Our range of services for restaurants and food service clients includes:

• Advertising and media: we review advertising content and marketing programs to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations, offering dispute resolution services and negotiating media agreements
• Complex litigation and class action defense: our lawyers handle complex litigation and class action defense matters, including those involving antitrust concerns, food contamination and consumer fraud allegations
• Corporate transactions and private equity: we assist both restaurant and food service companies, as well as private equity investors in the sector, with mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, regulatory compliance and venture capital transactions
• Employment litigation defense: we have a proven track record of successful litigation defense in high-stakes wage and hour class and representative actions as well as single-plaintiff employment discrimination and harassment claims
• Finance transactions: we assist restaurants with various debt financing options, including credit facilities, securitizations and leasing transactions
• Franchising and licensing: our team provides litigation, transactional and regulatory support for franchisors, advising on franchise agreements, trademarks and brand licensing
• Government sales: we provide comprehensive services for government contracts, including solicitation, bid protests, compliance and audits
• Import-export counseling and services: we provide comprehensive counsel on customs compliance, import regulations, export controls and foreign corrupt practices, facilitating smooth international trade operations
• Insurance recovery: we represent clients in leveraging insurance policies to recover losses and to mitigate financial impact, with experience that includes catastrophic injury, COVID-19 loss and foodborne illness claims, among others
• Intellectual property: we offer guidance on trademark matters, joint development agreements and patent applications, ensuring effective protection of intellectual property assets
• Labor and employment counseling: our team counsels on all employment topics affecting restaurants and food service companies to ensure compliance with state and local laws, including wage and hour laws, reductions in force, WARN, hiring and firing, disabilities and the accommodation process, anti-harassment, discrimination and retaliation policies, workplace safety, and minors
• Product liability defense: we provide robust defense strategies for global manufacturers facing product liability claims, offering advice on minimizing exposure resulting from contamination issues and implementing preventive measures to safeguard against liability
• Technology, data security and privacy: we advise on technology issues, data security and privacy matters, helping clients navigate e-commerce, information security and social media challenges
• Tax: our lawyers handle various tax issues for restaurants and food service companies, including sales tax, corporate income tax and special tax credits applicable to the industry

We address common questions and concerns faced by our clients, including those related to non-discrimination training, insurance coverage, crisis management, intellectual property protection and international trade compliance.