Bird & Bird
Clients ranging from start-ups to conglomerates turn to Bird & Bird for all issues relating to the food and beverage sector, where the firm pools its cross-practice capabilities to advise on regulatory matters, as well as on contentious and non-contentious IP. The practice is also embedded in the firm’s wider network, making it a popular choice for multinational companies in multijurisdictional work. Nicolas Carbonnelle, who also heads up the firm’s s international food and beverage sector group, leads the team jointly with national head of IP Jean-Christophe Troussel.
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Key clients
- SodaStream and SodaPressCO
- Tebrito
- New Generation Nutrition
- IPIFF
- EverGrain
- 8Greens
- JuicePlus
- Biocodex
- Ross Barr
- Eckes-Granini
- Mori
- Xampla
- SafeTraces
- Akorn
- Treasury Wine Estates
- DS Smith
- Nutramax
- Amano Enzymes
- Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Le Pain Quotidien
- Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment
- Global Recycling Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment
Work highlights
- Providing regulatory advice to the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF).
- Defended AB InBev in a cancellation action launched by rival Heineken against of of ABI's trademarks.
- Advising Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) as well as Global Recycling Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (GRACE) on competition law compliance, including in regards to sustainability initiatives.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nicolas Carbonnelle, Jean-Christophe Troussel