The Consumer Goods Speaker Series brings together DLA Piper lawyers and industry leaders to discuss the legal, regulatory, and business developments impacting consumer-facing companies. Browse upcoming programs, event materials, and insights from past sessions.
If you'd like more information about our Consumer Goods Speaker Series, contact Maddie Line.
Upcoming webinar
Latest Webinar
Too much information? The legal risks of surveillance pricing | October 14, 2026
Shannon Dudic, Rebecca von Ruti, Emily Collins, and Dustin Linden explored how data-driven pricing is creating overlapping consumer protection, competition, privacy and litigation risks across the US and Canada.
Key Takeaways
- Pricing data creates legal exposure. Consumer and competitor data used to set prices is becoming a key source of regulatory scrutiny.
- Disclosure may not be enough. Transparent personalized pricing could still face regulatory scrutiny.
- Fragmentation complicates compliance. Diverging US and Canadian requirements demand jurisdiction-specific strategies.
- Everyday incentives carry new risk. Loyalty offers and personalized discounts may fall within emerging pricing rules.
- Governance should precede deployment. Data controls, human oversight and testing can help mitigate pricing risk.
To learn more about how DLA Piper helps clients navigate data-driven pricing, contact our Consumer Goods, Antitrust and Competition, Privacy and Data Protection, and Class Actions teams.
Previous webinars
September 28, 2026
To learn more about how DLA Piper guides clients through FTC's evolving rulemaking agenda, visit our Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity capabilities.
To gain access to the recording of this conversation, reach out to Maddie Line.
June 23, 2026
Neal Kronley, Heather Horowitz, and Stuart Brown, explored the rise of “ghost spaces”—leased but underutilized properties— and the risks they create for tenants, landlords, and lenders.
Key takeaways
- Strategic vacancy is reshaping how leases are used and valued.
- Reduced occupancy can impact asset value and financing stability.
- Lease terms play a central role in allocating risk and navigating restructuring scenarios.
To learn more about how DLA Piper helps clients navigate real estate and occupancy challenges, our teams draw on experience across Real Estate, Restructuring, Finance, and Litigation to address evolving leasing and financing risks.
To gain access to the recording of this conversation, reach out to Maddie Line.
May 14, 2026
California's SB 707 establishes the nation's first textile EPR program, requiring any company placing covered textile products into the state — not just fashion brands — to join a Producer Responsibility Organization and fund end-of-life textile infrastructure. The webinar shows how this intersects with two other California laws (packaging EPR under SB 54 and recyclability labeling under SB 343), creating a stack of overlapping compliance deadlines. Speakers were Kristy Balsanek, Meaghan Hembree, Felicia Isaac, and Jess Melong.
Key Takeaways
- "Producer" is broader than you think. A four-tier cascade means retailers, importers, and distributors can be responsible — even for tool bags, branded uniforms, and jewelry pouches.
- July 1, 2026 is a hard deadline. All producers must register with Landbell USA by this date, regardless of pending litigation challenging that selection.
- Three laws, stacked deadlines. SB 707 (textiles, July 1), SB 54 (packaging, June 1), and SB 343 (labeling, Oct. 4) require coordinated action now.
- Build data systems now. Tracking fiber composition, product categories, and California sales volumes is critical for fee forecasting under SB 707's eco-modulated structure.
- Watch your marketing claims. PRO membership doesn't authorize "recyclable" labels — unsubstantiated claims risk enforcement under SB 343 and greenwashing litigation.
To learn more about how DLA Piper helps clients navigate site selection, incentives, and complex regulatory landscapes, explore our related capabilities: Consumer Goods, Food and Retail and Environment Health and Safety.
To gain access to the recording of this conversation, reach out to Maddie Line.
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About this speaker series
DLA Piper's Consumer Goods Speaker Series is designed for in-house counsel, business leaders, and executives navigating the evolving legal and regulatory landscape affecting consumer goods, food, and retail businesses. Through timely conversations with industry-focused lawyers and guest speakers, the series explores emerging risks, regulatory developments, litigation trends, and business challenges facing consumer-facing organizations.
Each session delivers practical, actionable guidance to help participants anticipate change, mitigate risk, and make informed decisions that support growth, innovation, and operational resilience. For more information about the Consumer Goods Speaker Series, contact Maddie Line.
About our Consumer Goods, Food, and Retail capability
DLA Piper's Consumer Goods, Food and Retail team advises leading global brands, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and emerging companies on the legal, regulatory, and commercial issues shaping today's marketplace. Combining deep industry knowledge with cross-disciplinary capabilities, our lawyers help clients address challenges across areas including regulatory compliance, consumer protection, transactions, employment, intellectual property, product stewardship, litigation, and antitrust matters.
Working alongside clients as strategic business partners, we provide practical solutions that help organizations manage risk, seize opportunities, and stay ahead in a rapidly changing market environment.
