Retail and Consumer Products
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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 | 3 min read | 03.10.26
On February 12, 2026, a bipartisan group of legislators in Maryland proposed the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act. This proposed legislation would amend the Maryland Consumer Protection Act to establish a sweeping regulatory framework for AI-enabled toys sold in the state, covering any device that uses machine learning, conversational AI, behavioral modeling, or similar computational processes and is marketed to or primarily used by children. This proposed legislation adds to a growing trend of increasing efforts, at both the federal and state levels, to regulate the use of AI in products and services used by children.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 02.23.26
NYC’s Mayor Mamdani Joins the Wave of Local Consumer Protection Enforcement
Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.23.26
SCOTUS Tariff Decision: Implications for Retail and E-Commerce
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“IP and Other Regulatory Issues,” LM&A Interactive Online Live (Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances)
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02.24.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
SCOTUS Tariff Decision: Implications for Retail and E-Commerce
|02.23.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
White House Nominates Karen Sessions as Commissioner for the Consumer Product Safety Commission
|02.13.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Updates (January 19 – January 30, 2026)
|02.11.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
California AG Launches “Surveillance Pricing” Investigation – Action Required
|02.03.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Playtime with AI? Senators Urge CPSC to Act
|01.30.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Updates (January 12 – 16, 2026)
|01.23.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
CPSC Withdraws Accreditation of Four Consumer-Product Testing Laboratories in China
|01.15.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Raising the Bar: New York Expands Consumer Protection Law with FAIR Business Practices Act
|01.08.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Beyond the Checkout: Retail’s 2026 Legal Minefield
|01.07.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.10.26
On February 12, 2026, a bipartisan group of legislators in Maryland proposed the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act. This proposed legislation would amend the Maryland Consumer Protection Act to establish a sweeping regulatory framework for AI-enabled toys sold in the state, covering any device that uses machine learning, conversational AI, behavioral modeling, or similar computational processes and is marketed to or primarily used by children. This proposed legislation adds to a growing trend of increasing efforts, at both the federal and state levels, to regulate the use of AI in products and services used by children.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 02.23.26
NYC’s Mayor Mamdani Joins the Wave of Local Consumer Protection Enforcement
Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.23.26
SCOTUS Tariff Decision: Implications for Retail and E-Commerce
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Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.10.26
On February 12, 2026, a bipartisan group of legislators in Maryland proposed the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act. This proposed legislation would amend the Maryland Consumer Protection Act to establish a sweeping regulatory framework for AI-enabled toys sold in the state, covering any device that uses machine learning, conversational AI, behavioral modeling, or similar computational processes and is marketed to or primarily used by children. This proposed legislation adds to a growing trend of increasing efforts, at both the federal and state levels, to regulate the use of AI in products and services used by children.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 02.23.26
NYC’s Mayor Mamdani Joins the Wave of Local Consumer Protection Enforcement
Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.23.26
SCOTUS Tariff Decision: Implications for Retail and E-Commerce
