Baker McKenzie's "Off the Shelf"

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is regarded as a fundamental enabler of green initiatives. In this episode, partners Francesca Gaudino and Carlos Peniche in our IPTech practice, discuss the role of green technologies, data and AI in green innovation including 'red' and 'green' AI, regulation of AI in Europe, how AI interacts with sustainability in practice and looking ahead to developing environmenta...

In the final episode of our blockchain for brands series, Alyssa Auberger , Baker McKenzie's Chief Sustainability Officer and former 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 c...

Continuing on from the previous episode, Alyssa Auberger , Baker McKenzie's Chief Sustainability Officer and former 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...

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 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 i...

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 how competitor collaboration to address common sustainability challenges in the CG&R industry need not land companies on the wrong side of com...

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...

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 activi...

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 omnich...

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 wil...

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 nee...

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 st...

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-f...

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...

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 c...

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. 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...

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 a partner in Baker McKenzie's Employment and Compensation practice. Julia discusses some of the immediate COVID-19 issues as they affect CG&R businesses to help them remain resilient during the crisis.