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La Toya Sutton

La Toya Sutton

Associate
Advertising, Marketing & Media
lsutton@manatt.com


Professional Experience

Ms. Sutton is an associate in Manatt’s Advertising, Marketing & Media Division, resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.  She advises clients on a broad range of legal and compliance issues surrounding the marketing of foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics, drugs, and medical devices.  Ms. Sutton works on matters involving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other federal and state agencies.  She also has experience  with disputes before the Council of Better Business Bureaus' National Advertising Division. 


Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2007.

Brown University, A.B., Political Science and Afro-American Studies, 2003.


Memberships & Activities

Admitted to practice in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Member, American Bar Association, D.C. Bar Association, Maryland Bar Association.

Member, Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia.


Honors & Awards

Best Oralist, Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition ‒ Mid-Atlantic Region, 2007.

First Place Team, Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition, Mid-Atlantic Region, 2007.

First Place, Crowell & Moring Diversity in the Legal Profession Scholarship, 2005.


Publications

Co-Author, “Top 20 Cases of 2010 and Cases to Watch, 2011,” Food and Drug Law Institute, April 1, 2011.