Pre-Conference In Person Programming:

Watch-outs and Washouts: Exploring Legal Nuances of Natural & Health Halos Claims

Virtually all sectors are facing litigation on either natural claims or health halo; and brands are seeing ongoing pairing of “nutri-washing,” greenwashing and everything in between. Attendees will gain insight into current case trends, regulatory developments, and best practices for risk-proofing product claims in an era of heightened consumer scrutiny and aggressive enforcement.

Speakers:

• Claire Chapla, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 
• Arianna Scavetti, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 

Ethics Session: Keeping It Civil

We all have good days and bad days, but civility and commitment to the highest ethical standards remain touchstones of the legal profession. This session will profile instances of breaks in decorum; lessons learned from judges; instances that have gone viral; when the lawyer’s and company’s ethics are a mismatch; disciplinary proceedings; and how to promote civility in the legal profession.

Speakers:  

• Julia MacAllister, Associate, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 
• Jane Metcalf, Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 
• Jason Vitullo, Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Keynote:

Keynote: Above the Law with David Lat

David will discuss trends shaping the legal profession, developments in the federal courts, ingredients for professional success, integrity and civility in the legal profession, and the critical role of lawyers in providing innovative and practical solutions for their clients’. With a unique blend of perspectives gained from practicing in Biglaw, serving as a federal prosecutor, founding Above the Law, and writing for Bloomberg Law and on Substack, David Lat offers an unparalleled perspective on the complexities shaping today’s legal landscape.

General Sessions:

General sessions are designed to capture the essence of legal issues that affect the whole of the industry with captivating perspectives from company general counsels, legal approaches to ESG, curating acumen and intelligence from litigation and providing perspective from plaintiffs.

Major Questions and High Stakes at the High Court: Supreme Court and Appellate Developments Impacting Business and Regulatory Risk

This session offers in-house counsel a strategic overview of recent U.S. Supreme Court and appellate decisions shaping corporate litigation, regulatory compliance and risk management. Topics include evolving RICO liability; First Amendment and regulatory authority signals; major rulings on Chevron deference and environmental law and the intersection of executive power into operational issues like tariffs. The panel will also discuss antitrust developments, preemption challenges under FIFRA; and cases with implications for labeling, infrastructure and enterprise risk.

Speakers:

• Doug Besman, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Head of Litigation, Nestlé USA, Inc.
• Allyson Ho, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
• Joe Palmore, Partner, Morrison Foerster
• Zack Tripp, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Objectively Speaking on Probative Data: Winning with Experts, Surveys and Credible Claims

With consumer perception theories frequently premised on expert witnesses and the utility of technical consultants at various phases from product development to disputes, these three facets play an important role in litigation. From structuring surveys, weighing probative value, materiality vs. perception and structuring engagements to enjoy privilege, our panelists will offer in-the-trenches perspectives.

Speakers:

• Grant Ankrom, Partner, Dentons US LLP
• Sarah Brew, Partner, Faegre Drinker
• Amy Lally, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• Jeff Marguiles, Partner-in-Charge, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
• Sean Suber, Litigator, Winston & Strawn LLP

Navigating Global Risk: Comparative Hazard Assessment and Transnational Compliance Strategies for CPG Brands

As CPG brands increasingly operate across borders, they face rising complexity in managing regulatory expectations, product approvals, and compliance obligations. This session will explore how to proactively build and manage cross-border compliance programs, navigate regulatory investigations, and address conflicts between domestic approvals and foreign market requirements. With a focus on the global footprint of CPG companies, panelists will chart how to develop internal governance models that support transparency, agility and defensible decision-making across jurisdictions, laying the groundwork for a truly global compliance strategy.

Speakers:

• Farzin Firoozna, SVP Global Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, PepsiCo
• Perlette Jura, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Brian Sylvester, Partner, Morrison Foerster
• Prashanth Jayachandran, Senior Vice President, Division General Counsel, Colgate North America, Colgate-Palmolive Company

The AI Inflection Point: AI and Evolving Role of the CPG Legal Dept

This session will copilot attendees on “AI inflection point” through the lens of in-house counsel, examining the legal posture shifts between the Biden and Trump administrations and the implications for federal oversight, compliance and risk management. The session will chat on how legal affairs is utilizing AI to vet marketing, R&D drive strategic decision making, triage risk and workflow towards new opportunity.

