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Mayer Brown LLP

Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation

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Mayer Brown LLP

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Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation - USA - Nationwide

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Mayer Brown is an international outfit that boasts a robust food and beverages practice, with notable strength in handling consumer class actions relating to labeling and false advertising claims. The firm is additionally well equipped to advise on intellectual property, distribution and supply chain issues surrounding the food industry. It is retained by an impressive range of multinational manufacturers, animal feed companies and agricultural groups.

Notable practitioners

Washington, DC-based Carmine Zarlenga and Los Angeles and New York-based Daniel Queen are key contacts for clients.

Work Highlights

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  • Mayer Brown represented Cargill in connection with direct and indirect purchaser class action lawsuits and several direct-action cases alleging that Cargill and other turkey producers conspired to fix turkey prices by restricting their collective production.

Strengths

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  • They not only provided excellent legal advice and were fantastic trial lawyers, but at every stage of the litigation they made sure they understood what was important for the business strategy.

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