Abby L. Risner

PUBLICATIONS

• "What Does AI Have to Do With Your Pricing? Cautionary Antitrust Considerations," The Franchise Lawyer, American Bar Association (Fall 2025)
• “Recent Decisions Provide Guidance on Drafting and Enforcing Indemnity Provisions in Franchise Contracts,” The Franchise Lawyer, American Bar Association (Fall 2023)
• “Is It Time to Revisit Your Pricing? The Renewed Interest in Price Discrimination Claims,” The Franchise Lawyer, American Bar Association (Summer 2022)
• “SCOTUS decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez raises hurdle for establishing standing in class action claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and other data privacy and consumer protection Statutes,” Westlaw Today (July 2021)
• "An Epic Supreme Court Decision Enforcing Class Arbitration Waivers in Employment Agreements," The Franchise Lawyer, American Bar Association (Fall 2018)
• "More Nutrition Info On Menus, More Class Actions In Court," Law360 (May 2017)
• "Ten Ways to Improve Your Arbitration Clause," Today’s General Counsel (April/May 2017)

PRESENTATIONS

• “State Relationship Laws/Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: Litigation Update & What's New,” Energy Marketing Attorneys’ Conference, Houston TX (February 2025)
• "Recent Decisions Provide Guidance on Drafting and Enforcing Indemnity Provisions in Franchise Contracts," American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Phoenix, AZ (October 2024)
• "The Privilege Continuum: Practical Tips for Assessing Privilege," Association of Corporate Counsel, St. Louis Chapter (August 2023)
• "Petroleum Marketing Practices Act 101," Webinar, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (September 2021)
• "Multi-Branding, Multi-Channel of Trade Marketing and Antitrust," Petroleum Marketing Attorneys' Meeting, Houston, TX (October 2018)
• "So You Want to Arbitrate?  Ten (or More) Ways to Improve Your Arbitration Clause," Association of Corporate Counsel, St. Louis Chapter (September 2017)
• "Fuel Marketing & Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Update," American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers General Counsels’ Educational Forum (October 2016)
• "Make Your Contracts Work for You," Association of Corporate Counsel, St. Louis Chapter (September 2016)
• "Commercial Litigation & PMPA Update," 2016 American Bar Association Petroleum Marketing Attorneys’ Meeting, Washington, D.C. (April 2016)