We work with consumer sector clients globally across all aspects of their businesses, including helping them to realise the opportunities offered by new markets and new technologies, to manage risk, and to address the challenges represented by rapidly changing regulation. 

We are in a new era where physical products, digital products and presence, and corporate identity cease to be separate realms. In consumer-facing businesses they now all merge into one complex and crucial concept – brand. We are in sync with this change and our approach to delivering legal services is changing too. 

Whether we are working with you on IP protection, responding to regulatory intervention, addressing product liability issues and advertising litigation, implementing M&A transactions, anticipating or solving anti-trust issues, or ensuring ESG compliance, our focus is maintaining your brand's longevity, integrity, and growth.

Recent Experience

Asahi

on its strategic Indonesian beverage joint venture with Indofood (an affiliate of Salim Group, one of Indonesia’s largest conglomerates

Twinings North America

in a putative class action challenging its “natural” labelling statements

A broad range of consumer clients

The design and delivery of tailored training including dawn raid training, Competition Law & Antitrust Compliance, ESG compliance and risk management training for a broad range of consumer clients

Talking shop – A consumer sector podcast series

Leading insights for navigating the big trends and key issues redefining the global consumer sector.

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Consumer blog posts

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Key contacts

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Susan Black

Partner, Head of Consumer Sector, London

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Andrew Rich

Partner, Head of Consumer Sector, Sydney

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Nanda Lau

Head of M&A, China, and Chief Representative, Shanghai Office, Mainland China and Shanghai

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Benjamin Rubinstein

Partner, Head of Product Liability and Mass Tort, US, New York

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Norman C. Simon

Partner, Head of Advertising Litigation, US, and Head of Class Actions, US, New York

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Jean Meijer

Managing Partner, Johannesburg Office, Johannesburg and Africa Group

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Alex Kay

Partner, London and Nordic Group