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consumer products & retail
At Schoenherr we advise leading consumer goods companies on their market entry as well as on expanding in markets through acquisitions as well as supply, distribution and franchising arrangements. In addition, we assist our clients in complying with regulatory requirements, competitive as well as compliance pressures. We have deep knowledge of relevant product labelling, food, and product safety and brand protection laws, and we help our clients to comply with the legal challenges owing to changing consumer behaviour triggered by the ongoing digitalisation of the industry.
We are proud of our expertise in procuring protection for brands and products through ip rights and enforcing these. We check advertising and promotion activity in respect of unfair competition rules and litigate in this respect when needed.
legal areas
- administrative & public law
- arbitration
- commercial contracts
- eu & competition
- compliance & internal investigations
- corporate & reorganisations
- data protection & privacy
- environmental law
- ip & unfair competition
- it & technology law
- labour & employment
- litigation
- m&a
- restructuring & insolvency
- white collar crime & criminal defence
services
- advertising
- buying alliances
- brand protection
- consumer finance, such as outsourcing, store-cards, credit cards and loyalty cards
- dealing with consumer claims
- e-commerce and distance selling
- market entry
- product safety, product liability and product recalls
- supply, distribution and franchising agreements
news
newsletter
Neue Anforderungen durch Barrierefreiheit – und erste Abmahnungen
Mit dem Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG) hat Österreich die EU-Richtlinie 2019/882 („European Accessibility Act“) in nationales Recht umgesetzt. Das Gesetz trat am 28.06.2025 in Kraft. Seit diesem Zeitpunkt gelten verbindliche Anforderungen an die Barrierefreiheit bestimmter Websites, Produkte und Dienstleistungen, um Menschen mit Behinderungen gleichberechtigten Zugang zu digitalen Angeboten zu ermöglichen.
press release
30 May 2025
poland romania hungary austria
C.Haid M.Czaprowski S.Okoń K.Solarz-Włodarska P.Kułak M.Cojocaru V.Cordea C.Manea G.Bădescu K.Hetényi A.Menczelesz
CEE: Schoenherr advises Bell Food Group on cross-border divestment in CEE
Schoenherr advised Bell Food Group, a leading Swiss food supplier, on the sale of its Eisberg units in Poland, Romania and Hungary to Green Factory.
info corner
UTP info corner
Our UTP info corner summaries the main UTP acts and other acts aiming to curb the exercise of SMP, decisions, supplementing materials, as well as our insights and thoughts on this topic.
our experience
highlights
industry highlights
We're happy to share some information on a few matters we have advised on in the consumer products & retail industry.