Speakers:

• Sarah La Voi, Partner, BakerHostetler
• Micaela McMurrough, Partner, Convington
• Andrea Oller, Legal Compliance – North America, Ferrero
• Hannah Taylor, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit
• Ron Urbach, Partner/Co-Chair, Davis+Gilbert LLP

The Circular Sustainability Maze

With sustainability transforming as business imperative and a legal minefield, companies find themselves navigating a complex and evolving landscape of regulatory expectations, reputational risks and international frameworks at a time when ESG seems to be increasingly risk prone. This session will examine the multi-dimensional legal challenges that define today’s “circular sustainability maze,” from FTC Green Guides to ESG Litigation and cross-border sustainability considerations.

Speakers:

• Jennifer Adams, Partner, Amin Wasserman Gurnani
• Joseph Aquilina, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Consumer Brands Association
• Alex Beroukhim, Partner, Arnold & Porter
• Hih Song Kim, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Primo Brands
• Kristine Kruger, Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once and Other Duties as Assigned

How the CPG GC Scopes Risk and Opportunity in the Current Environment: This session focuses on rethinking leadership and the practice of law in an increasingly tenuous era of crisis, product and brand vilification, tech-driven efficiency and the need for innovative approach legal agility, precision and future-casting.

Speakers:

• Adam Deckinger, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, Tyson Foods 
• Megan Hurley, General Counsel, PepsiCo North America 
• Grant McGee, General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark Corporation 
• Stacy Papadopulos, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Consumer Brands Association
• Anthony Shoemaker, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Keurig Dr Pepper

The CPG Litigation Review: A 360° Litigation Landscape of Ingredients, Activism, and What’s Next for CPG

This will be a wide-ranging litigation session tying together all the major themes on class actions, litigation mitigation strategies, takeaways from 2025 and future-casting litigation strategies The CPG Litigation Review will offer a wide-ranging look at the current and emerging litigation landscape for consumer brands, tying together key developments across class actions, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder-driven legal risk.

Speakers:

• Ani Gulati, Chief Litigation Counsel, General Mills
• Claire Chapla, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Charles Sipos, Partner, Perkins Coie
• Angela Spivey, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP
• Tyler Young, Partner, Faegre Drinker

Business Track:

As nearly every business action carries legal implications, CPG lawyers are constantly providing a range of advisory counsel, whether it’s for product innovation, market expansion, managing risk, advising company leadership on governance or ensuring compliance.

From the Field to the Frontline: Navigating the Top Labor and Employment Legal Affairs Issues in the CPG Industry

As the largest domestic manufacturing sector by workforce, the CPG industry is on the frontlines of today’s most complex labor and employment issues. From questions on DEI and DHS enforcement to shifting EEOC guidance and widening circuit splits, in-house counsel faces an increasingly complex framework. This high-impact session will unpack the latest challenges facing in-house counsel, including worker classification, wage and hour compliance, arbitration enforceability and the sweeping implications of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” for overtime and employer tax obligations.

Speakers:

• Shareef Farag, Partner, BakerHostetler
• Rebecca Springer, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
• Marjorie Soto Garcia, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
• Lisa Whittaker, Director and Managing Counsel, Employment & Labor Law, The J.M. Smucker Co.

What’s the Deal with Competition? Getting Real on Deals and Antitrust Intel from DOJ and FTC

This session will cover the deregulatory timeline of FTC, current commissioner composition and how the current administration has swung in terms of merger enforcement. Speakers will also cover strategies for merger clearance and battle-tested lessons learned from litigation related to mergers.

