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Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation

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The Hogan Lovells Food and Beverage team is the premier food regulatory practice in the U.S. The team’s unique depth and breadth of experience across all food, beverage, and agricultural sectors has led to our 13th consecutive Band 1 ranking and recognition of six lawyers. Our group earned high praise for proficiency in regulatory and compliance matters and impressive work in complex cases including class actions and sophisticated FDA disputes. With lawyers who have high-level experience in government and industry, and others with relevant scientific and technological backgrounds, we assess and implement strategies that reduce the risk of violations and support business growth.

Our lawyers also have participated in the development and implementation of nearly every legislative and regulatory initiative affecting the food industry in the last 40 years. We advise the world's top food and beverage producers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as start-ups, trade associations, and nonprofits. Because we counsel a wide array of organizations and companies, we understand the issues and legal concerns facing this industry like no one else. We are not just food lawyers, but food industry lawyers.

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What the Team is Known For

Hogan Lovells has a deep bench of practitioners with experience in a wide array of food and beverage issues. It handles impressive work in complex cases including class actions and sophisticated FDA disputes, earning high praise for its proficiency in regulatory and compliance matters. The team is also regularly sought out for legislative and policy advice. An enviable roster of clients includes international and US-based trade associations and market-leading food manufacturing companies. The team is regularly called on to advise clients on both their internal governance and the effects of new regulations on their businesses.

Work Highlights

  • Hogan Lovells represented the International Dairy Foods Association on its strategy and advocacy before FDA to modernize food standards of identity.

Strengths

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They have a tremendous amount of expertise. They are very clear in their writing and speaking, and are smart people with strong organisational and analytical skills.

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Hogan Lovells has unparalleled depth and understanding of the food industry. They are familiar with not only the requirements, but also industry context, challenges and opportunities.

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Their team has consistently provided excellent counsel on very complex matters for my organization, understanding the regulation and also the nuance of the administration and the personnel implementing the regulations.

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Notable Practitioners

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Martin J Hahn
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Martin J Hahn
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Band 1
Martin Hahn has significant experience of handling matters before the FDA. He draws on his background in food technology to advise on compliance issues, including labeling requirements and food safety matters.

Martin possesses an incredible amount of knowledge and expertise, with deep thoughts and strategic thinking.

Martin is an absolute superstar who provides spot-on, practical legal guidance and business-savvy advice. We consider him to be extended family to our internal legal team.

He is very plugged into the industry, understands the macro-environment of food really well and is deep in the science, which is helpful for us, providing industry perspective and understanding.

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Trenton H Norris
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Trenton H Norris
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Band 1

Trenton Norris focuses his practice primarily on advising manufacturers and industry associations on contentious proceedings, and he is widely regarded as a leading authority on California's Proposition 65.

Trenton sees the overall picture in applying compliance to individual business areas, is creative in thinking about legal problems and helps the company see all facets of the issues, not just one particular area.

He is a true subject matter expert who can quickly provide concise legal advice.

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Elizabeth Fawell
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Elizabeth Fawell
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Band 2
Elizabeth Fawell's client base encompasses multinational corporations and trade associations. She adeptly advises on FDA regulation as well as issues relating to foodborne illness and product labeling.

Elizabeth is great on regulatory and recall issues. Her practicality stands out in her advice.

She is extremely responsive and able to help us in some of the most critical moments when we need it.

Elizabeth is extremely knowledgeable and able to address the client's complex issues.

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Maile Gradison
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Maile Gradison
2
Band 2
Maile Gradison is held in high regard by clients for the depth of her regulatory expertise, particularly in relation to FDA and USDA rules and the Food Safety Modernization Act. She also possesses a deep knowledge of labeling and advertising issues, and product recalls.

Maile is smart, discerning, strategic, principled and very attentive to her clients.

She combines deep regulatory expertise with excellent commercial awareness and consistently delivers practical, workable, creative solutions to complex problems.

Maile has a deep command of FDA regulatory requirements and an ability to translate dense scientific, operational and legal issues into clear and actionable strategy.

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Veronica Colas
3
Veronica Colas
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Band 3
Veronica Colas is regularly called upon to advise organizations on labeling requirements, compliance with food safety regulation and advertising issues. Her clients include trade associations, manufacturers and retailers.

Veronica is extremely knowledgeable and able to address the client's complex issues.

She is prompt on all work and is diligent about updates on timing throughout the process.

Veronica brings an exceptional level of specialization and sophistication to every matter, with deep and practical knowledge of the food industry and its regulatory landscape.

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Brian Eyink
4
Brian Eyink
4
Band 4
Brian Eyink wins plaudits for his significant expertise on USDA meat and poultry regulatory issues, with additional experience advising on FDA regulations.

He has measured experience and expertise, helping us work through tricky issues, balancing business practicality with what regulators want and navigating them in a thoughtful way.

He always makes himself available to counsel on more pressing issues like potential product recall situations.

Brian's knowledge of the inner workings of the agency is highly trusted and is the result of his thorough experience and even-handed analysis in all of his work.

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Martin J Hahn
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Martin J Hahn
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Band 1
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Trenton H Norris
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Trenton H Norris
1
Band 1
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Elizabeth Fawell
2
Elizabeth Fawell
2
Band 2
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Maile Gradison
2
Maile Gradison
2
Band 2
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Veronica Colas
3
Veronica Colas
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Band 3
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Brian Eyink
4
Brian Eyink
4
Band 4
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