Ranking tables
Product Liability: Food | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
Charles Arrand Shoosmiths LLP20 Years Ranked- Chris McGarvey Walker Morris LLP1 Years Ranked
Hayley Saunders Shoosmiths LLP14 Years Ranked- Jessica Burt Mills & Reeve LLP14 Years Ranked
- Katrina Anderson Mills & Reeve LLP1 Years Ranked
- Nicola Smith Squire Patton Boggs14 Years Ranked
Teresa Hitchcock DLA Piper UK LLP29 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Hogan LovellsProduct Liability: Food2026 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedHogan Lovells is highly regarded for its food and drink expertise, which includes the full range of regulatory compliance and enforcement issues, commercial advice and labelling concerns. It represents major brands, food retailers, distributors and manufacturers in matters including sensitive product recalls, marketing strategy and new product launches. The firm offers clients the benefit of wider strength across continental Europe, Asia and the USA as part of an integrated global service. Clients are well served by the firm's strength in trade mark and IP work.
Band 2
2 Covington & Burling LLPProduct Liability: Food2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedCovington & Burling is notable for its product liability work across the food industry as a whole, with particular expertise in relation to health food and supplements. The team is able to advise on cross-border matters for clients facing difficult regulatory, food safety and product recall issues. Its other areas of expertise include advertising and labelling. It offers broad coverage to a range of food trade associations, manufacturers, and food and drink retailers.
2 Mills & Reeve LLPProduct Liability: Food2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedMills & Reeve is sought after for its product liability work across the food industry. The team is equipped to advise on domestic and cross-border matters for clients in the food and agribusiness sectors. It offers expertise relating to regulatory compliance, potential liabilities and risks, as well as labelling and advertising.
2 Osborne Clarke LLPProduct Liability: Food2026 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedOsborne Clarke's Bristol-based regulatory disputes department possesses notable expertise in product liability and regulatory matters across the food and drink sector, with an impressive grasp of product recall, labelling and contamination issues. It offers further capabilities in handling regulatory aspects of market entry and product launches.
2 Shoosmiths LLPProduct Liability: Food2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedShoosmiths provides a full service to clients in the food industry, handling issues arising throughout the supply chain, including product recalls and food safety prosecutions. It is able to offer further advice on matters of labelling and advertising. The firm is often called on by multinational corporations following difficult and brand-damaging incidents. Its particular areas of expertise include issues relating to warehousing and distribution, food manufacturing and catering services.
2 Walker Morris LLPProduct Liability: Food2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedWalker Morris has a focused food and drink department offering expertise in food safety, enforcement and wider regulatory matters. The team represents fast-food chains and household names with food labelling, hygiene, safety and other compliance issues associated with food information law, often assisting clients with FSA requests. Operating with international scope, Walker Morris also offers clients support with advertising and marketing.