CMS’s full-service retail and consumer offering spans the gamut of contentious and non-contentious work, including data privacy, consumer law, intellectual property, real estate, and transactional matters. Counting household grocers and retailers from the cosmetics, fashion, automotive, and e-commerce sectors among its impressive roster of clients, the team is well placed to advise on brand protection, manufacturing, and ESG mandates, with the last of these being an area of significant recent growth for the team. Katie Nagy de Nagybaczon and Tom Scourfield jointly head the team, recommended for their contentious IP and corporate advisory expertise, respectively. Helen Johnson handles corporate transactions and M&A for a range of high-profile retailers, working alongside Louise Wallace, who is praised for her ‘good practical knowledge of the sector’.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Excellent value for money. Trusted partner relationships which are deeply commercial.’
‘Helen Johnson - standout client focus.’
Key clients
- Sainsbury’s (including Argos / Habitat / Tu)
- Marks & Spencer
Work highlights
- Acting for Jaguar Land Rover and associated dealers and finance companies in respect of a class action involving over 31,000 claimants which concerns Nitrogen Oxide and Nitrogen Dioxide emissions.
- Advised M&S on an outsourcing transaction.