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 Pernod Ricard Rémy Cointreau Group Spiribam (Bernard Hayot Group) Sovereign Brands Spéciales Gillardeau SARL – Maison Gillardeau Vignobles Clément Fayat (Fayat Group) Vin & Société Winemakers of North Greece Abbaye Saint-Guénolé Arvitis Association Monoï de Tahiti Berliner Bioéthanol France Brasserie 360 Brasseurs de France Brasserie Northmaen Casanova Champagne Apollonis Champagne AR LENOBLE Champagne Clandestin Champagne de Telmont (Remy Cointreau) Champagne Laval Champagne Mailly Grand Cru Champagne Prophète & CO Champagne Royal Riviera Champagne Vincent d'Astrée Cluizel Cognac CAMUS Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino AOP Dalloyau Dartigalongue Délices de Guyane Département de l’Isère Diam Bouchage (OENEO Group) Domaine Belargus Domaines Tatin Fédération Nationale des Courtiers en Vins et Spiritueux France Boissons GBH (Bernard Hayot Group) Grands chais de France INAO (French National Institute of origin and quality) Institut français de la vigne et du vin La Bodega La compagnie de Vichy Lidl Maison Chainier Mercier Vignobles (Mercier Group) Monastic ODG Vins de Bandol Pernod Ricard QV Privée Rémy Cointreau Group Rhum A1710 Savencia Group Société Le Froid Sovereign Brands Spéciales Gillardeau SARL – Maison Gillardeau Spiribam (Bernard Hayot Group) Syndicat des Vignerons de l’AOC Cornas Syndicat de Défense des Vins AOC Crozes-Hermitage Terres du Sud The Dalton’s Smokehouse Union des Maisons et Marques de Vins Videlot Vignobles Clément Fayat (Fayat Group) Vinora (association for the promotion of volcanic wines) Wine Institute - California Wines
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
Other key lawyers
Pauline Ravier