FOOD AND BEVERAGE LITIGATION
Holland & Knight's Food and Beverage Litigation Team represents clients from farm to factory to table. Our experience includes contract and commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, labor and employment issues, false advertising and consumer class action defense, intellectual property (IP) matters and government enforcement actions.
From hospitality companies and retailers to food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and more, clients rely on our team to advise on federal and state regulatory compliance and government investigations. With our 360-degree approach, clients can be confident that our team members collaborate strategically, use high-quality resources and do their utmost to effectively resolve each matter for our clients. Food and Beverage Distribution, Wholesaling and Retailing Labor and Employment
COMPLIANCE AND COUNSELING
• false advertising
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) compliance
• state and local alcohol license initiation, transfer and ongoing compliance
• state and local retail tax compliance
• marketplace facilitator compliance
• franchise disclosure documents and compliance with federal and state franchise laws and regulations
• labeling disclosure
INSIGHTS AND MULTIMEDIA
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SELECT REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Served as national outside labor and employment counsel for a publicly traded restaurant company
Assisted a beverage manufacturer with licensing and tax issues for alcoholic beverages
Defending a manufacturer of canned food in a patent infringement case involving retail display racks CONTACT
Patent prosecution and counseling in field of cellular agriculture
Defending a manufacturer of beverage packages in a trademark infringement case
LABELING EXPERIENCE
Represented an international beverage company in resolving threatened litigation under California and New York consumer protection laws relating to natural flavor representation on beverage labels
Represent national and international chain retailers to resolve labeling issues implicating federal and state law
Defend against claims of false advertising and deceptive/unfair trade practices pertaining to representations on packaging of food products