Speakers:

• Jackie Lem, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
• Nick Napolitan, Director – Legal, The Clorox Company
• Meghan Rissmiller, Partner, Freshfields US LLP
• Bill Stallings, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
• Ryan Tisch, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

Take Cover from Risky Business: Insurance Considerations for Mass Tort, Class Action, Supply Chain Disruption and Recalls

This session will explore the essential role of insurance in managing legal and operational risks across the CPG industry. From product liability and mass tort exposure to supply chain breakdowns and nationwide recalls, insurance can be a critical risk mitigation tool. Panelists will discuss key coverages, including general liability, product recall, stock throughput and D&O insurance, as well as recent developments in claims, policy exclusions and litigation trends. Attendees will gain practical insights into identifying coverage gaps, negotiating favorable terms and preparing for insurer pushback when stakes are high.

Speakers:

• Shelby Guilbert, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
• Michael Sharkey, Partner, Perkins Coie
• Erik Swanholt, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Tariff-ied Yet? Untangling Legal Links in the Supply Chain from Ports to Courts

Join this session for a legal riff spanning the latest tariff and trade developments; assessing legal and operational challenges with unavailable natural resources; how brands can structure contracts at various links in their supply chain; and the need to monitor supplier activity to ensure detection of contaminants, distribution agreements and purchase orders are shaping in-house dynamics as well as export controls.

Speakers:

• Alex Brackett, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
• Stephanie Brown Cripps, Partner, Freshfields US LLP
• Kate Noble Wegrzyn, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
• Paul Nolan, Vice President – Tax, Government Affairs & Strategic Real Estate, McCormick & Company, Inc

Litigation Track:

CPG products are essential to consumers everyday life which means not every consumer will be happy and many plaintiffs lawyers are given creative ammunition. Our faculty will provide insights on filings and notable rulings, practical perspectives to hone litigation skills that are specific to CPG, navigating international disputes, litigation funding and more.

Forearmed and Forewarned for Early-Stage Litigation Considerations

This session will take a practical, insider-focused look at pre-suit and early-stage litigation dynamics that matter most to CPG legal departments. From managing and responding to demand letters to developing internal protocols for litigation readiness, the discussion will focus on how companies can proactively mitigate risk, control costs, and avoid compounding legal exposure while also sharing insights on the latest and not-so greatest plaintiffs shops.

Speakers:

• Shannon Dudic, Partner, DLA Piper LLP
• Michael Duvall, Partner and Co-Chair, Global ESG Steering Committee, Dentons US LLP
• Jamal Faleel, Head of Consumer Markets, United States, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
• Ron Rothstein, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

Caveats on Small Font for Big Impact: Legal Strategies in Disclaimers, Warnings and Arbitration

In the CPG litigation landscape, the precise use of disclaimers, qualifiers and arbitration clauses can be pivotal in managing legal exposure. This session explores strategic drafting techniques that reduce the risk of consumer class actions, regulatory scrutiny and supplier disputes. Panelists will examine real-world examples of how effective fine print can shift liability, limit damages and ensure enforceability of arbitration provisions. Attendees will gain practical guidance on tailoring disclaimers to marketing claims, allergen warnings and product labeling on all facets — while balancing transparency and compliance.

Speakers:

• Suzana Blades, Head of Litigation, Kimberly-Clark
• Naoki Kaneko, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
• Lori Leskin, Partner, Arnold & Porter
• Kate Spelman, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP

Strength in Numbers: Structuring Joint Defense Groups and Coordinating Counsel in Class Actions, Mass Torts and Everyday Challenges

Between emerging threats of novel litigation theories and multi-state actions, how can brands develop the best processes for handling confidential information between the brand and its employees and across multiple business units? This session will cover a range of risk management issues, including deciphering between common interest and issue-specific matters, shepherding information, use of experts by multiple parties and the important role of coordination of outside counsel as well as national coordinating counsel.

Speakers:

• David Biderman, Partner, Perkins Coie
• Katherine Clements,  Senior Counsel – Litigation, Tyson Foods
• Michelle Ramirez, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• Steve Zalesin, Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Ouch! What Will They Think of Next? Novel Liability Theories in CPG Litigation

This session will explore how plaintiffs’ counsel are getting way too innovative with theories of injury with mass torts and class actions. Panelists will discuss liability theories from innovator liability to market liability and how newer litigation trends are leveraging new causation theories and the rise of public nuisance allegations and risk.

