Herbert Smith has a strong track record advising companies in the food and beverage sector. The food and beverage team brings together lawyers from our top flight practices with expertise covering:
- M&A, joint ventures and other corporate transactions - we advise on a significant number of major cross-border M&A, takeovers, joint ventures and break ups in the sector. We recently advised Fortune Brands, the US consumer brands group which owns Jim Beam, on its role in the ground-breaking, successful break-up bid for Allied Domecq, the global spirits and wines group.
- Competition and regulatory - including advice on pricing and other issues. We have played a leading role in in-depth reviews and investigations of a number of specific industry sub-sectors including soft drinks, wines, spirits, beer, sugar, dairy, tobacco and bananas.
- Health and safety, product liability and product recall - we regularly advise on health and safety and product liability issues. We also advise on insurance matters and food and beverage labelling and provide tailored advice on product safety, product recall, crisis management and enforcement actions.
- Intellectual property - we regularly advise on patents, trademarks, copyright and advertising matters in the sector.
- Dispute resolution - we have particular expertise in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright infringement, public law (judicial review of decisions of regulatory authorities), contractual disputes, shareholder disputes and M&A litigation.
Leading industry names such as Fosters, Associated British Food, Danone, Tata Tea, Diageo, Coca-Cola, and Anheuser Busch choose Herbert Smith both for our industry knowledge and our global profile.
The food and beverage group draws on the strength of Herbert Smith's network of international offices and our alliance with Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe.
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Food and beverage briefing
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