Food & Beverage
Our Food and Beverage team is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal and business support to clients in the food and beverage industry. We understand the unique challenges and opportunities that this dynamic sector presents, and we are committed to helping our clients navigate them successfully. Our team of experienced professionals offers a wide range of services to clients in the food and beverage industry and beyond, including:
- Corporate Transactions: Advising on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate transactions within the food and beverage industry.
- Supply Chain Management: Negotiating and drafting of commercial agreements including manufacturing, co-packing and supply agreements.
- Intellectual Property Protection: Protecting our clients’ brands, formulas (or formulations) and/or compositions, and other intellectual property through licensing transactions, trademark registration, patent filings, trade dress protection, product packaging, and trade secret protection.
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Representing clients in disputes related to distribution contracts, sales representative contracts, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and other legal issues.
- Employment and Labor Law: Providing guidance on employment practices, labor relations, and compliance with workplace regulations.
Our team is built on a deep understanding of the food and beverage industry, and we are proud to support our clients in achieving their business goals. Whether you are a startup or an established company, we are here to help you succeed.
Representative Matters
- LP represented a client in the acquisition of an aseptic beverage manufacturer and the senior secured credit facility partially financed its acquisition.
- LP closed represented a founder-owner in selling a privately-held confection business to an industry-leading snacks company.
- LP provides licensing services to a client that manufactures and distributes flavored and branded products with candy names.
- LP represents a client that receives and packages vitamins, food products, and granular mixes for sports drinks in its commercial contracts.
- LP represented a client in its acquisition of a California-based maker of specialty ingredients and mixes for food and beverage products.
- LP provides outside general counsel services to a client who is collaborating with French natural wine makers and vineyards to distribute unique products to third parties in California and Washington.
- LP has represented financial institutions in various lending transactions with borrowers in the food and beverage industry.
- LP represented a family with historic ties in quick-service restaurants, including advising members of the family’s third generation as part of a holistic business succession planning strategy.
