We advise the full spectrum of industry players, including companies involved in agribusiness and food production, processing and distribution, agrichemicals manufacturers, processors of agricultural commodities, manufacturers of precision farming equipment, alternative fuel producers, soft commodities traders and banking and financial institutions.

Our soft commodities team has established a leading reputation in emerging and transitional markets, with extensive experience in the financing of the production, export, transport and warehousing of a vast range of soft commodities including tobacco, coffee, cocoa, sugar, grains and edible oils, paper, cotton, textiles and carbon credits.

With offices around the world, our lawyers provide a seamless, full-service experience to clients facing the growing demands on the food and agribusiness industry, including increasingly complex regulatory requirements, supply chain issues, ESG considerations and trade secret and other intellectual property (IP) enforcement and protections.  

In the United States, we advise clients in compliance with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, as well as other requirements set forth under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). We are particularly adept at guiding sellers of functional foods and nutritional supplements in navigating the nuances of permissible marketing claims under the Lanham Act.

Our US team also has extensive experience assisting companies with corporate governance structure review and evaluation, reorganizations and tax efficiency issues. We are able to draw upon the experience of our collaborative cross-practice teams to provide our food and agribusiness clients the support they need – everything from corporate transactions and commercial and agency finance, to restructuring and insolvency matters, to litigation and disputes, including product liability, class action and mass tort claims.