The practice group at Andersen in Spain is equipped to assist food-sector clients with transactional, IP, regulatory, tax, competition and dispute resolution mandates. The team’s expertise encompasses the production, processing, distribution and marketing of agricultural, livestock and food products. Leadership of the group is shared between Malaga-based José Miguel Soriano, who specialises in insolvency matters, arbitration and litigation; and Madrid-based Ignacio Aparicio, who heads up the corporate department and has focused his practice on corporate law, ADR and litigation.
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Key clients
- Heineken
- J. García Carrión
- Imperial Tobacco
- FEPEX (Federación Española de Asociaciones de Productoras Exportadoras de Frutas y Hortalizas)
- Federación Española de Alimentación y Bebidas (FIAB)
- Bodegas Emilio Moro
- The Natural Fruit Company
- Mercavalencia
- Olive Line, SL - Olea Nostra, S.A.
- Krustagroup
- Avramar Group
- Corporacion Financiera Arco Sl And United Wineries Sa
- Stuart Group
- Dinosol Supermercados
- Foodiverse
- GONZALEZ BYASS
Work highlights
Represented Frescamar Alimentación in a contractual dispute with a longstanding supplier.
Advised Dutch venture capital funds Future Food Fund and Pura Terra on an investment round in Spanish agricultural technology company Hemav.
Provided comprehensive legal advisory services to Mercasa on a range of matters governed by public and administrative law, offering specialised support to its internal teams in the interpretation and application of the regulatory framework applicable to state-owned companies.
Practice head
José Miguel Soriano; Ignacio Aparicio
Other key lawyers
Miguel Hernández