A part of the wider consumer products team, food and beverages at CMS assists producers, retail, suppliers, and investors with cross-border and local food law related issues. Recently the firm has been focusing on ESG risk management and disputes on top of its established expertise in tech and energy sectors. Matters typically handled by the team include product liability, contamination and recall, product launches, labelling, IP, and data protection. Aukje Haan and Mark Ziekman co-lead the team, Haan is at the forefront of ESG-related matters, while Ziekman specialises in cross-border M&A and joint ventures. Litigator Rogier de Vrey advises on international patent and trade mark issues and Edmon Oude Elferink is the main contact for competition law issues such as abuse of dominance.
Testimonials
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‘It is a dedicated team, which gives confidence and often requires less explanation because they know the company well. The method is fast and to the point.’
‘Aukje Haan and Akin Aslan are our regular points of contact who are not only pleasant to communicate with, but also excel in expertise. Aukje and Akin stand head and shoulders above the rest.’
‘The team has broad experience and can adapt to your company's business from a legal perspective.’
‘Aukje Haan and Akin Aslan can really empathise with an organisation, and have broad legal knowledge. The interest in your organisation helps to find the right legal steps to take.’
Key clients
- Associated British Foods
- Amarant Bakkersholding
- Bake Five
- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Friesland Campina
- Fishflow Innovations
- Givaudan
- Hero Group
- Holland & Barrett
- Infarm
- Kiremko
- La Bouteille d'Or
- Mars GmbH
- Mars Wrigley
- McCain
- McDonald's
- Mosa Meat
- Salentein
- Syngenta
- Viscon Fresh Produce
- Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods
- Westmill Foods
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Aukje Haan, Mark Ziekman