The retail and consumer practice group is a core sector for Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. From advertising, marketing and branding, brand protection and enforcement and employment restructurings to occupier services, general commercial and corporate, and litigation, the team is well-equipped to advise large multinational and domestic consumer brands alike. The team is co-led by Jason Saiban, focused on complex commercial contracts in the retail and leisure, TMT, and sport sectors, and Michael Powner, who leads the firm’s relationships with leading food and beverage clients and has deep employment experience.
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Key clients
- Stonegate Pub Company Limited
- Nike
- Braserie Bar Co Limited (now Heartwood Collection)
- Cote Restaurants Limited
- Value Retail
- Robert Kime Limited
- Caffe Nero Group Limited
- Bowers & Wilkins
- Trinsic Collagen Limited
- Rapha Racing
- Vollebak Limited
- Cadbury
Work highlights
Advise Stonegate from our real estate, real estate disputes, corporate, tax, commercial, intellectual property, litigation and employment teams.
Advise Value Retail, operator of Bicester Village, a shopping outlet for luxury products in the UK, on a number of their key agreements.
Advise Nike UK across the full range of commercial areas with a focus on consumer law, advertising, sponsorship and sports marketing.
Practice head
Jason Saiban; Michael Powner
Other key lawyers
Caroline Greenwell; Emily Chalkley