Casalonga‘s dedicated food industry team focuses on intellectual property law and also has a noted specialty in the wine, spirits and terroirs sectors. Theodore Georgopoulos is an industry leader and advises European and international clients in wine, spirits and food law, also representing them before European courts. Caroline Casalonga brings decades of experience in intellectual property, both in consulting and litigation. Juliette Morin-Nouvion is another key team player, notably intervening in protection of geographical indications, rural and distribution law and the agri-food trade.
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Key clients
- Anivin
- Antilles-Glaces Group
- Association Interprofessionnelle de la Vanille de Tahiti
- BNIC (National Interprofessional Office of Cognac)
- Champagne Beaumont des Crayères
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
- Comité Champagne
- Confédération des Vigneronnes et Vignerons de Loire (CVVL)
- Grands Chais de France
- Heineken Enterprise
- Lidl
- Maison Ferrand
Work highlights
Assisted Heineken in verifying labelling compliance and changing of all visuals and packaging of beers in compliance with European regulation and French texts.
Advised a regional winegrowers' confederation in securing its position in the trade sector, focusing on EGALIM Act implications.
Representing the INAO and Organisation of Defense and Management of a famous wine protected designation of origin in a pending case of Pan-European PDO infringement.
Practice head
Caroline Casalonga; Theodore Georgopoulos; Juliette Morin-Nouvion