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While the ability for a consumer to complete a purchase transaction has never been simpler, the ecosystem responsible for curating the customer experience and delivering product has never been more complex. As a result, members of the retail ecosystem operate at a dizzying speed, with a constant focus on the future. As lawyers and business advisors to this industry, we can only be effective if we embrace this pace and meet our clients’ needs head-on, in real time.

Built on the backbone of our nationally renowned regulatory group, Crowell & Moring’s Retail and Consumer Products Law Group understands the full scope of challenges and opportunities presented to retailers, consumer products companies, and brand owners. Our clients depend on us to provide legal guidance that meets their strategic objectives. This business-focused approach is woven into the fabric of our group and enables us to act quickly, be decisive, and deliver practical, actionable advice.

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Our effectiveness is demonstrated by our clients’ decisions to call upon us, time and again, to help them navigate the complex legal and regulatory regimes, both domestically and internationally, applicable to the design and promotion of products and services, and to assist them in taking innovative and proactive measures to protect their businesses from the array of challenges before them.

— Cheri Falvey, Partner

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.10.26

FTC Issues Five-Year Strategic Plan: What Businesses Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030, setting out the agency’s enforcement priorities and operational objectives for the next five years under Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson. The plan reaffirms the FTC’s commitment to vigorously enforcing the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws “without fear or favor.” Critically for businesses, the plan returns the phrase “without unduly burdening legitimate business activity” to the agency’s mission statement, signaling a commitment to ending what the agency characterizes as overregulation of businesses that compete fairly and deal honestly with consumers. Despite this business-friendly framing, the plan signals robust enforcement across consumer protection, antitrust, and emerging technology — areas that will directly affect in-house counsel’s compliance planning over the coming years....

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.10.26

FTC Issues Five-Year Strategic Plan: What Businesses Need to Know

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.08.26

Cosmetics Under the Microscope: FDA’s Expanding Regulatory Reach Under MoCRA

Blog Post | 03.16.26

FTC Updates (March 9-13, 2026)

Client Alert | 03.12.26

EPA and CBP Intensify Import Enforcement on Pesticides, Toxic Chemicals, and Polluting Products: EPA Reports Unprecedented Enforcement Results—Key Insights for Importers, Distributors, and Retailers

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.10.26

FTC Issues Five-Year Strategic Plan: What Businesses Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030, setting out the agency’s enforcement priorities and operational objectives for the next five years under Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson. The plan reaffirms the FTC’s commitment to vigorously enforcing the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws “without fear or favor.” Critically for businesses, the plan returns the phrase “without unduly burdening legitimate business activity” to the agency’s mission statement, signaling a commitment to ending what the agency characterizes as overregulation of businesses that compete fairly and deal honestly with consumers. Despite this business-friendly framing, the plan signals robust enforcement across consumer protection, antitrust, and emerging technology — areas that will directly affect in-house counsel’s compliance planning over the coming years....

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.10.26

FTC Issues Five-Year Strategic Plan: What Businesses Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030, setting out the agency’s enforcement priorities and operational objectives for the next five years under Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson. The plan reaffirms the FTC’s commitment to vigorously enforcing the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws “without fear or favor.” Critically for businesses, the plan returns the phrase “without unduly burdening legitimate business activity” to the agency’s mission statement, signaling a commitment to ending what the agency characterizes as overregulation of businesses that compete fairly and deal honestly with consumers. Despite this business-friendly framing, the plan signals robust enforcement across consumer protection, antitrust, and emerging technology — areas that will directly affect in-house counsel’s compliance planning over the coming years....

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