Menu Food, Beverage & Agribusiness We partner with food, dietary supplement, and cosmetics manufacturers, retailers, growers, distributors, and investors to meet their business, regulatory, and litigation needs. Whether you need guidance on regulatory compliance or are facing litigation involving consumer protection issues or a recall, our lawyers provide sound counsel and creative solutions to keep your business thriving. Overview Experience Professionals News & Insights Our nationally ranked food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics attorneys are perfectly situated to help you navigate your business and legal needs and create business-minded solutions to the challenges you face. Our technical prowess and comprehensive understanding of the industry and regulatory and legislative bodies – where our lawyers and policy advisors have actually served (including the FDA, USDA, and FTC) – coupled with our responsiveness and effectiveness set our team well ahead of the competition. Our clients range from the largest household brands to some of the most innovative, cutting-edge companies in the business: Food and beverage manufacturers and distributors Growers and producers, including USDA-regulated meat, poultry, and egg producers Alcoholic beverage companies and distributors Dietary supplement, personal care, cosmetics, and packaging manufacturers, distributors, and retailers Ingredient and other product suppliers Grocery and restaurant chains and other retail businesses Trade associations We guide established companies and startups through each phase of product development, marketing, and distribution, advising on regulatory compliance and managing regulatory and litigation risk along the way. Regulatory: We proactively address and resolve your FDA and USDA regulatory issues that arise throughout the product supply chain, including labeling and claims, food safety, preventive controls, FSMA compliance, registration issues, premarket clearance, and import issues. Litigation: We have particular strength in defending and representing manufacturers and retailers in consumer class action labeling matters, recall litigation, contractual disputes, and antitrust litigation. Compliance & Enforcement: Our attorneys represent clients facing FDA, USDA, and CBP enforcement actions and investigations, including inspections, product recalls, threatened suspension of FDA-facility registrations, responses to warning letters, FDA Form 483s, establishment inspection reports (EIRs), and import holds and detentions. Corporate: We provide corporate support on every aspect of your business, including advising on supply chain agreements and FDA due diligence support for corporate financing and mergers and acquisitions, as well as issues ranging from unclaimed gift cards and state escheat laws to employment risk, immigration policy, and data privacy and breach assessments. Legislative & Public Policy: We assist in the development of policy and implementation strategies, help draft legislation and testimony, prepare you for interviews with congressional committee staff and congressional testimony, assist with agency oversight, and provide advice on pending legislation – all with the client’s future in mind. Our attorneys are listed with Chambers USA for Food & Beverage: Regulatory & Litigation and The Best Lawyers in America for Food & Beverage Law, including Lawyer of the Year in 2020. Experience Contacts Nowell D. Berreth Partner Atlanta Phone: 404.881.4481 Email: nowell.berreth@alston.com Angela M. Spivey Partner Atlanta Phone: 404.881.7857 Email: angela.spivey@alston.com Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld Partner Los Angeles Phone: 213.576.1143 Email: jeffrey.rosenfeld@alston.com Highlights Food & Beverage Digest / October 2021 Food & Beverage Digest – October 2021 Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. Alston & Bird COVID-19 Response & Relief Team July 13, 2021 Jeff Rosenfeld Named One of the “Most Influential Litigators” in Los Angeles Jeff Rosenfeld, Alston & Bird partner and member of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, has been recognized among the most influential litigators and trial attorneys in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Press Release May 21, 2021 Alston & Bird Widely Recognized in Chambers USA 2021 Alston & Bird has earned wide recognition in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Press Release April 28, 2021 Rachel Lowe Honored as a “Woman of Influence” by the Los Angeles Business Journal Rachel Lowe, partner in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group and member of the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams, has been recognized as one of the most influential women lawyers in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Press Release April 2, 2021 Five Alston & Bird Attorneys Recognized with JD Supra 2021 “Readers’ Choice Awards” Five Alston & Bird attorneys have been recognized by JD Supra with its 2021 “Readers’ Choice Awards” as top authors for their insights and commentary. Press Release March 18, 2021 Alston & Bird Adds USDA Senior Advisor Kristi Boswell as Public Policy Counsel in Washington, D.C. Alston & Bird has expanded its legislative and public policy capabilities with the addition of counsel Kristi Boswell, a former senior advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) who also served in the White House and as the director of congressional relations for one of the country’s largest agricultural trade groups. Based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, she will advise agricultural and food clients on complex regulatory and legislative issues. Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Agricultural Legislative & Public Policy Related Services & Industries Litigation Products Liability Class Action & Multidistrict Litigation Retail Consumer Product Safety & Regulatory Compliance Professionals Services Innovation News & Insights Offices Careers Join Our Team Careers Receive Our Updates Subscribe Alumni Disclaimer Disclosures Privacy Contact Us Secure Login ©2021 ALSTON & BIRD LLP ENGLISH 中文(繁體 中文(简体 日本語 CONNECT For more information, see our Privacy Statement. 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