KROHN Rechtsanwälte offers longstanding expertise in the food and consumer goods sector. The team regularly acts across the tobacco, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and chemicals industries. Among the client roster are international listed companies, German corporations and start-ups, which the practice advises on product developments, ingredients, additives, packaging, labeling and advertising; contentious matters are also covered thanks to relevant litigation experience. The practice is managed by a trio: Moritz Hagenmeyer comprehensively advises on food and consumer goods law, while Carl von Jagow focuses on consumer goods such as cleaning and tobacco products. Tobias Teufer  is well versed in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Meyer Rechtsanwälte routinely advises companies from the diet industry, breweries as well as milk and cheese manufacturers on food and product law, while the six-strong team also acts across the cosmetics, medical device, consumer goods, animal feed and contact materials sectors. The expertise encompasses competition and trademark law issues and clients also benefit from additional support via the scientific sister company meyer.science: this includes regulatory issues, risk assessment and crisis management pertaining to suppliers, manufacturers and supermarkets. Alfred Meyer provides comprehensive advice on food law and food contact materials.

cibus Rechtsanwälte focuses on animal products, products of non-animal origin, baked goods, vegetarian and vegan products as well as non-alcoholic drinks. Clients of various sizes are supported in compliance issues and advised on labeling checks and the approval of food and feed additives; here, the team also regularly leads in proceedings before the European Court of Justice. Clemens Comans is known for his experience in labeling of vegetarian and vegan products as well as animal by-products, while Manuel Immel has expertise in consumer information law, product liability matters and feed law. Comans and Immel jointly head the team with Sascha Schigulski (meat and meat products) and Christian Weigel (expertise in food of animal origin and non-alcoholic drinks).

domeierlegal's diverse client roster includes companies from the food, cosmetics, animal feed and consumer goods sectors, with a particular focus on the beverage industry and healthy and novel foods. Founding partner Danja Domeier has comprehensive expertise, which is frequently requested in connection with crisis management as well as administrative, criminal and regulatory disputes. Further capacities include the advice on food fortification and delimitation issues within the novel foods industry at national and international level.

CMS frequently advises on regulatory issues, labeling, sustainability claims and the requirements for organically certified foods. Thanks to the industry expertise in the tobacco sector, the team recently advised on alternative products such as tobacco-free nicotine products, while companies in the beverage and cosmetics industries also draw on the team's experience. Practice head Heike Blank focuses on competition, pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics law issues, while Nikolas Gregor is experienced in IP, trademark and design law.

Gleiss Lutz follows a full-service approach and advises on traditional food law matters, including advertising claims and product qualifications; this is complemented by experience in model proceedings as well as transactions and related antitrust law matters. The client roster includes various national and European manufacturers in the cosmetics, tobacco, beverage and other food industries as well as listed trading companies. IP expert Andreas Wehlau heads the practice and advises food companies on trademark and competition law issues.

REINHART Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB's three-strong team advises on the entire value chain of a product, including production, sale, packaging, labeling and advertising matters. Product manufacturers from various industries such as dietary supplements, specialty foods, mineral water, confectionery, cosmetics and pet food are supported. Food and cosmetics law expert Andreas Reinhart also has expertise in biocides law and jointly heads the practice with Stephanie Reinhart, who is well versed in animal feed law.

Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein comprehensively supports the entire product life cycle, including the advice on food, advertising and competition law as well as labeling checks, new product ideas and the marketability of individual ingredients. Numerous food manufacturers, including beverage and spirits companies, as well as cosmetics manufacturers, rely on the expertise of the team, which is led by IP specialist Thomas Körber.

The IP experts at Harmsen Utescher advise German and international trademark associations, associations and distributors on pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics law issues. In addition to marketability of new products and labeling issues, the team's competencies also include expertise in the advertising of food and cosmetic products. Practice head Rainer Kaase has particular experience in German and international trademark law and is also well versed in pharmaceutical, medical, food and cosmetics law, while John-Christian Plate, who focuses on pharmaceutical and food law, regularly leads in court proceedings, as was recently demonstrated in an ongoing case regarding e-cigarettes. Till Lampel offers longstanding experience in trademark and competition law.

KOZIANKA & WEIDNER Rechtsanwälte focuses on health-related foods, in particular food supplements, foods for special medical purposes (FSMP) and novel foods.  The team advises German and international food and pharmaceutical manufacturers on the delimitation of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and medical devices. Practice head Michael Weidner is experienced in food, pharmaceutical and competition law issues as well as across the entire product value chain.