GvW Graf von Westphalen

The GvW Graf von Westphalen team, led by Ronald Steiling and Carsten Bittner, brings expertise in the food and feed sector. The team are particularly experienced in matters involving labelling, product recalls, official complaints, crisis management, liability, risk distribution, compensation and cross border litigation. Steiling focuses on product compliance and regulatory advice across the value chain of the food industry, holding litigation experience before the Federal Administrative Court, the Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice. Bittner adds further strength in contentious and advisory mandates bringing a specialist focus in administrative law, frequently appearing before arbitration tribunals relevant for the food and feed law industry. Markus Kraus impresses on legal issues in connection with development, production and marketing of food and animal feed, cosmetics and animal welfare law.