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
press release
Bulgaria: Schoenherr advises Valeo Foods Group on acquisition of Prestige-96 AD
Schoenherr advised Valeo Foods Group, one of Europe's leading producers of sweets, treats and snacks, on its acquisition of 100 % of the shares in Prestige-96 AD, a leading Bulgarian manufacturer of sweet baked goods, in a landmark transaction for the Bulgarian food sector.
press release
15 July 2026
K.Tupá K.Hlavinková V.Niederle K.Zmatlíková P.Bederka A.Procházka O.Šimek
Czech Republic: Schoenherr advises Česká spořitelna on financing of commercial shopping centre Vídeňská
Schoenherr advised Česká spořitelna, a.s., a subsidiary of Erste Group, on the financing provided to Roosendaal Videnska s.r.o. for the refinancing and further development of commercial shopping centre Vídeňská in Brno.
newsletter
Österreich: "Verbraucherrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2026" – Was ändert sich?
Das Verbraucherrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2026 (VerbRÄG 2026) bringt wesentliche Neuerungen für den Verbraucherschutz bei Fernabsatzverträgen. Hierdurch werden zwei EU-Richtlinien umgesetzt: Die Richtlinie (EU) 2023/2673 über im Fernabsatz geschlossene Finanzdienstleistungsverträge sowie die Richtlinie (EU) 2024/825 zur Stärkung der Verbraucher für den ökologischen Wandel. Im Kern sieht das VerbRÄG 2026 die Umsetzung von vier zentralen Maßnahmen vor:
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.