Pre-Conference Webinars
Pre-Conference Webinars
Register for the CPG Legal Forum pre-conference webinars presented by executive level sponsors, Faegre Drinker, Perkins Coie and Weil.
Our partners will share insights on top-of-mind legal issues like managing litigation risks, complying with government regulations, tackling a range of business and enterprise legal matters, takeaways from last year, and what’s on the horizon for 2026.
Registration is limited to those CPG companies currently registered for the CPG Legal Forum and Consumer Brands members. If you are interested in participating, please click the registration buttons.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Bite-Sized Chaos Unpacked: Serving Up Legal Disruption Insights for 2026
January 15, 2026, 1-2 p.m. ET
presented by Executive Level Sponsor 
2026 is shaping up to be another year where disruption is not the exception but the expectation. From sweeping regulatory shifts at the state and federal level, litigation trends to legislative action and public pressure amplified through social media and other vectors of scrutiny, the CPG industry will continue to face mounting legal and operational challenges. This timely session will offer actionable insights for in-house legal departments tasked with staying ahead of a landscape where risk management, regulatory foresight, and brand protection are more critical than ever. With change being the only constant, Faegre Drinker’s team will provide a legal forecast and proactive considerations so that being prepared for 2026 is a resolution you can keep.
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Urge to Merge? CPG M&A Strategy and Risk in Today’s Antitrust Landscape
January 22, 2026, 12-1 p.m. ET
presented by Executive Level Sponsor 
The consumer packaged goods industry continues to experience active merger activity across a wide range of sectors. But alongside deal momentum, antitrust enforcement is intensifying, particularly at the state level.
State attorneys general have become increasingly assertive, signaling their independence and stepping up investigations—filling what some view as an enforcement gap from prior federal leadership. Meanwhile, federal policy is shifting: the FTC’s withdrawal of the Guidelines for Collaborations among competitors has introduced uncertainty for joint ventures and cross-industry partnerships and the Administration has shown increased enforcement appetite for deploying the DOJ.
This timely session, featured in partnership with Weil Gotshal’s Mark Seidman, an FTC veteran, and Meagan Bellshaw, a DOJ veteran, and will feature forward-looking conversation on how CPG brands can navigate antitrust risk, the mindset of the nations’ top competition and consumer protection regulators, litigation strategy, how to structure deals more defensibly, and develop strategy in response to enforcement trends at both federal and state levels.
Unpacking 2025, Shaping 2026: Strategic Legal Insights for the Evolving CPG Landscape
February 6, 2026, 12-1 p.m. ET
presented by Executive Level Sponsor 
Join Perkins Coie and the Consumer Brands Association for a focused, high-level briefing designed for in-house legal counsel navigating the fast-changing consumer packaged goods (CPG) environment. Speakers from Perkins Coie’s nationally acclaimed CPG practice will unpack the defining trends, litigation landscape, regulatory shifts, and unexpected developments that shaped 2025. With a sharp lens on state and federal legal dynamics, this session will also explore the operational and strategic considerations that matter most to legal affairs, including responding to challenges, fostering regulatory preparedness, and aligning legal strategy with business goals for 2026 and beyond.