Baker McKenzie is routinely instructed by domestic and international food and drink companies seeking advice on a broad spectrum of related mandates, including M&A transactions, competition law, employment, IP and litigation. Following the April 2025 departure of practice co-head Cristina Duch, the group is now led by Barcelona-based Marc Prat, a name to note for litigation and arbitration, and Madrid-based Juanjo Corral, who focuses on corporate and M&A.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- AmRest Holdings SE
- Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC)
- CAPSA/Corporación Alimentaria Peñasanta, S.A. (“Central Lechera Asturiana”)
- Celler Mas Doix
- Corporación Alimentaria Peñasanta, S.A.
- Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación, S.A. (DIA)
- Frutalinda, S.L.
- Gruma-Mission Foods
- Grupo Corporativo Landon
- Industrias Cárnicas Loriente Piqueras, S. A.
- Lidl
- MHP
Work highlights
Advised MHP on the offer to acquire 100% of the share capital of the Spanish company Uvesa, the second largest poultry producer in Spain, for more than €200m.
Advising the Avanza Food group entities and its majority shareholder ABAC Solutions (SCA) SICAR in connection with the restructuring of the existing financial indebtedness with financial creditors.
Represented Corporación Alimentaria Peñasanta, S.A. (CAPSA) in its claim before the Spanish Supreme Court.
Practice head
Marc Prat; Juanjo Corral
Other key lawyers
María Dolores Garayalde; Elisabet Cots; Silvia Sáenz de Ormijana