Dear, Brand Protection Professionals: In this edition of the BPP, we look at the ties, learnings and crossover motivations of “traditional” illicit crimes and counterfeiting. This theme emerged from the acknowledgement of the connection through President Biden’s inclusion of intellectual property crimes in his Executive Order announcing the establishment of the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime. See Executive Order on Establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime It may have been long understood by brand protection…

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Jacqueline Rodriguez2021 Graduate, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

Lisa O’HalBrand Protection Senior Manager, VF Corporation Jimmy KryskowiakBrand Protection Manager, Church and Dwight

Jay KennedyAssistant Director of Research, Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product ProtectionAssistant Professor, School of Criminal JusticeMichigan State University

Chandler WirostekStudent Legal Intern, Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection2L, College of LawMichigan State University Lillie PattersonStudent Legal Researcher, Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection3L, College of LawMichigan State University Kari KammelAssistant Director of Education and Outreach, Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product ProtectionMichigan State University