DLA Piper's retail and consumer practice group consists of practitioners from three sectors: fashion and retail, consumer goods, and food and beverage, representing large international and domestic companies alike. The practice is well-versed across jurisdictions given the firm’s global footprint, assisting clients on a range of matters, from supply chain, strategic alliances, joint ventures and licensing to providing regulatory and daily retail and consumer advice. The practice is co-led by Nick Rock, a specialist in EU, UK, and international environmental, health and safety, product regulatory, chemicals, ESG and climate change law. Chloe Forster, a transactional technology and strategic sourcing practitioner boasting vast experience in complex transactions for tech clients, and Sophie Lessar, focusing on retail financial services, digital retail matters, and the regulatory and compliance aspects in the financial space, are also practice heads. Veteran practitioner Ruth Hoy is a specialist for retail and fashion clients in IP matters.
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Key clients
- Wickes Building Supplies Limited
- Jet2
- Revolution Bars Limited
- Compass Group plc
- Boparan Holdings Limited
- Waypoint Asset Management
- Shiseido UK Limited
- The Hut Group / THG plc
Work highlights
Advised Wickes Building Supplies Limited on a number of business-critical IT and commercial contracts in the period since it divested from the Travis Perkins Group, including the outsourcing of its IT services and on other strategic partnerships apart of its digital transformation programme.
Advised Jet2.com and Jet2 Holiday on its in-flight retail programme, complex contractual arrangements with its new last mile provider, and on data protection matters in relation to handling sensitive law enforcement requests both in the UK and overseas.
Advised The Hut Group/ THG plc on commercial arrangements for the demerger of its Ingenuity division, advising on transitional considerations, drafting shared services agreements and updating long-term services agreements.
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Practice head
Nick Rock; Chloe Forster; Sophie Lessar
Other key lawyers
Ruth Hoy; James Davison; Huw Cookson