Speakers:

• Hannah Chanoine, Partner, O’Melveny
• Rory Collins, Partner, Faegre Drinker
• Kamron Hasan, Partner, Husch Blackwell
• Dean Panos, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
• Amit Rana, Partner, Venable LLP

Regulatory & Legislation Track:

Given that CPG products are regulated by a variety of agencies, it’s essential to be up to speed to ensure compliance ensure that company can operate with a measure of regulatory certainty. From recalls, ESG, forthcoming legislation, our faculty will approach this track with comprehensive insights.

States of Sustainability

As state-level environmental regulation accelerates, CPG lawyers are navigating an increasingly complex sustainability landscape. This session will provide a focused overview of the (not so) magnificent seven states leading the charge on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws and their implications for packaging, recycling and compliance obligations. This session will also allow attendees to upcycle intelligent approaches to state environmental marketing claims.

Speakers:

• David Carpenter, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• Donnelly McDowell, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
• Trent Norris, Partner, Hogan Lovells
• Robert White, Senior Director & Associate General Counsel, The Procter & Gamble Company

Keep Your Eye on the Ball: Inspector and Regulator Focus on Labels and Claims

This session will explore the varied landscape of product substantiation standards juxtaposed against a landscape of scrutiny, critiques and regulatory priorities of CPG’s most consequential regulators. Learn about the items that regulators are looking for during inspections and how they assess declarations on labels. Strategic insights from FDA, FTC, and even state attorneys general office veterans will provide real-world practical insights.

Speakers:

• Bob Durkin, Partner, Amin Wasserman Gurnani
• Svetlana Gans, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Laura Rich, VP, Regulatory and Technical Affairs, Consumer Brands Association
• Paul Singer, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
• Kristi Wolff, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Macro on the Micros: The Legal Landscape of PFAS, Microplastics and other Contaminants in CPG

This will be a broad-ranging session covering assessment, mitigation and compliance strategies in light of litigation, MAHA, state and federal proposals, including updates in Minnesota, Maine’s DEP, comprehensive bans in California and New Mexico, FDA bottled water testing and findings and petitions to EPA reporting rules.

Speakers:

• Sam Jockel, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP
• Megan McCurdy, Partner, Stinson
• Will Wagner, Partner and Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Jasmine Wetherell, Partner, Perkins Coie

Is the GRAS Always Greener?

The current landscape of GRAS reform brings uncertainty about what’s to come from both the federal government and a patchwork of state laws. The session will address how to weigh your risks when it comes to ingredients in your portfolio and how to prepare for future labeling changes. It will also scope historic and current perspectives to orient compliance and vetting strategies, current legislative snapshots and the continued pattern of states pursuing disparate GRAS bills.

Speakers:

• Lauren Berkowitz, Director & Counsel, Consumer Brands Association
• Meredith Olearchik, Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Intellectual Property, Marketing and Food Law, The Campbell’s Company
• Martin Hahn, Partner, Hogan Lovells
• Sharon Mayl, Partner, DLA Piper LLP

Roundtable Sessions: Ask the Experts 

Our roundtable sessions will allow attendees to gain expert perspectives on nuanced legal affairs topics with actionable learnings for a variety of CPG companies.

The Compliance Maze: Structuring compliance programs for product and packaging across 50 states | Alston & Bird LLP

Angela Spivey and Sam Jockel will explore best practices for structuring compliance programs for products and packaging amid the rapidly evolving patchwork of state laws and regulations affecting the food & beverage industry. From ingredient bans and warning label requirements for certain food ingredients to extended producer responsibility laws, packaging bans, and post-consumer recycled content requirements, companies face a maze of complex and sometimes contradictory state-specific restrictions that are increasingly challenging to navigate.

Novel CPG Ingredients and how they are evaluated, approved, and labeled in an age of disruption | Amin Wasserman Gurnani

The discussion will explore evolving regulatory pathways, substantiation expectations, and advertising risk as innovation outpaces traditional frameworks. Attendees will gain actionable insights to help align product development, regulatory status, labeling, and marketing strategies while managing compliance and enforcement exposure.

