Baker McKenzie's "Off the Shelf"

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, Baker McKenzie's Chief Sustainability Officer and former Global Chair, Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Grant Murray, an Antitrust and Competition expert based in our London office. They discuss what CG&R businesses are doing in collaboration with competitors in an effort to address common sustainability issues in the industry, as well as the importance of addressing competition law issues.

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Anne Petterd, partner in the Technology, Communications and Commercial team. They continue to discuss the future of online retail, including the increased use of new technologies that can give CG&R businesses an edge and support their post-COVID-19 renewal activities – with a reminder not to forget the basics when exploring the use of new technology in their businesses.

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Anne Petterd, partner in the Technology, Communications and Commercial team. In light of the ongoing digital transformation in the CG&R sector, they discuss the future of online retail and some key considerations for CG&R businesses as online sales and the omnichannel environment have become an essential part of the COVID-19 recovery strategy for many in the sector.

In this episode Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Mara Ghiorghies from our global antitrust team and based in London. They discuss both the challenges and opportunities of the crisis for CG&R companies from a competition compliance perspective, whether on the supply, distribution, or sales side, and whether we will see competition authorities taking a renewed, more flexible approach given changes to consumer and market behavior.

In this episode Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Mara Ghiorghies from our global antitrust team and based in London. They discuss the antitrust scrutiny of commercial behavior in the consumer goods and retail sector observed during these challenging times, and what kinds of commercial behavior CG&R businesses need to be mindful of as they move towards recovery.

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Rebecca Lederhouse, IP Counsel based in our Chicago office. They discuss a number of practical tips that CG&R businesses can keep in mind to avoid inadvertent marketing mishaps – including by influencers and sales staff – as they renew both their online and in store advertising campaigns for the new COVID world. Based on recent US trends, the points discussed are relevant to any CG&R business looking to advertise to a US audience, and can also serve as best practice guidance for any business in the sector.

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Rebecca Lederhouse, IP Counsel based in our Chicago office. They discuss some of the trends in advertising regulations around COVID-19 that CG&R businesses need to be mindful of as they move towards recovery, with stores, restaurants, hotels and other customer-facing premises starting to gear up to reopen for business.

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Niklas Wielandt, a real estate expert based in our Frankfurt office. They discuss what the post-COVID-19 world has in store, and more specifically, how CG&R businesses can use the crisis to renew their approach to brick and mortar outlets generally.

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Niklas Wielandt, a real estate expert based in our Frankfurt office. Niklas discusses some of the key retail real estate issues affecting CG&R businesses, and what businesses with retail outlets can do to mitigate the impact as the COVID-19 crisis continues, and move towards recovery.

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, former Global Chair of Baker McKenzie's Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Julia Wilson and Jonathan Isaacs, partners in Baker McKenzie's Employment and Compensation practice. Julia and Jonathan look beyond the recovery phase and discuss what the post-COVID world has in store for the CG&R industry and more specifically, how businesses can use the crisis to renew their business approach to employment issues in a positive way.