Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s Agribusiness and Food Practice is a leader in providing legal services for the agribusiness and food industries. Our lawyers have deep legal and operational experience in a myriad of “farm-to-fork” issues – from regulatory compliance, transactions and commercial finance, to commercial and product liability litigation and everything in between – and now have a broad international client base throughout the sector. We are leaders in representing producers, processors, suppliers, cooperatives, lenders and investors worldwide.
Industry Segments We Serve
- Dairy and dairy-derived food ingredients
- Beef, poultry, pork, eggs
- Vegetable and fruit crops
- Seeds and commodity crops
- Packaged food and food ingredients
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
- Dietary and nutritional supplements
- Crop chemicals
- Ag biotech products and crop inputs (including “green” products for plant growth regulators, disease and pest control)
- Food and feed grain trading, transportation and agricultural processing
- Sugar, ethanol and biodiesel refineries
- Animal feed and health products
Some examples of matters handled recently in these segments include:
- Regulatory issues, including environmental, FDA, USDA and antitrust
- Domestic and international mergers and acquisitions
- Commercial and venture financing
- Commercial transactions
- Joint ventures and licensing
- Funded research and product development agreements
- Formation issues for start-ups, such as venture capital, strategic investments, commercial agreements and intellectual property protection
- Defense of consumer and commercial labeling claims