Serving Up Sales Practices Litigation | Arnold & Porter

This interactive roundtable will discuss the evolving landscape of CPG sales practices claims, including servings-per-container, shrinkflation, slack fill, and discounting allegations. The session will highlight where plaintiffs are applying increased scrutiny, how legal theories are developing, and practical considerations for managing litigation and regulatory risk while protecting brand equity.

Patents and Trade Secrets | Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

As innovation accelerates across the CPG sector, companies must carefully balance strategies for protecting proprietary information as a trade secret or pursuing patent protection.  This roundtable will examine potential tradeoffs between trade secret and patent protection for products, processes, and other proprietary information.  It will further consider the implications of secret sales of goods or public sales of goods made by secret processes, risk mitigation strategies, and current litigation trends and considerations in the patent and trade secret world.

Influential Partners – Social Media Influencer and Affiliate To Do’s for all the Likes | BakerHostetler

Influencers are still, well, influencing.  This roundtable will look at the FTC’s latest guidance on the use of influencers.  It will also examine the growing trend of class actions targeting influencer marketing.

Ad it Up: Top Learnings from Recent NAD Decisions | Davis+Gilbert LLP

Pivotal NAD decisions are stacking up fast, but do they actually reveal how NAD and the FTC are reshaping the playing field for CPG brands? Join Alexa Meera Singh as she cuts through the noise to spotlight the rulings that matter, uncovers the patterns hiding in plain sight, and equips you with actionable intelligence that in-house counsel, business leaders, and marketing teams can immediately deploy to navigate advertising risk with confidence.

Mitigating CPG Litigation Risk Through E-Commerce Design | Dentons US LLP

Join us to learn how the right online disclosures and purchase flows can disrupt litigation demands and defeat class claims. From disclosures to click throughs, we will use real-world examples to highlight the “do’s and don’ts” and provide you with practical takeaways to intentionally and thoughtfully improve your e-commerce design without sacrificing business functionality.

The Privacy and Data Breach Decision Tree | Epiq

Consumer packaged goods companies now operate in a data‑intensive environment shaped by loyalty programs, delivery platforms, connected packaging, and digital supply chains. This roundtable will outline the privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory pressures emerging across the CPG sector, along with the breach scenarios and litigation trends most affecting brands today. Attendees will gain practical guidance on data‑mapping, vendor‑risk management, incident‑response readiness, and defensible documentation practices.

Claws & Effect | Faegre Drinker

This roundtable will cover recent regulatory enforcement and litigation trends in the petfood industry. Discussion will address regulatory concerns at both state and federal levels. Attendees will gain insight into the changing compliance landscape and practical considerations for managing legal and regulatory risks.

Trends and Tips for Food Businesses Regarding California Consumer Claims | Foley & Lardner LLP

CPG litigation in California is booming, driven by a surge in class actions over “natural/clean” claims, PFAS/heavy metals in food, and privacy violations (session replay, data sharing) under laws like the CCPA, UCL, and CLRA, with major focus on packaging compliance (SB 343), ultra-processed foods, and chemicals like BPS/Titanium Dioxide, leading to significant settlements and a heightened need for data transparency and strict compliance.

Race to Domains? What to know about the April 2026 deadline to register new gTLDs | Frankfurt Kurnit

Learn about ICANN’s process for registering new generic top-level domains, scheduled to launch in April 2026.  Discuss changes to the process since the 2012 round, get tips for registering your .brand, and discuss timelines and methods for objecting if a third party seeks to register your trademark.

Navigating Ultra processed Food Legislation: Federal and State Policy Developments | Greenberg Traurig, LLP

This roundtable will unpack the latest federal and state developments in ultra-processed food (UPF) policy—including California’s new school-based ban and the FDA and USDA’s efforts to define and regulate UPFs—offering legal and practical insights for companies navigating this uncertain terrain. We’ll address how evolving definitions, labeling proposals, and health-driven policy goals may affect product development, marketing, and compliance strategies, while also discussing concrete steps companies can take now to anticipate regulatory changes and mitigate risk. Attendees will leave with actionable guidance to help protect their brands and inform internal decision-making as the UPF policy landscape continues to shift.

