ACI’s 10th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

The Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act of 2022,” (MoCRA) is now a reality on the Federal level. State legislators and consumer groups will continue to push for further reforms.

Just before the end of the 2022, President Biden signed the “Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act of 2022,” (MoCRA) into law — essentially giving the FDA greater authority to regulate the cosmetic industry. This long-awaited law creates new requirements for manufacturers in terms of product safety, ingredients, labelling, and registration.

The states have also been active in the space, with legislative measures concerning the ban of PFAS chemicals, sunscreen regulation, anti-cruelty measures, and consumer safety. California continues to tighten rules and regulations the cosmetics and personal care industries, with new restrictions on products containing harmful chemicals, packaging and labelling requirements, and seemingly endless, Prop 65 litigation.

AI and the Metaverse are adding a whole new dimension to the marketing and promotion of cosmetics with new-founded privacy concerns.

Technological innovation has made its way into the cosmetics market, with brands now jumping on the trend of virtual reality stores, digital product try-ons, and crypto/blockchain integration. Manufacturers and retailers are pondering how to best combine physical and digital offerings and becoming more savvy in utilizing these technologies and their capabilities to provide a great consumer experience. This movement, however, is not without risk and is raising new concerns for privacy, the collection of personal data, and related consequences.

The adoption of ESG policies and transitioning to more sustainable and socially ethical practices in the beauty market marks new industry standards.

Many manufacturers and companies in the beauty and personal care space have adopted ESG policies and are striving to engage in more sustainable and ethical practices for their businesses. They are striving to be more environmentally and socially conscious, but this also comes with its own new set of challenges.

Class Action Litigation continues to plague the cosmetics industry.

The cosmetics and personal care industries continue to see a rise in class-action litigation activity, involving product performance, false advertising, and mislabeling. Examine how the industry can defeat these ongoing attacks by the plaintiff’s bar.

Learn about all this and more at this year’s conference.

Attend ACI’s 10th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics and Personal Care Products to ensure you receive timely advice, as always, from our prestigious faculty of government officials, consumer protection advocates, leading in-house counsel, and premier law firm attorneys. We have created this year’s agenda to bring new industry sessions and concerns, hear more beauty and personal care brands’ stories and experiences and include more interactive formats. We hope to see you this spring.

Conference Co-Chairs

Sharon Blinkoff Counsel

Locke Lord LLP

Rohini Gokhale Global Marketing Counsel

Estée Lauder Companies

Government Insights

Michael Ostheimer Attorney Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Advertising Division

Linda M. Katz, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Office of Cosmetics and Colors

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

In-House and Corporate Insights

Dr Robb Akridge CEO/Founder OPULUS Beauty Labs

John Bailey Jr., Ph. D. Independent Advisor EAS Consulting Group Former Director of FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colors

Camille Friedlander Legal Counsel Benefit Cosmetics

Marietta Jo General Counsel SuperGoop

David Joyal VP, Legal – Patents Coty

Robert Kiefer General Manager REACH24 USA

Carrie Kovalerchik

Senior Legal Counsel Unilever

Maura Norden Executive Vice President, Medical Devices and Combination Products, General Counsel Greenleaf Health

Akemi Ooka Head of Global Supply Chain Resources Independent Beauty Association

Jennifer Santos Attorney National Advertising Division (NAD)

Craig Weiss President

Consumer Product Testing Co.

Larry Weiss CEO

Symbiome Law Firms

Sophia B. Castillo Partner

Downey Brand LLP

Angela Diesch Partner

Amin Talati Wasserman LLP

Tonya Esposito Shareholder GreenbergTraurig

Gustav W. Eyler Partner

Gibson Dunn

Lynn R. Fiorentino Partner

ArentFox Schiff

Rachel Gartner Counsel

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Heidi Forster Gertner Partner

Hogan Lovells

Christopher Hanson Partner, Chair, FDA Regulatory Compliance & Litigation Group

Nelson Mullins

Aliza R. Karetnick Partner

Ballard Spahr

Riëtte van Laack Director Hyman, Phelps & McNamara

Cynthia B. Lieberman Partner Keller and Heckman LLP

Diane McEnroe Partner

Sidley Austin

A MUST ATTEND EVENT FOR:

Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Industry y In-House Counsel, including generalists and those having responsibility for FDA law and regulatory affairs; advertising and promotion; IP, Patents and Trademarks; Licensing and Business Development y Officers, Directors and Executives for Regulatory Affairs; Quality Assurance; Research & Development; Business Development

Cynthia L. Meyer Partner Kleinfeld, Kaplan & Becker, LLP

Shawn R. Obi Partner Winston & Strawn LLP

Arameh Z O’Boyle Member Mintz

Jessica O’Connell Partner Covington & Burlington

Raqiyyah Pippins Partner Arnold & Porter

Kiri Lee Sharon Partner Foley & Lardner

Sylvia E. Simson Shareholder GreenbergTraurig

Law Firm Attorneys for the Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Industry whose practices focus on: y FDA y Advertising and Promotion – FTC y Corporate Matters y Patents and Trademarks y Litigation