
Legal & Compliance Workshop
Direct Selling University | DSU Spring 2025
Tuesday, March 25 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Irving Convention Center | Irving, TX
The regulatory landscape for direct selling is shifting rapidly, and staying ahead of critical legal and compliance trends is more important than ever. Whether you’re shaping corporate strategy, overseeing compliance or leading sales and marketing, this exclusive in-person workshop will equip you with the latest insights, best practices and proactive strategies to protect and grow your business.
What You’ll Learn
Expect high-impact discussions covering some of the most pressing legal and compliance challenges facing direct selling today, including:
Regulatory Priorities and Their Impact on Direct Selling Gain clarity on where the FTC and other agencies are focusing their attention and how companies are preparing for increased scrutiny.
The Compliance Playbook: How Top Companies Are Structuring Their Teams and Processes Get a behind-the-scenes look at how direct selling companies are optimizing compliance structures to ensure field success and mitigate risk.
Income Disclosure Updates: What’s Changing and Why It Matters Understand how recent shifts in income disclosure expectations are influencing field messaging, marketing strategies and legal risk.
Clickwrap Agreements and the Power of a Button Click Explore the latest trends in digital agreements, button-click reattribution, and what every direct selling company needs to know to stay protected.
Class Misclassification in California and Evolving Plaintiff Strategies Learn how class action challenges are evolving, particularly in California, and what this means for independent contractor classifications across the U.S.
Noteworthy Shifts with the New Administration Stay informed on how federal regulatory changes could shape direct selling in the coming years—and how to prepare.
And much more! Top corporate legal and compliance experts will share their experiences and insights on navigating these evolving challenges.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for:
Legal & Compliance Teams – Stay up to date on the latest regulatory priorities and risk mitigation strategies.
Sales & Field Development Leaders – Learn how compliance trends impact sales strategies and field messaging.
Marketing Teams – Ensure your messaging and income disclosures align with evolving regulations.
Executives & Decision Makers – Understand the legal shifts that could impact your company’s business model.
Anyone Who Needs to Stay Ahead in Direct Selling – If your role touches compliance, sales or marketing, this workshop is for you!
Register Today!
Your registration for this workshop also grants you complimentary access to DSU Spring 2025, where top industry leaders will share groundbreaking insights on the future of direct selling.
Stay for the DSN Global Celebration on Tuesday night, where we honor industry leaders and reveal the DSN Global 100!
Take advantage of networking opportunities with top executives and legal professionals.
Discover actionable strategies that can transform the way your company approaches compliance.
Enjoy our cocktail reception after the workshop with your colleagues, from 5-7 p.m. Then join our Global Celebration banquet at 7.
Space is limited—don’t miss this essential workshop tailored specifically for direct selling professionals.
Sponsored by:
A World-Class Lineup
These leading experts from many of direct selling's top legal firms will lead the workshop and share insights and updates they're seeing with their clients and beyond, and the strategies that make sense for right now. In addition, we'll be adding several corporate legal and compliance team members to join the panels and share how they're specifically addressing each area at their company.
More speakers to be announced soon; stay tuned!

ERIN BARTA
Mannatech
General Counsel

MARK BENNETT IDLife Chief Business & Legal Officer

CLAY BREWER
Thompson Burton
Attorney

ED BURBACH
Foley & Lardner
Partner

KATRINA EASH
Winston & Strawn
Partner

DAVE GRIMALDI
Direct Selling Association
Chief Executive Officer

CLAYTON JONES 4Life Chief Legal Officer

DEBORAH K. HEISZ
Neora
Co-CEO

GORDON HESTER Florida Direct Selling Coalition Chair

SHARON HU
Sunrider
Senior Counsel

BRENT KUGLER
Scheef & Stone
Partner

ERIC LEWY
Momofactor
General Manager

NATHAN MOORE
Texas Direct Selling Coalition Chair

CHRIS SCHMIDT
Le-Vel Brands, LLC
Chief Legal Officer

CRAYTON WEBB
Sunwest Communications
CEO
DSU SPRING 2025
March 25-27, 2025
Irving Convention Center 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX
DSU is free for all active corporate direct selling executives and event sponsors.