The Retail Law Resource Center offers retail in-house counsel invaluable legal insights and unique opportunities to build meaningful peer-to-peer relationships. From on-demand CLE webinars and litigation risk updates, to benchmarking surveys, compliance training tools and invitations to connect through committees, councils and exclusive events, the NRF Retail Law Resource Center is the go-to hub for retail lawyers and legal professionals who want to stay in the know.
Elevate your legal expertise in the retail industry at the NRF Retail Law Summit. Join us for three days of immersive learning. It's FREE, on demand and, if eligible, you can earn CLE and SHRM credits. Designed specifically to tackle the unique legal challenges faced by retail organizations, this annual virtual event is a must-attend for in-house attorneys, risk and compliance officers, HR professionals and legal counsels.
This exclusive NRF retail members-only event is the premier gathering of employment and labor professionals in the retail and restaurant industries. This year’s conference includes panels on pressing labor, human resources and employment law issues facilitated by some of the top legal practitioners in the county, and the event includes plenty of opportunity for networking, benchmarking and tactical discussions.
Registration is now open for the 2025 General Counsels Forum Summer Meeting & Networking Dinner. Members of the General Counsels Forum, who are the most senior legal officers of NRF member companies, will convene Wednesday, June 18 at NRF’s headquarters in Washington, DC for a day of peer-to-peer discussions and CLE-eligible presentations, followed by a special networking reception and private dinner.
Hosted by NRF and the California Retailers Association, this leading legal summit for retailers is an unparalleled event convening retail in-house counsel and government affairs practitioners for expert-led discussions and CLE-eligible sessions designed to help retailers navigate the complexities of California’s ever-evolving legal landscape. California’s top retail law and regulatory experts will share insights and tactics on how to get ahead of the most pressing issues impacting retailers operating in California, including the hottest litigation threats, regulatory compliance requirements and legislative developments.
The National Retail Federation created a database of enacted state laws and regulations on a variety of packaging, chemical, food additive, shopping bag, extended producer responsibility (EPR) and other sustainability issues affecting food and general retailers.
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NRF partnered with Harbor to conduct a retail law department benchmarking study, providing insights into a wide range of topics including departmental challenges and priorities, legal spending and staffing, outside counsel and vendor management, technology use and adoption, and AI use cases.
NRF and Harbor also conducted a pulse survey on litigation, uncovering top litigation risks for NRF retail members, strategy and risk management insights, technology enablement use and more.
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Review briefs and track legal cases impacting the industry
NRF’s representation of retailers extends to the courts as laws and regulations often become the subject of litigation. NRF has filed lawsuits of its own, joined retail companies or other trade associations in doing so, and has filed amicus briefs in a number of lawsuits where the retail industry has an interest.
Browse legal briefs NRF has filed, and view our Litigation Risk Trackers to track weekly legal cases.