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Venable LLP

Tuna Price-Fixing Summary Judgment Decision Is a Warning to Private Equity

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A private equity firm and its investment advisor are facing trial over claims they participated in a price-fixing conspiracy for canned tuna carried out at their portfolio company, Bumble Bee tuna. The judge overseeing the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Global Food Products Company Sued Over Single-Use Plastics

Environmental nonprofit ClientEarth, with support from other activist groups, has commenced litigation in a Paris court against a global food-products company. The claimants contend that Danone has breached France’s Corporate...more

Hogan Lovells

Business integrity for consumer companies

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Consumer companies around the world are incorporating sustainability, business integrity, and brand purpose into their business operations. This can include procuring ethically sourced products, ensuring fair pay, or...more

King & Spalding

Design, Designation and Regulatory: Structuring Considerations and Regulatory Due Diligence in EU Food and Beverage Transactions

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When structuring and assessing transactions in the food and beverage sector in a European context, a purchaser must consider and evaluate several EU-specific requirements in order to ensure a successful transaction with...more

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M&A in the Food and Beverage Industry, Part I: What You Need to Know About Due Diligence and Its Impact on Acquisition Agreement...

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The food and beverage industry is booming and presents numerous attractive opportunities for acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions. Whether a transaction involves the acquisition of a more mature brand...more

The Volkov Law Group

Mondelez FCPA Enforcement Action — An Abuse of Prosecutorial Discretion?

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The first FCPA enforcement action for 2017 landed with very little fanfare. The SEC reached a settlement with Mondelez International for $13 million. The facts surround the hiring of an agent in India and the failure of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

A Company Must Do Compliance – The Mondelez FCPA Enforcement Action

In almost every Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action, there are nuggets to be gleaned for any Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) or compliance practitioner. All one has to do is look for them. Back in 2012,...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Food and Beverage Companies: Get the Dish on Commercial Agreements: Insights from Nutter’s Jeremy Halpern

Jeremy Halpern, a partner in Nutter’s Food and Beverage Group and the Director of Business Development for the firm’s Emerging Companies Group, discussed commercial agreements in the food and beverage industry in Nutter...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human...

Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely: October 2016 #2

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes: the first annual report from the U.K. Anti-Slavery Commissioner;...more

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