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by Kati and Monica We helped shine a spotlight on MLMs last week, and what it showed wasn’t pretty. On Thursday and Friday, Vaca Daffan Law hosted the 6th annual conference regarding “Multi-Level Marketing: The Consumer Protection Challenge,” which is organized by an inspiring group of consumer advocates. We were proud to have our firm listed as one of five event sponsors for 2026 and also take part in the conversation. Our high-level overview here will also point you to some

If you know someone who's worried about the explosion of AI-enabled phone and text fraud (which would be wise!), consider inviting them to a free webinar Monica and Kati are conducting with Consumer Action. You can register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8755264212303561056.

This Thursday and Friday, Monica and Kati will join a group of experts to discuss MLMs - an important consumer protection topic. You can find the agenda here: https://www.mlmconference.com/schedule2026. Register to attend the conference (virtually) at this link: https://tcnj.zoom.us/meeting/register/xZFf-CbeSGyKmHh1zNkA4g#/registration. We hope to see you there.

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We appreciate Maddie Hughes for getting together to talk about our launch. My favorite quote? "'The firm has “very, very big eyes, and we’re thinking about so many different areas of the law where we want to be really active,' said Vaca." You can read the full article (behind a paywall) here .

Video 4.8.2026 A highly educated woman called me one evening, terrified. She had spoken with her bank, which had told her she needed to withdraw thousands of dollars to keep her money secure. The bank kindly provided step by step instructions on how to keep it safe, even staying on the phone with her as she took the cash to a cryptocurrency ATM. The bank rep confirmed receipt once she deposited it. She called me because she worried she was in some kind of trouble. You know th

American Community Media is a force for good — and it moves fast. Days after Monica and Kati briefed a group of journalists about predatory scams targeting immigrants, six outlets had published warnings in Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. And it wasn't only print media: Monica herself appeared yesterday to discuss scammers' new tactics on a live Spanish-language radio program, on KIQI in California. The show is aptly named "Información es Poder" (Information is Power). Tha

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March 27 (Reuters) - A pair of former senior U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawyers on Monday said they have opened a new plaintiff-side consumer protection law firm, adding to ​the growing number of small firms launched by departing government attorneys during ‌President Donald Trump's second term. Monica Vaca and Kati Daffan said their new Washington, D.C.-based firm — Vaca Daffan LLP — will represent individual consumers as well as state and local governments. Read more Thi

On March 24, Monica and Kati presented to an audience at Columbia Law School about "Taking the Public Interest Private." They're grateful to Professor Susan Sturm, who invited them, and to the event's sponsors: the CLS Center for Institutional and Social Change, Office of Private Sector Careers, and Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers. They drew on Professor Sturm's wonderful book, What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Our Institutions , and responded to n

On March 27, Monica and Kati shared information about the alarming nature of contemporary immigration scams with a group of journalists during an American Community Media briefing. Scammers, they explained, are profiting from today's climate of fear in immigrant communities by pretending to be lawyers who can help return detained people to their homes and families. They described how today's fraudsters make their claims seem real, impersonating actual lawyers or using fake a