Van Doorne regularly acts for leading domestic and international food sector clients, covering commercial, corporate and M&A, IT, IP, privacy, and restructuring matters. The firm has extensive experience in cross-border matters, including pan-European product recalls and complex contract negotiations. The team is led by Lisette Bieleveld, a contract law specialist with expertise in food safety issues. Florence Verbeek advises on consumer and product liability law as well as e-commerce, and handles litigation against the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority.
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Key clients
- ABP Food Group Unlimited Agrico B.V. Ahold Europe Real Estate & Construction B.V. (Albert Heijn and Gall&Gall) Aldi Süd AMC Grupo Alimentacion Fresco y Zumos S. AquaMinerals B.V. Athletic Greens Baarsma Wine Group Nederland Barentz N.V. Baetland Vastgoed B.V. Bedo Imex B.V. (Akdos) Bergbanket B.V. Bio Detection Systems B.V. BrunchCo 21 Campina CanPack Carbonell Nederland B.V. Coöperatieve Inkoopcombinatie Dranken Compagnie U.A.e Cott Corporation Crisp B.V. Culligan (formerly: Eden Springs) Detailresult Services B.V. (Dirk van den Broek and DekaMarkt) De Banketgroep B.V. Distilleries Group Toorank B.V. Dobla B.V. Drie Mollen International B.V. Dunea N.V. Dutch Bakery Holding B.V. E&A Scheer Group Holding B.V. Eden Springs (now: Culligan) Emmi Benelux B.V. Enkco Euro-Caps B.V. Europastry SA Fernandez FrieslandCampina Riedel B.V. Fonterra Foodimus ForHerCare Fuite Family General Mills Getir B.V. / Gorillas Giorgi Global Go Tan Healthspan Ltd. Herbalife H. van Wijnen Innogusto Irca ISK Bioscience Europe N.V. JBT Food & Dairy Systems B.V. JDE Peet’s KellyDeli KFC Holdings B.V. Klaas Puul B.V. Koninklijke Agrifirm Group Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. Lenger Seafoods Little Italy Skostredet A.S. LiveKindly Marine Harvest ASA Marqt McCain MCO Health B.V. Meatless B.V. Moët & Chandon Naming’omba Tea Estates Limited NewForrest B.V. Nutreco N.V. Nutricia Export B.V. N.V. Waterbedrijf Groningen Odin Padifood Service B.V. Pandriks Holding B.V. Paterson Arran Ltd. Plukon Food Group PortionPack Europe Holding B.V. Prins & Dingemanse B.V. Prinsen Food PV Industries B.V. Rainforest Alliance Refresco Group B.V. Royal Sanders Santé Group Scandi Standard Sealed Air Sonion Nederland B.V. Starbucks Coffee Netherlands B.V. Stichting Albert Schweitzer Stichting de Zorgcirkel Struik Holding N.V. and Struik Europe N.V. SunOpta Supergoods UG Team Foods Colombia S.A. Ter Maten Group Texelse Bierbrouwerij B.V. The Green Happiness Tony’s Factory B.V. Trioplast Industries AB United Coffee Services Schweiz AG United Softdrinks B.V. Van Oers United Vaessen-Schoemaker B.V. Victory Farms Limited Vita Square B.V. Wipak
Work highlights
Acted on behalf of FrieslandCampina in a dispute with The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature.
Advised Scandi Standard AB on its acquisition of Tyson Foods' manufacturing facilities in Oosterwolde, the Netherlands.
Advising Fonterra Co-operative Group on the corporate governance and legal structure of its European operations.
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Lisette Bieleveld
Other key lawyers
Florence Verbeek