Brethren: The Legal and Regulatory Environment in the Down Economy". The Atlantic Law Journal. 12: 91–121. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
External links[edit]
- Babener & Associates website [1]
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