In the final episode of our blockchain for brands series, Alyssa Auberger, Baker McKenzie's Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Chair, Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group continues the conversation with Sue McLean, partner in Baker McKenzie's IP, technology and data group, on key due diligence issues that CG&R businesses should look into before signing up to a blockchain consortium, including consortium structure, governance and funding, and intellectual property, competition law issues.

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Episode 16: New brand on the block(chain): consortium considerations

Continuing on from the previous episode, Alyssa Auberger, Baker McKenzie's Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Chair, Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is again joined by Sue McLean, partner in Baker McKenzie's IP, technology and data group, to discuss some initial considerations – and in particular data privacy considerations – for CG&R businesses who are thinking about participating in a private blockchain consortium.

Episode 15: Joining the block(chain) party

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, Baker McKenzie's Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Chair, Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Group is joined by Sue McLean, partner in Baker McKenzie's IP, technology and data group. They discuss blockchain basics for CG&R businesses who may be considering blockchain, whether it be to advance sustainability objectives, tackle counterfeiting issues or address other business challenges.

Episode 14: Blockchain basics for brands

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, Baker McKenzie's Chief Sustainability Officer and 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 how competitor collaboration to address common sustainability challenges in the CG&R industry need not land companies on the wrong side of competition law.

Episode 13: Sustainability and competition law, the inside story

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, Baker McKenzie's Chief Sustainability Officer and 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.

Episode 12: Sustainability and competition, to collaborate or not to collaborate?

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 11: Online retail is here to stay – don't forget the basics!

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 10: Online retail is here to stay – digital deliberations

In this episode Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 9: COVID-19 and Commercial Behavior – A Renewed Approach to Competition?

In this episode Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 8: COVID-19 and Commercial Behavior – On the Road to Recovery, Playing it Safe

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 7: COVID-19 – Renewal – Avoiding Marketing Mishaps

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 6: COVID-19 – Recovery – Trends in Advertising Regulations

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 5: COVID-19 and Retail Real Estate: Renewal - Rethinking Brick & Mortar

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 4: COVID-19 and Retail Real Estate: Recovery - Back to Business

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, 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.

Episode 3: COVID-19 and CG&R Employers: Renewal - Preparing for Business Beyond COVID-19

In this episode, Alyssa Auberger, 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. They discuss some of the issues which the prolonged outbreak of COVID-19 is raising for employers in the CG&R industry, and what businesses can do to mitigate the impact and preserve business continuity as the COVID crisis continues and move towards recovery. 

Episode 2: COVID-19 and CG&R Employers: Recovery - Weathering the Storm

Baker McKenzie's "Off the Shelf" podcast series provides short practical legal insights into the key issues affecting consumer goods and retail (CG&R) businesses.