Overview of Services
We provide counsel to emerging food and beverage companies. We represent manufacturers of consumer packaged goods, agricultural producers and cooperatives, wineries, and distilleries. We are committed to advancing the growth of sustainable food and beverage enterprises that generate social and environmental impact.
Our group provides specialized expertise in product innovation and commercialization, co-manufacturing arrangements, advertising and media contracts, consumer privacy, brand management, licensing and enforcement, food labeling, Prop 65 and other regulatory compliance.
We also provide expertise in procurement and commercial transactions, facilities development, labor and employment matters, intellectual property protection, and transportation and logistics. We partner with our clients through collaborative technology solutions to manage their legal affairs.
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News & Resources
Enforcing NDAs in International Transactions
Non-Disclosure Agreements, or NDAs, are intended and designed to assure the confidentiality of shared proprietary information.
Two New California Laws Expand Regulation of Greenwashing Claims
Food manufacturers face public and private enforcement risks.
California’s AB 45 Opens the Door to Manufacture and Sale of Industrial Hemp Products
AB 45 permits qualifying industrial hemp-derived CBD products, as regulated by the California Department of Public Health
Five Points to Negotiate in a 'Black Box' Product Development Agreement
When a food manufacturer is looking to create a new product, they may enlist a process specialist to assist with the creation of a prototype. The simplest form of these processes is known as a 'black box' agreement.
Proposed Farm Workforce Modernization Act Holds Promise for Immigrant Farmworkers
DOL recently stated that the use of private equity investments within professionally managed asset allocation funds is not inconsistent with the plan fiduciaries' ERISA fiduciary duties.
Biden Signs FASTER Act; Sesame Becomes 9th Major Food Allergen Requiring Mandatory Food Labeling Disclosures
DOL recently stated that the use of private equity investments within professionally managed asset allocation funds is not inconsistent with the plan fiduciaries' ERISA fiduciary duties.
Open Sesame! FDA Draft Guidance and Proposed FASTER Act Open Door to Regulation of Sesame as a Major Food Allergen
Description: DOL recently stated that the use of private equity investments within professionally managed asset allocation funds is not inconsistent with the plan fiduciaries' ERISA fiduciary duties.
When Sugars are Not Counted as Sugars: FDA Clarifies Nutrition Facts Labeling Requirements for Allulose
Description: DOL recently stated that the use of private equity investments within professionally managed asset allocation funds is not inconsistent with the plan fiduciaries' ERISA fiduciary duties.
FDA Will Be Flexible in Enforcing New Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labeling Requirements for Small Food Manufacturers
FDA announces a flexible approach to enforcement of Nutrition and Supplement Facts labeling requirements for small food manufacturers and manufacturers of packaging for single-ingredient sugars, in part due to the impacts of COVID-19.
FDA Publishes Final Rule on Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented or Hydrolyzed Foods
A new FDA rule clarifies when food manufacturers may label fermented or hydrolyzed foods as gluten-free.