
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
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Our nationally ranked food litigation and regulatory practice offers a unique combination of labeling, safety and litigation skill and knowledge, including in-agency experience with FDA and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, to counsel you through the distinctive concerns confronting food and beverage companies. We apply our broad industry experience in food safety and quality — including recalls, FSMA, HACCP, cGMPs, SSOPs and labeling compliance — to help clients understand how FDA, USDA, Prop 65 and other regulations apply to their businesses. Trademark, antitrust, contract and torts, corporate, real estate, franchise and international law practitioners provide customized counsel on every aspect of your business, grounded in our deep understanding of the food regulatory and litigation landscape. We advise manufacturers regarding the distribution of products and the use of brands, and represent food and beverage companies in general commercial litigation.
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Work Highlights
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Faegre Drinker represented Post Holdings and Post Consumer Brands in an ultra-processed foods lawsuit.
Strengths
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Faegre provides reliably sophisticated and nimble support on a variety of matters, both large and small.
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation respondentUSAThe team continues client engagement and highlights synergies between practice groups to achieve what is best for our company.
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation respondentUSAThe firm has a great team of attorneys with excellent experience and knowledge, who are highly respected in the industry and within the legal community. They demonstrate excellent responsiveness and a strong degree of care and attention.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 
Band 1 
Sarah L Brew
Sarah Brew has cultivated an excellent reputation for her expertise in product recall proceedings arising out of foodborne illness, class actions and consumer fraud litigation. Sarah is an absolute rock star. She knows all the players in the industry and exactly how to handle them.
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation respondentUSASarah is a go-to attorney for all our food safety concerns and legal issues related to our products, providing absolute top-notch and trusted representation.
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Band 4 
Band 4 
Tyler Young
Tyler Young is an adept adviser to a range of food and beverage clients on litigation, with noted experience handling consumer class action disputes. Tyler is super responsive and always willing to jump on a call.
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation respondentUSATyler is extremely knowledgeable about consumer fraud class actions.
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation respondentUSAIt is a pleasure to work with Tyler as he is quick to understand our business and our issues, and provides excellent representation, all while communicating very well. He allows our legal team to engage well with himself and his team for the best outcomes.
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Up and Coming 
Up and Coming 
Rachael Dettmann Spiegel
Rachael Dettmann Spiegel advises clients in the food and agribusiness sectors on regulatory compliance and litigation, with experience in putative class actions.
She’s a very good lawyer and knows her stuff.
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation respondentUSARachael displays amazing, technical and broad-based industry knowledge.
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Ranked Individuals at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP (3)
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Sarah L Brew
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Rachael Dettmann Spiegel
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Tyler Young
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