Bird & Bird
Client SatisfactionBird & Bird is well versed in matters spanning the entire food industry. Specialists are brought together from corporate, regulatory, IP, tax and competition to provide clients from food producers, packaging manufacturers and distributors to retailers and investors in the sector. The group also assists well-known associations with the protection of geographical indications and is experienced in the peculiarities of the sector, such as the use of agriculture chemicals, health and safety regulations and the introduction of novel foods. Massimiliano Mostardini and Giovanni Galimberti (who is also head of the IP group) lead the group – Mostardini’s expertise spans IP and unfair competition.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Bird & Bird Italy is a team composed by highly valuable professionals, with strong competences in various fields.'
'I have been working with Bird & Bird for a long time and always appreciated their commitment to address to the extent it is possible the client's needs with the legal scenario offering realistic solutions, with an excellent level of effectiveness.’
‘The qualities of the team are clearly mirrored in Massimiliano Mostardini and Giovanni Galimberti.’
Key clients
- Autogrill Italia
- Consorzio a Tutela del Vino Morellino di Scansano
- Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano
- Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata del Prosecco
- Ferrero
- Satispay
- Solgar - Hino
- Stoneweg
- TooGoodToGo
Work highlights
- Successfully assisted Ferrero in a long and complex cross border trademark litigation.
- Assisted Autogrill Italia in successfully participating in a tender called by GESAP S.p.A. (management company of Palermo Airport - Punta Raisi) for the awarding of a 10-year concession relating to the management of refreshment outlets in both landside and air-side areas.
- Assisting Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano in a civil action brought forward by some Parmigiano producers for alleged breach of the antitrust rules resulting from some amendments of the Consorzio statutory provisions which are aimed at limiting the variety of cows whose milk can be used for the Parmigiano production.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Massimiliano Mostardini, Giovanni Galimberti