Osborne Clarke‘s retail group yields expertise across distribution and franchising, dispute resolution, and real estate work within the retail space. Marie Canivet leads the team, with extensive experience across distribution networks and franchising. Louis Hoffreumon is key to the team, specialising in regulatory and compliance mandates within the foods, cosmetics, and FMCG sectors. Vinciane Rysselinck’s practice centres on employment law issues.

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Key clients

  • Godiva
  • Brico
  • Delitraiteur
  • Mamma Roma
  • Delinter
  • Bolt
  • Diageo
  • Starbucks
  • Pokemon
  • Sisley
  • Afflelou
  • Auto 5
  • Midas
  • Shurgard

Work highlights

  • Assisting Godiva with its commercial lease issues and related litigations.
  • Advised Starbucks on the compliance of all of their packaging (dine-in and takeaway) under Belgian law as well as their ESG obligations in the framework of a multijurisdictional advice.
  • Advising a joint venture of two major players in Benelux food and non-food large retailing on a purchasing alliance to negotiate prices.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Marie Canivet
Osborne Clarke

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marie Canivet

Other key lawyers

Louis Hoffreumon, Vinciane Rysselinck