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Maelle Beauty Out Of Business – Younique Products Sued The Company

 
7,000 Maelle Beauty distributors (mentors) are in shock, due to a legal dispute with Younique products, the company has to cease business for 5 months.
Maelle Beauty was founded by Chris Welch former VP of International Marketing for Younique, and Ros Simmons, former CEO of Virgin Cosmetics & former Product manager for The Body Shop.
Yesterday the company (Chris Welch) send out the next message:
“Dear Maelle Mentors,
Since our interception, we have experienced incredible success. In less than a year, we have built a brand we love, grown to more than 7,000 strong in five countries and brought over 20 innovative, high-quality products to the market. All of this provided you, our Mentors – the lifeblood of our business – with a compelling platform to build incredible teams, establish lifelong friendships, and create lasting success.

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MLM Attorney Kevin Thompson Speaker At The European Direct Selling Congress

 
Kevin Thompson is one of the most sought after network marketing attorneys in the United States. 
Kevin was at our original European Direct selling Congress in 2010 and it’s been a pleasure to watch him develop his practice throughout the years.
He was also recently selected as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine, a publication by Thomson Reuters. Kevin provides invaluable insights to help network marketing companies (and ditsributors) stay out of regulatory trouble.
After having worked with several hundred companies throughout the years, Kevin has developed valuable insights and instincts to help companies see around corners to avoid trouble.     
As one of the founding partners of Thompson Burton PLLC, Kevin has helped the firm grow from two attorneys to twenty in the short span of four years.  By focusing on

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Mannatech Offers Insight On Legal And Compliance Environment At Direct Selling Legal Summit

 
Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global health and wellness company committed to transforming lives to make a better world, had its CEO and President, Alfredo “Al” Bala, and General Counsel, Erin Barta, share their expertise in building a robust legal and compliance program that serves as a model for the direct sales industry during a keynote presentation at this week’s Direct Selling Legal and Compliance Summit in Dallas, Texas.
The Direct Selling Legal and Compliance Summit is a gathering of industry executives and leaders who are seeking the best practices to reduce their risk, grow and protect their companies and navigate an ever changing regulatory landscape facing the direct sales industry. Along with delivering a keynote presentation Bala served as master of ceremonies for the two-day event.
Bala and Barta’s keynote presentation was titled

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