The New FSMA: How Brands Handle the New Regulatory Landscape | Hogan Lovells

This interactive roundtable will explore how consumer brands are navigating the evolving FSMA enforcement environment, including heightened FDA scrutiny, supply-chain accountability, inspection readiness, and the patch work of new state laws that impact the consumer brands industry. Participants will discuss practical compliance strategies, lessons learned from recent enforcement actions, and how legal and regulatory teams are adapting to manage risk while maintaining operational flexibility.

Cleaning Up Claims | Morrison Foerster

This roundtable will explore the legal risks and regulatory scrutiny of advertising claims for cleaning products, from efficacy and safety claims to sustainability and greenwashing.  We’ll discuss how companies can manage messy disputes, avoid enforcement pitfalls, and keep claims clean.

CPSC Dynamics for CPG | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

As the courts consider whether it is constitutionally structured, the administration attempts to move its functions within the Department of Health and Human Services, and without a statutory quorum, the CPSC continues to focus on recalls and enforcement. Our roundtable will focus on the agency’s aggressive strategies to force companies to undertake recalls and in seeking civil penalties and mandatory product safety programs on companies for alleged failure to timely report product defects.

Public Nuisance: Past, present and potential future considerations for the CPG industry | O’Melveny

From tobacco to opioids to social media to… snacks? With San Francisco’s lawsuit against the country’s biggest food companies, a new front of liability has emerged: public nuisance and public entity unfair competition claims. While on its surface this may seem like a variation on the personal injury Martinez case, at this roundtable you’ll learn from a leading expert on public nuisance law why public nuisance and public UDAP claims – even based on the same allegations – pose a threat on a very different scale. From snowballing volumes of cases and investigations brought by municipalities, school districts, counties, and State AGs, to relaxed proof standards, to massive statutory damages, to eye-popping abatement remedies, learn why the Food and Beverage industry shrugs off this threat at its peril.

Prop 65 | Perkins Coie

Join Perkins Coie for an engaging roundtable discussion on California’s Proposition 65, where the team will address key compliance challenges, recent enforcement trends, and practical strategies for managing risk. This session will provide actionable insights into labeling requirements, litigation exposure, and best practices for navigating the evolving regulatory landscape. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share experiences with peers facing similar legal considerations.

Using Remedial Market Actions to Defend Litigation or Favorably Resolve | Shook, Hardy & Bacon

In the face of litigation or simply threatened litigation, remedial actions like label changes or reformulations are often characterized as admissions of fault or wrongdoing. In places like California, plaintiffs will point to their lawsuit or notice as the “catalyst” for such remedial actions to justify higher attorney’s fees.  Nonetheless, remedial actions can serve as powerful tools for companies to defend or resolve threatened or pending litigation.  Join us as we highlight actions that can be taken before, during, and after litigation to mitigate liability.

Hazard Assessments and Dose Analysis in Toxic Torts | Sidley Austin LLP

In this roundtable, we will explore the critical distinction between hazard and risk assessments, the dangers of plaintiffs using hazard assessments to suggest causation in product liability cases, and the reasons why a sound dose analysis (and sufficient case-specific exposure levels and duration) is essential to any reliable causation argument. But also, how far can defendants go in using hazard assessments to showcase alternative causes? We will discuss how courts have addressed these issues and the implications for CPG companies.

Antitrust and Competition Issues | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

In recent years, several factors have converged to ramp up antitrust scrutiny on retail and consumer packaged goods. Antitrust enforcement has become a political priority on both sides of the aisle, and actions against recognizable brands can generate headlines for enforcers. In addition, concerns about rising retail prices have led antitrust agencies to focus on consumer-facing products. Our roundtable will explore how to navigate the spotlight on CPG and retail mergers, pricing, contracting practices, and labor issues.

RCA’s and Latest Learnings of Recall Litigation | Winston & Strawn LLP

This session will provide a litigation‑centered examination of how root cause analysis is being used to understand product failures and strengthen defensibility in recall matters. We will walk through the latest lessons emerging from recent recall litigation, while encouraging open dialogue with attendees. Participants will gain practical insights to reduce exposure, improve documentation, and prepare their companies for the evolving legal landscape surrounding consumer product recalls.