Consumer Products

Our lawyers have advised half of the world’s top 100 brands¹. Our clients range from start-ups to household brands, and from manufacturers and producers to distributors, retailers, e-tailers and technology providers.

We see the sector as being divided into three key areas:

  • Fast moving consumer goods
  • Retail
  • Food and drink

We give practical legal and commercial advice across a full range of issues important to the consumer products sector, including:

  • Brands and intellectual property
  • Bribery
  • Consumer rights
  • Competition
  • Credit and credit marketing
  • Data protection
  • Digital
  • Distribution, supply, agency and franchising
  • Employment
  • Expansion into international markets
  • Food law
  • Litigation
  • Media and advertising (including reputation management and social media)
  • Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
  • Outsourcing
  • Product labelling
  • Product liability/safety
  • Structuring and protecting businesses
  • Real estate

¹ According to the Interbrands 2012 list