2025 ICR Conference

The ICR Conference is a unique platform where public and private company management teams, institutional investors, sell side research analysts, investment bankers, private equity professionals and select media connect with one another with the goal of understanding consumer trends and public company prospects as the year begins. More details can be found below.

Ropes & Gray Hospitality Cabana
Dates: Monday, January 13^th and Tuesday, January 14^th
Time: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM EST
Location: Trellis Cabanas at the Ritz-Carlton Pool

We invite our clients, colleagues and ICR attendees to stop by our trellis cabanas for networking, lunch, and other refreshments.

For more information, please reach out to your Ropes & Gray contact.

Ropes & Gray Panel: Hot Topics in Publicity Rights (aka "NIL") for Consumer Brands
Date: Tuesday, January 14^th
Presenters: Erica Han and Jackie Cohen
Time: 11:30 AM-11:55 AM EST
Location: Palazzo A-B at the Ritz-Carlton

Name, image, likeness, and other publicity rights are key to the success of consumer brands – whether in the form of a founder’s origin story, celebrity endorsement, or micro influencer marketing programs. Our presentation will explore the latest trends in this area and provide guidance for managing legal risk, from the perspective of companies as well as potential investors and acquirers. Topics covered will include: the impacts of the recently-updated FTC endorsement guides, founder name rights and the implications on M&A transactions, the intersection of publicity rights and AI, publicity licenses as an alternative to non-competes, morals clauses and “cancel culture,” and what the ongoing changes to NIL rules for college athletes mean for consumer brands.

For more information, please reach out to your Ropes & Gray contact.