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Retail and FMCG
VERBA LEGAL has deep expertise in Retail and FMCG and advises on projects for some of the largest market players, including leading retailers and food producers.
The firm’s lawyers advise clients not only on general regulatory matters, but also on the more complex FMCG-specific issues, such as quality and compliance with technical regulations, advertising, and labelling.
VERBA LEGAL was named the winner in the category “Deal of the Year in the Food Industry” at the XIV Russian M&A Congress “White Nights 2024” for its work as counsel to X5 Group on the acquisition of the ready-meal producer Nice Ice.
The professional level of VERBA LEGAL’s lawyers has been recognized by the Pravo-300 and Kommersant rankings: for several years in a row, the firm has maintained Band 1 in the category "Retail and FMCG."
The firm’s lawyers advise clients not only on general regulatory matters, but also on the more complex FMCG-specific issues, such as quality and compliance with technical regulations, advertising, and labelling.
VERBA LEGAL was named the winner in the category “Deal of the Year in the Food Industry” at the XIV Russian M&A Congress “White Nights 2024” for its work as counsel to X5 Group on the acquisition of the ready-meal producer Nice Ice.
The professional level of VERBA LEGAL’s lawyers has been recognized by the Pravo-300 and Kommersant rankings: for several years in a row, the firm has maintained Band 1 in the category "Retail and FMCG."
Selected Experience
we advised:
the world’s largest FMCG producer on assessing risks related to contractual restrictions on the territory of use of IP rights assigned to the client by group companies, the IP holders, in order to objectively assess the possibility of exporting trademarked products in accordance with the terms of the agreement;
one of the leaders in the production of healthcare, personal, professional and industrial hygiene products on eliminating potential material and reputational risks arising from a consumer discovering unacceptable contents in the packaging of the company’s product;
a client in preparing a legal opinion describing the regulation of tobacco and nicotine-containing products in the Russian Federation, as well as the classification of the devices and products manufactured by the client under Russian regulation;