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Agribusiness: Agriculture & Food Products - Nationwide - Canada

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Fasken is a distinguished law firm with accomplished expertise across a variety of food and agribusiness concerns. The agribusiness, food and beverage team handles notable work on behalf of agricultural cooperatives, as well as being trusted advisers to retailers, producers, manufacturers and institutional agrifood investors. The practice is well positioned to advise on general commercial matters as well as providing industry-specific counsel on supply management, marketing and distribution, and manufacturing. The firm's clients benefit from its complementary practice in international trade as well as its specialists in the areas of product labelling, agricultural land protection and food regulation.

Notable practitioners

Vancouver-based Ally Bharmal and Anne-Marie Naud, based in Québec City, are key contacts for the department.

Work Highlights

  • The firm advised Wal-Mart Canada in a proposed class action lawsuit resulting from the recall of several plant-based beverages following a national outbreak of Listeria infections.

Strengths

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